Santa Cruz Bronson
Aggressive trail and light enduro riders.
The mixed-wheel rowdy Santa Cruz. More travel and slack than Hightower, still not a Nomad DH-adjacent bike.
Aggressive trail and light enduro riders.
The mixed-wheel rowdy Santa Cruz. More travel and slack than Hightower, still not a Nomad DH-adjacent bike.
| Measurement | CanfieldJedi 2017 | CanfieldJedi 2016 |  PivotFirebird 2024 |  Santa CruzBronson 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 642 | 642 | 640−2 | 632−10 |
| Reachmm | 488 | 488 | 490+2 | 460−28 |
| Head tube angle° | 63.5 | 63.5 | 64.5+1.0 | 64.2+0.7 |
| Seat tube angle° | 77.5 | 77.5 | 77.0−0.5 | 77.9+0.4 |
| Chainstaymm | 440 | 440 | 435−5 | 438−2 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1288 | 1288 | 1269−19 | 1238−50 |
| BB dropmm | 22 | 22 | 25+3 | 28+6 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Jedi L | Jedi L | Firebird L | Bronson M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 50 mm | 50 mm | 50 mm | 50 mm |
| Bar | 800 mm | 800 mm | 800 mm | 800 mm |
| Crank | 175 mm | 175 mm | 175 mm | 175 mm |
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