Santa Cruz 5010
Riders who want a fun trail bike more than a race-stage 29er.
Playful 27.5 trail bike. Poppier and more manual-friendly than Hightower, less of a straight-line 29er.
Riders who want a fun trail bike more than a race-stage 29er.
Playful 27.5 trail bike. Poppier and more manual-friendly than Hightower, less of a straight-line 29er.
Newer trail riders and anyone who wants travel without a slack, low race posture.
The calmer trail sibling: more upright, more composed, less pop than the Spectral. Canyon's all-day trail-center bike.
| Measurement | LastCoal 2022 | ![]() SimplonRapcon 2022 | ![]() Santa Cruz5010 2023 | ![]() CanyonNeuron CF 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 632 | 632 | 622−10 | 630−2 |
| Reachmm | 480 | 480 | 459−21 | 480 |
| Head tube angle° | 64.8 | 65.5+0.7 | 65.2+0.4 | 65.5+0.7 |
| Seat tube angle° | 76.5 | 76.5 | 77.4+0.9 | 76.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 435 | 435 | 430−5 | 435 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1252 | 1242−10 | 1219−33 | 1242−10 |
| BB dropmm | 30 | 35+5 | 30 | 38+8 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |





| Part | Coal L | Rapcon L | 5010 M | Neuron CF L |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
New Santa Cruz 5010 CC X01 AXS RSV MX 2023 first ride review. Santa Cruz's playful trail bruiser now rocks a mullet wheel setup and Glovebox.
The idea was to trick me into riding another "soon to be released bike" from Santa Cruz. The 5010 was being revamped and they already had production models ...