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.
Enduro and bike-park riders. If you want all-day trail, Fuel EX is the closer sibling.
Enduro-race Trek: long, low, and meant to go downhill fast. Pedaling is a means to the next stage, not the point.
| Measurement | LastCoal 2026 |  SimplonRapcon 2022 |  Santa Cruz5010 2023 |  TrekSlash 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 632 | 632 | 622−10 | 635+3 |
| Reachmm | 480 | 480 | 459−21 | 480 |
| Head tube angle° | 64.8 | 65.5+0.7 | 65.2+0.4 | 63.5−1.3 |
| Seat tube angle° | 76.5 | 76.5 | 77.4+0.9 | 76.8+0.3 |
| Chainstaymm | 435 | 435 | 430−5 | 435 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1252 | 1242−10 | 1219−33 | 1258+6 |
| BB dropmm | 30 | 35+5 | 30 | 25−5 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Coal L | Rapcon L | 5010 M | Slash 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 |
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