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.
Trail riders who want a Yeti do-everything bike. SB120 is shorter travel; ASR is XC.
Yeti's 140 mm trail bike, Switch Infinity, and a reputation as a traction finder. It pedals better than the travel number suggests and wants to be ridden in the right sag.
Trail riders who want one Canyon for weekend laps without going full enduro.
A 29er trail bike between play and pace. It pedals better than the Strive and still has enough travel to get sloppy on descents.
Riders who want Epic pedaling with more descent confidence than a World Cup hardtail.
Epic chassis with more trail in the mix: a bit more travel attitude than straight Epic 8, still an XC-derived bike.
| Measurement |  Santa Cruz5010 2023 |  YetiSB140 2022 |  CanyonSpectral CF 2022 |  SpecializedEpic 8 EVO 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 622 | 630+8 | 633+11 | 613−9 |
| Reachmm | 459 | 485+26 | 485+26 | 470+11 |
| Head tube angle° | 65.2 | 65.5+0.3 | 64.0−1.2 | 65.4+0.2 |
| Seat tube angle° | 77.4 | 77.0−0.4 | 77.0−0.4 | 75.0−2.4 |
| Chainstaymm | 430 | 434+4 | 432+2 | 435+5 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1219 | 1245+26 | 1252+33 | 1214−5 |
| BB dropmm | 30 | 30 | 32+2 | 39+9 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | 5010 M | SB140 LG | Spectral CF L | Epic 8 EVO 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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