Santa Cruz Chameleon
Hardtail trail riders who do not want a full-suspension Hightower.
The trail hardtail Santa Cruz: slacker than Highball, happier with bigger tires and a dropper.
Hardtail trail riders who do not want a full-suspension Hightower.
The trail hardtail Santa Cruz: slacker than Highball, happier with bigger tires and a dropper.
Hardtail trail riders who do not want a full-suspension Hightower.
The trail hardtail Santa Cruz: slacker than Highball, happier with bigger tires and a dropper.
First mountain bikes, commuting with knobbies, and riders who want Trek trail geometry without Fuel EX money.
Trek's gateway trail hardtail: durable, upright compared with Procaliber, and built for path-to-singletrack rather than XC racing.
| Measurement | ![]() Santa CruzChameleon 2025 | ![]() Santa CruzChameleon 2024 | ![]() TrekMarlin 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 638 | 638 | 635−3 |
| Reachmm | 465 | 465 | 450−15 |
| Head tube angle° | 65.0 | 65.0 | 66.5+1.5 |
| Seat tube angle° | 74.4 | 74.4 | 74.0−0.4 |
| Chainstaymm | 430 | 430 | 438+8 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1232 | 1232 | 1178−54 |
| BB dropmm | 50 | 50 | 55+5 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — |
| Part | Chameleon L | Chameleon L | Marlin L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 50 mm | 50 mm | 50 mm |
| Bar | 800 mm | 800 mm | 800 mm |
| Crank | 175 mm | 175 mm | 175 mm |
Overall, it's fair to say the V2 Chameleon received the same longer, slacker, lower mountain bike progression other models within the Santa Cruz ...
This item has been marked as sold. ... I've got a 2024 Santa Cruz Chameleon I just built up this winter. We moved this spring and I'm no longer handy to the trail ...
Overall, it's fair to say the V2 Chameleon received the same longer, slacker, lower mountain bike progression other models within the Santa Cruz ...
This item has been marked as sold. ... I've got a 2024 Santa Cruz Chameleon I just built up this winter. We moved this spring and I'm no longer handy to the trail ...