Trek Roscoe
Newer mountain bikers and anyone who wants a hardtail that forgives line choice.
Plus-tire hardtail character: planted, playful, and slower to sprint than Top Fuel. Geometry got slacker through the late 2010s.
Newer mountain bikers and anyone who wants a hardtail that forgives line choice.
Plus-tire hardtail character: planted, playful, and slower to sprint than Top Fuel. Geometry got slacker through the late 2010s.
Riders who want a drop-bar bike for mixed-surface events, not a touring mule.
Gravel-race geometry with a distinctive front end. Quick to turn and happier on fast dirt than on loaded bikepacking tracks.
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.
| Measurement |  TrekRoscoe 2022 |  CanyonGrail CF 2027 |  Santa CruzChameleon 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 648 | 558−90 | 638−10 |
| Reachmm | 455 | 394−61 | 465+10 |
| Head tube angle° | 65.0 | 71.5+6.5 | 65.0 |
| Seat tube angle° | 76.0 | 73.5−2.5 | 74.4−1.6 |
| Chainstaymm | 430 | 435+5 | 430 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1203 | 1039−164 | 1232+29 |
| BB dropmm | 61 | 75+14 | 50−11 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — |
| Part | Roscoe ML | Grail CF S | Chameleon L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 50 mm | 90 mm | 50 mm |
| Bar | 800 mm | 400 mm | 800 mm |
| Crank | 175 mm | 170 mm | 175 mm |
Trek has revised the Roscoe's numbers, with the new bike sporting a slacker 65-degree head angle (the 2021 version was 67.2 degrees) and steeper seat angle (now ...
Trek Roscoe hardtail range gets a redesigned frame, is rolling on 29er wheels and has a bigger fork up front. This is no longer an off-road commuter.
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 ...
