Santa Cruz Bronson
Aggressive trail and light enduro riders.
The mixed-wheel rowdy Santa Cruz. More travel and slack than Hightower, still not a Nomad DH-adjacent bike.
Aggressive trail and light enduro riders.
The mixed-wheel rowdy Santa Cruz. More travel and slack than Hightower, still not a Nomad DH-adjacent bike.
Trail riders who want one Specialized and are willing to size by reach. Enduro-curious riders should look at Stumpjumper EVO or Enduro; XC racers at Epic.
The first S-sizing Stumpjumper: six frame lengths from S1 to S6 with short seat tubes, so reach and wheelbase pick your size instead of your inseam. Travel dropped to 130 mm rear behind a 140 mm fork, leaving the longer stuff to the EVO.
DH and bike-park specialists. Not an all-mountain trail bike.
Downhill race bike. Slack, long-travel, and unhappy if you try to pedal it like a Slash on a fire road.
| Measurement | YT IndustriesCapra 2013 |  Santa CruzBronson 2024 |  SpecializedStumpjumper 2022 |  TrekSession 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 640 | 632−8 | 638−2 | 638−2 |
| Reachmm | 482 | 460−22 | 480−2 | 480−2 |
| Head tube angle° | 64.2 | 64.2 | 65.0+0.8 | 63.0−1.2 |
| Seat tube angle° | 77.5 | 77.9+0.4 | 76.5−1.0 | 77.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 440 | 438−2 | 432−8 | 445+5 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1272 | 1238−34 | 1242−30 | 1289+17 |
| BB dropmm | 25 | 28+3 | 40+15 | 10−15 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Capra L | Bronson M | Stumpjumper S4 | Session 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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