Santa Cruz Bicycles launch the fifth edition of their ever-popular 5010 with the new version having tweaked geometry, kinematics and a big front wheel.
Five generations deep, the new Santa Cruz 5010 is more of an iterative development than a wholesale change, designed to allow you to get more out of the platform’s 130mm rear travel.
The biggest change for the new 5010 is a Mullet wheel setup, a 29″ front wheel and a 27.5″ rear, combined with some tweaks that are in line with the changes made to other recently launched Santa Cruz models.
The 5010 retains the lower link driven VPP offering up 130mm travel, but with far less anti-squat aimed at reducing pedal kick and making the suspension more sensitive. This is combined with a straight, progressive leverage curve to give support deeper into the travel. Glovebox and their wallet/purse are also standard on the new model.
Chainstay lengths and seat tube angles are size specific, with them getting longer and steeper respectively as you go up the sizes. Frame stiffness is also tweaked for frame size.
Six models are available, four Carbon C options and two Carbon CC models. Prices start at £5,299 for the 5010 C R MX, rising to £9,599 for the 5010 Carbon CC XO1 AXS Reserve MX.
Geometry
The 5010 is available in XS, Small, Medium, Large, XLarge and XXLarge. The frame comes with a flip chip in either Hi or Lo.
Reach on the Medium in ‘Lo’ setting is 456mm with a seat tube of 405mm. Head angle is 64.9 degrees with a seat tube angle of 77.1. Chainstays are 434mm on a wheelbase of 1213mm.
Santa Cruz 5010 Models
5010 C R MX

Key features:
- RockShox Pike Base 140mm fork
- Fox Float Performance DPS shock
- SRAM NX Eagle 12-speed drive
- SRAM Guide T brakes
- SRAM MTH hubs on Race Face AR Offset 30 rims
- SDG Tellis dropper
- £5,299.00 RRP
5010 C S MX

Key features:
- RockShox Pike Select+ 140mm fork
- RockShox Super Deluxe Select+ shock
- SRAM GX Eagle 12-speed drive
- SRAM G2 R brakes
- DT Swiss 370 hubs on Race Face AR Offset 30 rims
- RockShox Reverb Stealth dropper
- £6,399.00 RRP
5010 C GX AXS MX

Key features:
- RockShox Pike Select+ 140mm fork
- RockShox Super Deluxe Select+ shock
- SRAM GX AXS Eagle 12-speed drive
- SRAM G2 RS brakes
- i9 1/1 hubs on Race Face ARC Offset 30 rims
- RockShox Reverb Stealth dropper
- £7,699.00 RRP
5010 C GX AXS Reserve MX

Key features:
- RockShox Pike Select+ 140mm fork
- RockShox Super Deluxe Select+ shock
- SRAM GX AXS Eagle 12-speed drive
- SRAM G2 RS brakes
- i9 1/1 hubs on Reserve 30|HD rims
- RockShox Reverb Stealth dropper
- £8,899.00 RRP
5010 CC XO1 MX

Key features:
- RockShox Pike Ultimate 140mm fork
- RockShox Super Deluxe Ultimate shock
- SRAM XO1 Eagle 12-speed drive
- SRAM G2 RSC brakes
- i9 1/1 hubs on Race Face ARC Offset 30 rims
- RockShox Reverb Stealth dropper
- £8,299.00 RRP
5010 CC XO1 AXS Reserve MX

Key features:
- RockShox Pike Ultimate 140mm fork
- RockShox Super Deluxe Ultimate shock
- SRAM XO1 AXS Eagle 12-speed drive
- SRAM G2 RSC brakes
- i9 1/1 hubs on Reserve 30|HD rims
- RockShox Reverb Stealth dropper
- £8,299.00 RRP