* It weighed a few hairs more than 37lbs (frame weight was over 8lbs)
* Rear travel was 152mm
* You could run a 160mm fork... but no double triple clamps (warranty voider)... and there was no single crown fork that was more than 130mm at the time.
* The rear triangle had removable canti/v-brake mounts and would only clear a 2.1
* The head tube angle was 69° (slack at the time).
* Tubes in the tires, no drooper, first gen Hayes brakes, square taper bottom bracket, two chainrings and a bashguard.
I've had other Santa Cruz bikes since then. Three to be exact. They're all gone too. I still have my too-big, full-of-holes black Santa Cruz hoodie.
My next Santa Cruz?
It's hard to believe how far things have come. Ten pounds lighter. Same'ish travel. A thousand times more capable. #blessed
I haven't bought a stock build mountain bike since... the early '90s. Aside from a few minor changes, this one is coming outta the box and hitting the trail after I get it. Although I do enjoy some of the aspects of "curating" the perfect bike, I think this is pretty damn close. Pedals, saddle, breks... mebbe some pink valve stems.
The frame colorway makes me wanna do a few graphic modifications tho.
Cross is coming, after all.
Consider this the end result of my third trimester of life crisis machine.
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The Brony 2.0 is a sweet rig. I would have thought with your 29er proclivities that a Hightower or Hightower LT would've been a better fit for your mid-life crisis. Then again, one of my long time 29er pals is now making time aboard a 27.5 rig and I the longest hold out on small wheels is now preaching the 29er gospel since acquiring a Wreckoning. Strange times. Party.
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