Santa Cruz Stigmata Apex Diamant gloss black sparkle 2025

Where it stands

Priced close to what German shops charge for this level of equipment, so it does not clear the margin we require before naming a pick.

Our pick · €3,000 – €3,500

• Cube NUROAD C:62 Race 2027 at BIKE24€3,499EUR 100 more expensive, GRX Di2 instead of Apex, good carbon rather than unidentified wheels, includes a power meter.

What you get

Frame

Carbon

Drivetrain

SRAM Apex, 12-speed

Wheels

model not recognised: VR: WTB ASYM i25 28h 700c, HR: WTB ASYM i25 28h 700c | DT Swiss 370, 12x100, Centerlock, 28h | DT Swiss 370, 12x142, XDr, Centerlock, 28h

Brakes

Hydraulic disc

Weight

not stated by the shop: not scored

Power meter

No

Wheel size

28"

Tyres

VR: Maxxis Rambler, 700x45c, DC, EXO, HR: Maxxis Rambler, 700x45c, DC, EXO

The compromises

• Mechanical shifting, at a price where electronic groupsets are common.
• Wheels not identified from the listing, so we scored them level with basic aluminium rather than guess.

Your size

What bikes.de lists, and what it has today

This brand publishes no centimetre equivalence we can verify, so the bike appears only when you pick a letter size.

Where to buy

bikes.de is the only one of the 22 shops we check that sells this bike.

Price so far

How sure we are