Santa Cruz V10 8 CC S 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 · €5,000 and above

• Cube Stereo ONE44 C:68X SLT 2023 at BikeExchange€5,794.39EUR 1905 cheaper, XX1 Eagle AXS instead of GX Eagle, good carbon rather than decent aluminium wheels, 12.2 kg vs 16.69 kg.

What you get

Frame

Carbon Carbon CC; 208mm Ferderweg; Laufradgröße S,M,L (MX) | XL (29")

Drivetrain

SRAM GX Eagle, 7-speed

Wheels

Aluminium, decent aluminium VR: Raceface ARC 30 HD | HR: Raceface ARC 30 HD | VR: Industry Nine 1/1 -or- DT 350, 20x110 Boost, 32h | HR: Industry Nine 1/1 -or- DT 350,

Brakes

the maker's mid series

Weight

16.69 kg as published

Power meter

No

Suspension

full suspension

Fork

FOX 40, the maker's mid series, 203 mm travel

Rear shock

FOX DHX2, the maker's upper series

Wheel size

mullet (29" front, 27.5" rear)

Tyres

VR: Maxxis Assegai 2.5", 3C, MaxxGrip | HR: Maxxis Assegai 27.5"x2.5", 3C, MaxxGrip -OR- Maxxis Minion DHR II 27.5"x2.5, 3C, MaxxGrip, DH

The compromises

• 7-speed drivetrain, fewer gears than the 11- and 12-speed groupsets on most mountain bikes.
• Mechanical shifting, at a price where electronic groupsets are common.
• 16.69 kg, on the heavy side for a mountain bike; the ranking's reference weight is 14.7 kg.
• No power meter, which many bikes at this price include.

Your size

What Liquid-Life 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

Liquid-Life is the only one of the 22 shops we check that sells this bike.

Price so far

How sure we are