Despite the craziness of the world, Santa Cruz managed to get us an early 5010 test bike and did our best to build it up and get it out on the trail for at least a couple rides for an early ride report. If you read our 5010 review last year, you know we were huge fans of the bike and really like the playful spirit and intent of what Santa Cruz is offering.
It’s too early to tell how exactly the new 5010 compares to our old favorite as we’ve not been able to fully test it on all our usual test tracks, but so far, so good. The suppleness off the top is certainly improved on the new 5010 and we felt the bike handled square-edged hits better, but we’re going to need to keep riding it to see what, if any trade offs have been made to the high-riding, springy and easy to hop feel of the old 5010.
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From The Loam Wolf
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