It’s official. All Santa Cruz trail and enduro mountain bikes now look the same, and it’s impossible to tell them apart if you’re social distancing. The last hold out, Santa Cruz’s 27.5-inch-wheeled 5010, finally gets the lower-link VPP treatment. We compare the old 5010 v3 to the new 5010 v4 to investigate the differences, similarities, and on-trail performance of this small-wheeled ripper.

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