If you’ve ever been heckled for riding an e-bike get ready to chortle with smug satisfaction – you can be the Heckler now!
The all-new 2020 Santa Cruz Heckler brings back the popular nameplate, this time with a motor. They’ve taken a formerly budget bruiser with 27.5” wheels, alloy frame and 150mm travel and added a Shimano drive system. And a lot more since the Heckler was last updated in 2013last updated in 2013. The new electric-assist version is designed to attack aggressive trails and reliably handle the rigors of mountain biking -it shares the character of the old Hecklers- but will take you a lot further.
Why did Santa Cruz launch an e-Bike?
Santa Cruz long denied they’d ever enter this market. Apparently hearts and minds changed, because they’re certainly not pussyfooting into the e-MTB market. The new Hecklers are only offered with full CC carbon frames, they feature Shimano’s top tier STEPS motors, and offer high-end builds with Santa Cruz’s Reserve 30 V2 carbon wheels and SRAM AXS wireless shifting.
Amidst a lot of speculation a few true words and photos have been leaked online, but today we have all the official info on the new Hecklers. Keep reading to see complete geometry, build specs and pricing for all four 2020 models.
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