⚡️ NERD ALERT ⚡️ This episode of the Roller Door is all about the Santa Cruz V10, from the perspective of the people who designed it -- that's Aaron Foley, Joseph Ge, and Kiran Mackinnon. This is an in depth look at the development of the new bike-- from  riding many different configurations on three different prototypes, to taking feedback from Greg Minnaar himself, to tuning axle path, leverage rates, anti-squat and anti-rise independently to make the best DH bike we could, this is a granular glimpse into the making of a bike that taught this team a lot. Write in! podcast@santacruzbicyc ..read more

On this episode of the podcast Garen and Santa Cruz CEO Joe Graney talk about perfect trails and the state of the bike business after the covid boom before answering some listener mail. Big thanks to those who've written in, and if you haven't, there's still time: Podcast@santacruzbicycles.com Thanks for listening, GB ..read more

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On this episode of the Roller Door, Garen chats with Juliana Bicycles marketeer, shutttle queen and all around badass Hannah Mirsepassi about Juliana Bicycles, her new V10 8, women's inclusion in the Red Bull Rampage and our sport in general. Remember to write in with questions: Podcast@santacruzbicycles.com. We've got a heap of questions in the box right now, and there are some good ones-- thanks to those of you whove written in; we'll be asnwering each and every one.   We hope you enjoy hearing what Hannah's got to say.   Cheers Garen ..read more

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On today's episode of the podcast, we've got Santa Cruz CEO Joe Graney on the mic for a short, rambling chat about mountain bike media. Joe's got an opinion about everything, but luckily, hearing them is typically pretty entertaining, and I feel like this is no exception. Questions for Joe, or anyone here at Santa Cruz? Email: podcast@santacruzbicycles.com   Thanks for listening - garen   ..read more

On this today's episode of the podcast, Santa Cruz Director of Marketing and lover of all things mountain bike Seb Kemp along with uber-grav-grav cyclist, recent e-bike covert and Santa Cruz graphic designer Gene Selkov chat with Garen about the Santa Cruz Skitch: what it is, why it exists, how we like to use it, real-world range expectations, and more. Spoiler alert, while the Skitch functions wonderfully in the e-gravel setting, we find that it's a highly addicting form of transportation, too, and this is mostly us talking about how much we love the bike (sorry). We also hear Gene's complain ..read more

In this episode of the podcast we chat with Santa Cruz htSQD athlete Tobin Ortenblad, and Santa Cruz director of product Josh Kissner about the recently revised Santa Cruz Stigmata: where it fits in the gravel world, suspension forks on gravel bikes, Tobin's experience at Unbound, and more. For you Santa Cruz owners, Josh and I even get into some Glovebox hacks. There's a lot in here that just doesn't make it into website copy, so if you're hungry for more information on the new bike, this is the place for it. We hope you enjoy. If you do, please help us placate the massive robot in the clouds ..read more

In this episode of the Roller Door, we chat with the Santa Cruz htSQD-- that's Alexis Skarda, Tobin Ortenblad, and Keegan Swenson-- about their experience at this year's Downievlle Classic. After a 2 year hiatus, the Downieville Classic returned for its 25th running, and as in past years, it didn't disappoint. The team explains pre-race meals, talks through their individual races, and goes deep into bike setup. It's an interesting look at how the fastest riders in the world take on a unique, demanding race like the Classic. We hope you enjoy. If you do, please help us placate the massive robot ..read more

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