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New Santa Cruz bikes - Butcher and Nickel


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By BT - Posted on 13 April 2010

http://reviews.mtbr.com/blog/new-santa-cruz-bike...

Looking like the Heckler and Superlight replacements. Will be interesting to hear some reviews on the APP suspension.

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Isildur's picture

The Butcher looks like a nice bike! Will definitely add it to my shortlist for my new bike later in the year... I wonder what it weighs?

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Around 13.5kg apparently:

Butcher
"Here’s the new Santa Cruz Butcher. Nope, it’s not named after a purveyor of meat, nor Pat Butcher from Eastenders, but named for the famous (and fantastic) Butcher Ranch Trail in Downieville, California. It’s a trail that drops 5,000ft in 16 miles of singletrack. Along it are chunky rock gardens, some fantastic flat-out, loamy corners, boulders, trees, steep drops down to a river and it’s hard work all the way down (yes, we’ve been there and ridden it). The Butcher was designed to excel at this kind of terrain, yet still be responsive enough to handle the tech-y climbs (at 6000ft plus) and flat out rock gardens that are an inevitable part of monster downhills.
Like the Nickel it features the new APP suspension system and a tapered headtube. It features 150mm rear travel and works best with 140-160mm forks. Angles for the keen are 67.5/72, with a 13.8in static BB height and a 22.5in top tube on a medium. The bike should build into something like 30lbs. There are ISCG5 tabs for chain devices and the like.

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hmmm, judging by the specs, I wonder why you (well really, I mean I) wouldn't go with the Nomad over the Butcher... Unless the APP system is far better than the VPP2...

Ah well, will just have to try and find some rides in a few months Smiling

Little-Ditty's picture

I would take the Butcher, if you are giving me one. Looks like a nicely spec'ed bike.

I wonder why it is brown, not the most flattering colour. Is that poo brown, or chocolate brown? I wonder.

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I'm not a fan of the brown either. At least all the other powdercoat colours are available.

philberesford's picture

But I'm not so sure... looks a bit poo to me

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