Santa Cruz Bronson 650B Announced

Two decades of evolution at Santa Cruz brought us here. An entirely new frame, new wheel size and new perspective on what a 6" travel bike can conquer.

Bronson is not some rehashed 27.5" tribute act to anything else in our range. It stands alone as testament to the years of designing and refining at our old Bronson Street facility.

Locked up for months of secret testing, Bronson breaks straight onto the scene as the Syndicate's race bike for their Enduro World Series campaign.

From Tazmon to Bronson... Santa Cruz continues to lead each new era. Welcome to our Group B. If you're a spectator on track, please take a step back.

- 27.5" (650b) wheels
- 142 mm rear axle spacing.
- New molded rubber swingarm and downtube protectors.
- 2 x bottle cage mounts.
- Forged upper link.
- Forged aluminum lower link with angled grease ports: offset for chainguide clearance.
- Collet axle pivots: lock in place without pinch bolts.
- Angular contact bearings: all pivots.
- Direct mount rear derailleur hanger option: standard hanger comes as stock.
- Full carbon dropouts and disk mounts.
- Co-molded aluminum hardware on frame pivots: no bonding.
- Carbon ISCG-05 tabs.
- Routing for Reverb Stealth.
- 73mm threaded BB: creak-free riding and easy installation.

Bronson Aluminum

Bronson Carbon

2013 Bluegrass Enduro Tour

Hannah Barnes, Jérome Clementz and Alex Lupato will be among the riders opening the international enduro season at round #01 of the Bluegrass Enduro Tour in Castelbuono - Sicily - next week-end.
The race is a two day event with a prologue in the streets of Castelbuono on Saturday and three long timed stages raced in the Madonie mountains around Castelbuono on Sunday.

 
What Hannah said:
I am really excited to be going to Castelbuono for the first round of the Bluegrass Enduro Tour. It will be awesome to be racing on a beautiful island and catching up with old friends. I can't wait to ride the trails and get back into the racing spirit after a cold winter tucked away in the Fort William woods. It's going to be a shock to the system to be racing again, but I can't wait! See you there.

About the Bluegrass Enduro Series
Born 4 years ago on the slopes of the French Vosges mountains the format of our MTB Enduro series follows similar lines to the motorcycle type enduro. The event takes the form of riding a route interspersed by timed stages. The Bluegrass Enduro Tour is raced in four different countries in 2013. The success of the Bluegrass Enduro Tour is to be found in its uncompromised values, a mix of fantastic trails and great atmosphere.

2013 Bluegrass Info

GoJaMMedia Expands with Cinematography Services

Almost two months to the day, we were stoked to announce the formation of GoJaMMedia. And today.... we are pleased to announce we continue to grow and are "partnering" with ZfH Productions/Zach Heaton (www.zfhproductions.com) to offer professional cinematography to the masses. Take a look at some of Zach's work, it's totally worth a couple minutes of your day.
 
So whether you are hitting the tarmac at 200mph on four wheels at a race course or bombing the gnarliest DH trails at 45 mph on two wheels, we've got it covered. If we can help you out in any way, please let us know. Thanks for your time and consideration. We'll see you out there!
 
Jay Schultz

GoJaMMedia

Magura Recall Update

Ibis Ripley 29er Announced

Design goals of the Ripley 29

Our goal was to bring the advantages of a 29” wheel to a lightweight, nimble and fun trailbike. We think 120 mm of travel is the sweet spot for a snappy bike that isn’t cumbersome or heavy. We also wanted the Ripley to be configurable for a wide range of terrain and riding styles, so we made it compatible with 120–140 mm travel forks. We asked Dave Weagle (Mr. dw-link) to give the Ripley pedaling efficiency, XC-like acceleration and optimization for 29er specific gearing in addition to the usual dw-attributes such as excellent small bump compliance, predictable travel through the range with no wallowing or harsh bottom out. This version of the dw-link, like the ones he’s done for us in the past, delivers on the promise.

Features of the Ripley 29 - Special Preview

• 120mm rear wheel dw-link travel
• 5.0 Pound frame with X Fusion Microlite Shock, 5.2 lbs with Fox RP23 CTD
• Approved for 120-140mm forks, 32 or 34 stanchion
• Tapered head tube (suitable for various Cane Creeks & Chris King InSet 3)
• Internal TT cable routing with molded carbon cable stops
• Shock Specs: 184mm x 44mm with .4 volume spacer
• Provision for cable-actuated adjustable seat posts
• BB92/Press GXP style integrated BB
• 142mm Maxle rear axle
• 160mm carbon fiber post mount rear brake mounts
• High direct mount front derailleur mounts directly on swingarm
• Headset: IS ZS44/28.6 | EC49/40
• BB height w/ 2.1" tires: 325mm (12.8")
• Geometry measured with 520.8mm axle to crown fork

Ibis Ripley 29"