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I have a Santa Cruz Vala C 90 and I have damaged the top tube right through the framewrap. An expert has told me that I have not damaged the carbon, but the framewrap needs to come off for a paint job. On previous bikes I have used helicopter tape and have done so for many years. with the aid...

The rear wheel of my Santa Cruz Vala i out of commission and I have an event coming up on Sunday. I have been search9ng around and the quickerst idea is to swap in the rear wheel from my grand son's Merida eOne Sixty. T he hub width and axle diametre are the same, but I suspect that it will be...

Yesterday on the trail at Sherwood Pines my bike (Santa Cruz Vala) suddenly became sluggish. I checked all the usual things: Motor, was I dragging anything, obstruction, brakes binding and so forth. I came to the conclusion that the freehub was at fault. Pines bike shop are a Santa Cruz dealer...

Some of you will have known TAZ. If you do, I don't need to explain who he was because you will have your own fund of stories to remember him by. You lucky people need read no further. Just take a few moments to call him to memory. TAZ died nine years ago on 13th June 2017. Taz was originally...

Meet at 10:30 am ready-to-ride, Sun 28th Jun by the right side of the cafe veranda, overlooking the big field. If you plan on coming please let me know. I need to manage numbers. I had 19 turn up once and it was like herding cats! Lots of new stuff since the last Rideout! The postcode for...

My first Bosch powered bike. In the bike shop, the guy showed me how the Bosch range extender fitted. I was unimpressed when the socket cover was just swivelled back and downwards to be left flapping in the air. It would be definitely in harm's way on the trail, to be snagged and swept aside by...

I collected my new bike Santa Cruz Vala 90 a few days ago, rode it straight away 24 miles on the red at Dalby Forest. The bike has the Bosch Performance CX BDU38 (Gen 5) motor complete with the latest upgrade 2.0. Using the Flow app, the guy at the shop set up the motor (it all seemed a bit...

In a recent post on the subject of "which hubs" or? similar, I said something on the lines of "whatever you do, don't buy e13 hubs!" I then provided a bit of a rant, and some evidence including a picture of rusted pawls and disintegrated pawl springs. I was contacted on the thread by the head...

As title, How many Santa Cruz Vala bikes are sold in the UK each year? any estimate of the split across sizes?

Santa Cruz Vala 90 carbon. Difference between 2025 and 2026? I'm interested in the Midnight Green one in a size large, not that should make a difference in the spec. What changes if any have crept in for the 2026 edition vs the 2025?

Merida e-One Sixty 9000 2021 - Carbon fibre frame - £2500 - Size Large Note: I have withdrawn this bike from sale until my prospective new bike arrives in Jul'26 (see post #18 for reason) One elderly owner! 😊 Never raced or rallied! This bike is in excellent condition. It has done 3852 miles...

I was in the workshop of a bike shop chatting to one of the mechanics. During the chat, quite unprompted, he told me that 90% of all motor failures come from two bike brands in particular. I won't mention which brands yet. But he told me that Bosch told them both "do not cover the motor with a...

I have never owned and emtb with a Bosch system. The Santa Cruz Vala I am almost certainly going to buy comes with a Bosch motor and what call their System Controller. I would have accepted this and no doubt been quite happy. Until that is I saw one member referring to upgrading to a Bosch Kiox...

I see refernce to Base, Bronze, Silver, Ultimate (was Gold missed out?). But I also see refernce to A1 B1 and so forth. Is there a Rosetta stone for Sram brakes?

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The Santa Cruz Vala has a Bosch motor and SC also sell a "PowerMore Range Extender 250whr. The name of the range extender that Bosch sell is exactly the same "PowerMore", so I am assuming that they are in fact the same product. But are they exactly the same? Are they interchangeable? Will I be...

I want a scale for weighing my bike (and suitcases etc). Digital preferred, scales display down to 0.1kg. Up to 25 kg as a minimum, 30kg as a maximum. I would like to be able to hang the scale from the ceiling of my garage so that I can lift the bike onto the scale and then stand back to...

I currenty ride a size Large Merida eOne-Sixty 9000 and I'm very happy with the size of it, although i have been considering a higher rise bar to get my head up a bit. I'm going to get a Santa Cruz Vala. A detail examination of the geometry tables suggest that I would be happy with a size Large...

Are there any restrictions on riding an emtb in and around Vancouver? Like on max assisted speed, trail restrictions etc Are there lots of trails to take advantage of?

I bought a new Focus Jam2 9.6 NINE 2019 in January of that year. Will you provide the geometry table for that year of bike please? 2018 won't do because Focus increased the suspension travel from 2019 onwards. PS: I know that you will know Greg, but for those that don't that bike was a carbon...