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If you like the Santa Cruz Bronson, chances are you’ll like the SC “eBronson” Heckler. If you don’t like the Bronson, look elsewhere. I had heard about the rumored SC eBike many months ago. But my experiences with earlier versions of SC were middle of the road. I didn’t like the rear...

Half of my rides are with mixed groups. We are a group of 50-something dirtbike racers in a large club who have also been MTBing for 2-3 decades and riding MTB together for ten years. In our group are two analog former state champs and two former pro team members (roadie) and a 145-pound ski...

This is not experimental. It has actually been done. Results verified with GPS. If your wheel setting is 2200mm (on a 27.5" rim), multiply that times 0.62. That will give you 1364mm. Change your wheel size from 2200-ish to 1364-ish. So, when your wheels are spinning super fast, the computer...

Token removal is Easy Peasy on the Fork. The shock is similar only different. Search YouTube. I removed them all since I wanted plushness to be king to my aging joints. There is a chance that I might have to add spacers back in (maybe to the shock if it doesn't ramp up to my liking), but I'll...

Approaching 300 miles on my Heckler-S. No issues on the Heckler. Using STUNLOCKER, I reduced the wheel size by a metric factor of 0.62. I now get 28-MPH in Eco and about 32-MPH in Boost (apparently the new limit). I flipped the display to read KMH which shows a facsimile of the actual MPH (due...

BB height is 345mm IIRC, which is 13.5-inches.

The low camera angle was a necessary evil for my purpose. I wanted to show the pedal movement vis a vis the motor. I suppose I could have swapped views a bit for those more interested in the scenery. ;) Raining in Phoenix today. Epic riding conditions (moto and pedal) tomorrow.

I have a series of Way-Too-Long Santa Cruz Heckler Intro videos on my AZRickD YouTube page. There is a short one. But I crashed, so you should probably skip that one. AZRickD

A rocky ancient volcano in northwest Phoenix called Deem Hill.

Fun inaugural ride. The Shimano E8000 was very responsive. Everything worked well together. Video eventually.

I puttered around my neighborhood last night. Getting things set and exploring the eTube app. I’ll have a real test ride on Saturday. Video eventually. My local trail — a half-mile ride to a 600-foot pile of lava rock that the local parks department decided to run a hiking trail through. Not a...

Heckler (eBronson) S model

The British Subjects are not known to be prolific eye-batters. It would be unseemly.

Oh, I don’t know about that. I’m no Santa Cruz fanboy. I’ve never owned one and only swapped bikes with Santa Cruz owners a few times. What I see is a company with a pedigree and a viewpoint that tasked itself with making a product that diverts from their normal. And their efforts resulted...

Last night I spent a couple of hours watching 2020 SC Heckler videos and reading the usual MTB and eMTB internet outlets. There are gobs of video reviews and test-ride articles to keep an avid reader informed.

Air Park Bikes will have a few, at least for a parking lot demo. They are coming in batches and have to be set up. I can also arrange a ride on mine at some point... if I actually get my hands on it.

No test ride of the Heckler (I call it the eBronson). But I have ridden the v3 Bronson and like it. I have ridden numerous Shimanos. I understand Santa Cruz going with it. I consider this a rational extrapolation to the final product. The bike is in a cargo box. It’s dark in there. It needs...

Funny thing, tho... I’ve never really got along with Santa Cruz bikes. They just felt off to me. I preferred short and mid-travel Pivot and Ibis. Then I recently hopped on the new v3 Bronson and had a ball.

I have a gray, S-model on order. All things considered, (and I test rode everything available) this should do the trick for me.

Curse you, and your unsolicited Cost-Benefit Analysis !!