2021 Santa Cruz Bullit

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Velociraptor said:
Wow, surprised you dealer already has some bikes!
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yeah, so, the m size bullits were avail to me on Friday; not today; the Instincts i'd kinda committed to through conversation a couple of weeks ago from the dealer I had bought my Growler from pre-covid; that shop had ordered one of each size of the Instinct pre-covid and are landing early January (no altitudes though which was my conundrum - I guess Ill see how well I do with a 29er!); glad to be sticking with the Rocky, and the shop that has provided fantastic service to me with the Growler; as always, a little curious about the mullet; cult of SC; and both the lavender and copper paint are super dope. That said, the Growler and PP has been awesome so super stoked on the coming Instinct.
 
Received my Bullit (size XL) today, here a photo that my dealer posted to Facebook -> Larunpyora.com

Unfortunately despite DHX2 being mentioned in the order confirmation, it came with Super Deluxe Coil Ultimate. Anyhow, now just some work to do in frame protection, and swapping out seat and tires. Going for SDG Ti-Fly MTN from my old bike and 2021 Schwalbe Magic Marys in 2.6" (real size exactly 2.5" on 30mm rims) with Huck Norris inside rear tire to keep the carbon rim alive (have seen cracked Reserves in the past). The stock Maxxis combo is a bit too narrow and low volume for my liking.
 
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mehukatti said:
Received my Bullit (size XL) today, here a photo that my dealer posted to Facebook -> Larunpyora.com

Unfortunately despite DHX2 being mentioned in the order confirmation, it came with Super Deluxe Coil Ultimate. Anyhow, now just some work to do in frame protection, and swapping out seat and tires. Going for SDG Ti-Fly MTN from my old bike and 2021 Schwalbe Magic Marys in 2.6" (real size exactly 2.5" on 30mm rims) with Huck Norris inside rear tire to keep the carbon rim alive (have seen cracked Reserves in the past). The stock Maxxis combo is a bit too narrow and low volume for my liking.
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I still find it weird that Santa Crus ships the bike with a Fox fork and RockShox shock, pick a brand and stick with it for that model.
 
is it possible its down to supply availability? Maybe fox cant meet the demand?
 
mehukatti said:
Received my Bullit (size XL) today, here a photo that my dealer posted to Facebook -> Larunpyora.com

Unfortunately despite DHX2 being mentioned in the order confirmation, it came with Super Deluxe Coil Ultimate. Anyhow, now just some work to do in frame protection, and swapping out seat and tires. Going for SDG Ti-Fly MTN from my old bike and 2021 Schwalbe Magic Marys in 2.6" (real size exactly 2.5" on 30mm rims) with Huck Norris inside rear tire to keep the carbon rim alive (have seen cracked Reserves in the past). The stock Maxxis combo is a bit too narrow and low volume for my liking.
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I would demand Fox's shock as a post-delivery, if the specs say so
 
Mcharza said:
I would demand Fox's shock as a post-delivery, if the specs say so
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Good luck with demanding that, everything on Santa Cruz's website and all of the spec's for all of the different builds don't list a Fox DHX2 shock as an option. So they'll probably tell you to go kick rocks....lol
 
jbrown15 said:
Good luck with demanding that, everything on Santa Cruz's website and all of the spec's for all of the different builds don't list a Fox DHX2 shock as an option. So they'll probably tell you to go kick rocks....lol
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True, I would rather kick rocks than buy a Cruz ?
 
I dont really get the need to match brands, just get the best component for each part of the bike - I would probably run a RS Super Deluxe ultimate with a meg neg and a Fox 38 as an ideal spec on my bike for example. IIRC SC did a lot of work with RS when they developed the newer linkage/suspension design on their latest bikes, remember a lot of blurb to that effect when the mega tower was launched, no idea how much is marketing BS, but it may just be that they thing the rs is the best shock for the bike - its not like at the prices they are charging the components have been chosen with cost economy as a factor.
 
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Will give a proper review when I get the correct spring for my weight (the XL came with 550lb while 450/500lb will provide correct sag for me) and hopefully get some bike park time as well. But so far after a couple of rides I'm super impressed with the performance and overall package (motor, geometry, battery range, weight distribution, suspension, and mullet wheels). And for the first time with Santa Cruz, seat tube angle feels properly steep. Also, the EP8 clicking is very subtle when riding, so totally non issue for me.
 
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is this frame capable of using a works components angleset headset? from my research I don't think this is going to be possible if you wanted to get a slacker HT angle
 
BAJABUM85 said:
is this frame capable of using a works components angleset headset? from my research I don't think this is going to be possible if you wanted to get a slacker HT angle
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It doesn't look like it can take an angleset, looks like it uses an integrated headset
 
If you want to get slacker, extend the fork from 170mm to 180mm (supported by Santa Cruz), and you should end up with 63.5 degree HTA. That's DH bike territory.
 
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Anyone knows a bikeshop within europe that has any size L, X01 left in stock. Been looking everywhere I can think of..... :/
 
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