Santa CruzStigmata CC Rival AXS 2X Lavender 54

<div> <div> <div> <span>When the Stigmata was resurrected in 2015, we </span><span>fused a number of MTB standards and design </span><span>features to create our spin on the modern CX </span><span>bike. Nowadays, the internally routed disc brakes, </span><span>generous tire clearance and thru-axles approach </span><span>that made the Stigmata famous have become more </span><span>of a norm for the gravel curious and free-roading </span><span>crowd, so we took a fresh look at which standards </span><span>the riders of tomorrow wanted access to today.</span> </div> <div><br></div> <div> <span>Threaded bottom brackets remain a perennial </span><span>favourite across our entire line. Its got your ass </span><span>covered with neat, hidden fender mounts, and </span><span>three water bottle mounts highlight the Stigmata’s </span><span>ever-widening scope of purpose.</span> </div> <div><br></div> <div> <span>Deeper adventures, bigger tires perhaps? The </span><span>frame now clears up to a 45mm 700c or a 2.1” </span><span>650b tire. Marry the latter to our Force/X01 AXS </span><span>mashup kit and you’ve got yourself the kind </span><span>of drop-bar singletrack rallycat we can all get </span><span>onboard with.</span> </div> <div> <span></span><br> </div> <div> <span>And when it comes to good old-fashioned off-road </span><span>etiquette, the Stigmata’s had some coaching at the </span><span>Highball school of stiffness, handling, and offroad </span><span>feel. The carbon layup and frame design produces </span><span>a ride so law-abiding you’d think HR had sent it on </span><span>a compliance training course.</span> </div> <div><br></div> <div> <span></span><span>Geometry plays a big part here too, so we’ve made </span><span>tweaks to improve handling for smaller riders and </span><span>reduce toe overlap. The reworking of the 52/54cm </span><span>frames means the Stigmata now comfortably suits </span><span>riders from 5’3” and up. Meanwhile different fork </span><span>offsets—50mm for the 52-54cm sizes, and 45mm </span><span>for the 56-61cm sizes—help ensure your little </span><span>piggies don’t go to market on the front wheel.</span> </div> <div> <span></span><br> </div> <div> <span>Topped off with tidy details like 12mm front axle, </span><span>flat mount brakes and build-specific Reserve wheel </span><span>packages, the Stigmata is designed to let you </span><span>decide whatever the heck you want this category </span><span>to be.</span> </div> <div> <span></span><br> </div> <div><strong>SPECS:</strong></div> <div> <strong></strong><br> </div> <div><strong></strong></div> </div> </div> <div> <div> <strong>Frame</strong> Carbon CC <td style="height: 16px;" data-sheets-value='{"1":2,"2":"Fork"}'