Images: Santa Cruz Bicycles

Im a big fan of Santa Cruz myself. I think they make some great quality bikes, they have an awesome team, and the performance of their product has been proven on the World Cup circuit. The only problem is that up until now I couldn’t quite find a bike in their range that I could see myself riding. The V10 is an amazing bike but for my purposes is just way too overkill, and the Nomad has always looked a bit too “all mountain” for my liking. Add to this the fact that I could never afford one and you can see my problem.

Anyway, you can imagine my excitement when I saw the new pics of the new “Driver 8″. Lines like a V10 but with shorter travel and a more “do it all” geometry make this bike pretty much perfect for what I ride. Finally a bike in the Santa Cruz range that works for my riding style!

According to Santa Cruz “We designed the Driver 8 to be a general duty, daily driver gravity hauler. It is a super tough, super versatile bike that is ideal for life at Whistler. It’s a damn good long travel high speed trail bike… It has 8 inches of next-generation VPP rear wheel travel. It also has enough room to raise or lower the seat through a 7-inch range. It’s got a 1.5″ head tube, an 83mm wide bb with ISCG05 mounts and 150mm rear spacing with a Maxle thru-axle.”

Judging by the specs this is a bike I am really excited about, and hopefully we will see them in SA shortly after their release date of April (in the USA). Now if only the pricing was as good as the specs though, because at approx $2400 (with shock) its still going to cost a fair wedge of cash once it gets here. None the less, it looks like its going to be an awesome addition to the Santa Cruz range, and I cant wait to have a go on one!

For more info check out Santa Cruz Bikes.

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