2013 SET UP GUIDE Santacruz Catalog

Set-up

Guide

This guide is filled with data that

should provide yo

u with reasonably

accurate su

spension se

ttings.

How

ever, you

r riding style, th

e terrain you rid

e in, and

you

r pe

rson

al preferenc

es re

garding rid

e qu

ality are all im

portant

considerations th

at m

ay cause you

to want to set you

r bike up

diffe

rently. Go rig

ht ahe

ad. This gu

ide is a goo

d referenc

e, but

dont feel that you

ABS

OLU

TELY HAV

E to ru

n the setting

s we

reco

mmen

d. Feel free to exp

erim

ent. If you really m

ess things up,

you can always set thing

s ba

ck to

the gu

ide reco

mmen

datio

ns

and start o

ver aga

in.

But b

efore you go

hog

-wild on the suspen

sion

, make sure th

at

everything

else is in order. The

re are a lot o

f tiny little th

ings th

at

can have a m

ajor im

pact on ho

w you

r bike hand

les:

Check you

r tire

pressure! If you

weigh

125 po

unds, you

proba

bly

dont n

eed to ru

n 50

psi in those tires. Likew

ise, if you

re tw

ice

that weigh

t, it might not be such

a goo

d idea to

roll with

20p

si.

Using a ga

uge, and

gettin

g used

to how

you

r tire

s feel at d

ifferen

t pressures, is one

of the

most impo

rtant A

ND least exp

ensive

aspe

cts of you

r bikes

handling.

Tigh

ten your quick releases! (if your bike has them

) The

re is

no black art to

QR skew

ers. The

y are simple cams that need

to be tig

hten

ed th

e rig

ht amou

nt to

hold your whe

els in place

co

rrectly. Loo

se QR skew

ers can make your bike feel wiggly and

poor handling, at b

est. At worst, the

y can make your whe

els try

to fall off

. Not goo

d. Make sure you

r whe

el is all the way in its

drop

out, centered

, and

tigh

t. A QR is prope

rly tigh

tene

d whe

n it

takes a firm eno

ugh pressure from

you

r hand while closing

it to

leave an im

print o

n your skin.

Eliminate slop

! Periodically che

ck you

r pivot bolts. M

ake sure

they are tigh

t. Che

ck fo

r side-to-side play in th

e sw

inga

rm and

linkage

s, whe

re app

licab

le. C

heck you

r whe

el bearin

gs from

time

to time as well. If tig

hten

ing the pivot b

olts correctly doe

snt he

lp,

it might be tim

e for som

e ne

w bearin

gs. C

orrect to

rque

spe

cs fo

r bo

lts are listed

on ou

r web

sites mainten

ance pag

es.

Make sure everything is working

smoo

thly! Periodically inspect

the movem

ent o

f you

r suspe

nsion with

the rear sho

ck re

moved

. It shou

ld swing fre

ely and sm

oothly th

roug

h its travel. If it is

crun

chy, or if it b

inds, the

n you ne

ed to

look m

ore closely at you

r pivots. A

seized be

aring can make an otherwise go

od suspe

nsion

setup feel like garba

ge.

Set-up

Guide

Set-up

Guide

Juliana

8Su

perlight

10

Supe

rlight29

12Blur XC

14

Tallb

oy, Tallboy c

16Tallb

oy LT, Tallboy LTc

18

Blur TR

20Blur LT, Blur LTc

22

Hec

kler

24

Nom

ad, N

omad

c

26V10

8.5" m

ode

28

V10

10" m

ode

30

Useful links

32Warranty info

33Con

tact info

34

Contents

Rider Weight100# 45.5kg120# 54.4kg140# 63.5kg160# 72.6kg180# 81.8kg200# 90.7kg220# 99.8kg240# 108.8kg

Air Pressure60psi 4.1 bar80psi 5.5 bar100psi 6.8 bar120psi 8.2 bar140psi 9.6 bar160psi 11.0 bar180psi 12.4 bar200psi 13.7 bar

Sag1015mm1015mm1015mm1015mm1015mm1015mm1015mm1015mm


Air Pressure75psi 5.2 bar95psi 6.5 bar115psi 7.9 bar135psi 9.3 bar155psi 10.7 bar175psi 12.1 bar195psi1 3.4 bar215psi 14.8 bar


page 9

Float CTD, size Medium

Float CTD, sizes X-Small, Small

Compatible forks: 100-120mmSeatpost: 30.9mm Front derailleur: 34.9mm top swing, top pull

Bottom bracket shell: 68mmRec. rear tire max width: 2.35"Disc brake rotors: 180mm max

Headtube: tapered (1.5" lower cup, 1"semi-integrated upper cup)Wheel size: 26"

Juliana







page 11

Float CTD, sizes Medium, Large, X-Large

Float CTD, size Small


Bottom bracket shell: 68mmRear wheel: 135 10mmDisc brake rotors: 180mm max

Headtube: tapered (1.5" lower cup,1"semi-integrated upper cup)Wheel size: 26"

Superlight







page 13

Float CTD, sizes Large, X-Large

Float CTD, sizes Small, Medium




Superlight29



Sag8-11mm8-11mm8-11mm8-11mm8-11mm8-11mm8-11mm8-11mm

page 15

Float CTD

Compatible forks: 100-120mmSeatpost: 30.9mm Front derailleur: 34.9mm, bottom swing, top pull



Blur XC

Rider Weight100# 45.5kg120# 54.4kg140# 63.5kg160# 72.6kg180# 81.8kg200# 90.7kg220# 99.8kg240# 108.8kg260# 117.9kg280# 127.0kg

Air Pressure95psi 6.6 bar115psi 7.9 bar135psi 9.3 bar160psi 11.0 bar180psi 12.4 bar200psi 13.8 bar220psi 15.2 bar240psi 16.5 bar260psi 17.9 bar280psi 19.3 bar

Sag8-11mm8-11mm8-11mm8-11mm8-11mm8-11mm8-11mm8-11mm8-11mm8-11mm

page 17

Float CTD




Tallboy, Tallboy c

Rider Weight100# 45.5kg120# 54.4kg140# 63.5kg160# 72.6kg180# 81.8kg200# 90.7kg220# 99.8kg240# 108.8kg260# 117.9kg280# 127.0kg

Air Pressure90psi 6.2 bar110psi 7.6 bar130psi 9.0 bar150psi 10.3 bar170psi 11.7 bar190psi 13.1 bar210psi 14.5 bar230psi 15.9 bar255psi 17.6 bar280psi 19.3 bar

Sag1215mm1215mm1215mm1215mm1215mm1215mm1215mm1215mm1215mm1215mm

page 19

Float CTD


BB shell: 73mm, ISCG-05Rec. rear tire max width: 2.3 -2.5"Disc brake rotors: 203mm max


Tallboy LT, Tallboy LTc




page 21

Float CTD

Compatible forks: 120-140mmSeatpost: 30.9mm Front derailleur: 34.9mm, top swing, top pull

BB shell: 73mm, ISCG-05Rec. rear tire max width: 2.3-2.5"Disc brake rotors: 203mm max


Blur TRc




page 23

Float CTD

Compatible forks: 140-160mmSeatpost: 30.9mm Front derailleur (alum): 34.9mm, top swing, top pull

Front derailleur (carbon): Direct mount, bottom swing, top pullBB shell: 73mm, ISCG-05Rec. rear tire max width: 2.3-2.5"

Disc brake rotors: 203mm max Headtube: tapered (1.5" lower cup, 1"semi-integrated upper cup)Wheel size: 26"

Blur LT, Blur LTc




page 25

Float CTD

Compatible forks: 140-160mmSeatpost: 30.9mm Front derailleur: 34.9mm, top swing, top pull



Heckler





Spring Rate250300300/350350400400/450450500

Preload1 turn1 turn1 turn1 turn1 turn1 turn1 turn1 turn


Boost Valve120 psi130 psi130 psi140 psi140 psi150 psi150 psi150 psi

Bottom Out Adj.1 return*1 return*1 return*1 return*1 return*1 return*1 return*1 return*

*number of returns out from fully closed position

page 27

Float CTD

DHX RC4

Compatible forks: 150-180mmSeatpost: 30.9mm Front Derailleur: 34.9mm, top swing, top pull

BB shell: 83mm, ISCG-05Rec. rear max tire width: 2.5"Disc brake rotors: 203mm max

Headtube: 1.5"Wheel size: 26"

Nomad, Nomad c





Spring Rate250250/300300350350/400400/450450500




Bottom Out Adj.2 returns*2 returns*2 returns*2 returns*2 returns*2 returns*2 returns*2 returns*


page 29

Vivid Air R2C

DHX RC4

Compatible forks: 180-203mmSeatpost: 30.9mmBB shell: 83mm, ISCG-05Rear wheel: 150 12mm

Rec. rear max tire width: 2.5-2.7"Disc brake rotors: 203mm maxHeadtube: 1.5"Wheel size: 26"

WARNING: Seat post must be inserted a minimum of 4 inches. Less than 4 inches will void the warranty.

V108 "mode





Spring Rate300300/350350400400/450450/500500500




Bottom Out Adj.2 returns*2 returns*2 returns*2 returns*2 returns*2 returns*2 returns*2 returns*


page 31

Vivid Air R2C

DHX RC4

Compatible forks: 180-203mmSeatpost: 30.9mmBB shell: 83mm, ISCG-05Rear wheel: 150 12mm

Rec. rear max tire width: 2.5-2.7"Disc brake rotors: 203mm maxHeadtube: 1.5"Wheel size: 26"

WARNING: Seat post must be inserted a minimum of 4 inches. Less than 4 inches will void the warranty.

V1010"mode

The following web lin

ks sh

ould help you find

whatever else you might need with

regard to

season

al maintenance, spare parts, too

ls, tech

info, or ind

ividual suspension compo

nents for

your particular bike.

Mod

el-Spe

cific FA

Q and

maintenance pages:

www.santacruzbicycles.com

Click on

the icon

for you

r spe

cific bike on

the ho

me pa

ge, the

n follow th

e sub-men

us ben

eath th

e Tech Info h

eading

at the

top of

the pa

ge.

Stuff

you

need to fix your Santa Cruz

(tools, bearin

gs, dropo

uts, bottle ope

ners)


/catalog

Most o

f what you

need will be listed un

der hardware

Santa Cruz spe

cific inform

ation that you

cant fin

d on

the web

site:

tech

@santacruzbicycles.co

[email protected]

m

When all else fails and

you

need to find

a dealer:


/dealers

For m

ore info regarding your su

spension

com

ponents:

www.foxracingsho

x.co

mwww.sram.com

/en/rockshox

Warranty

Info

Please register you

r bike on

line:

santacruzbicycles.co

m/warranty

Limite

d Fram

e Warranty

Santa Cruz Bicycles will re

pair or re

place at its op

tion any fra

me

or suspe

nsion co

mpo

nent it determines to

be de

fective. The

warranty will be in effe

ct fo

r two years fro

m th

e da

te of sale

and ap

plies to th

e original owne

r. Th

is warranty do

es not cover

shipping

, disassembly, re

assembly or custom finishes.

Lifetim

e No-Fault Rep

lacement

Santa Cruz Bicycles will m

ake replacem

ent p

arts available to

the original owne

r at a m

inim

al charge in th

e even

t of a crash or

othe

r non

-warranty situation.

Seria

l Num

ber:

Santa Cruz B

icycles

104 Bron

son St, #22

Santa Cruz, CA 950

62santacruzbicycles.com

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1.459.756

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