Bike Check: Custom Santa Cruz Skitch • The Skitch is a big employee favorite here at the Santa Cruz Factory. If you have one, you know how the bike transforms your commute, your daily errands, or just gets you out for a quick loop after work to blow off some steam as the days get shorter, darker, and colder. When we were developing the Skitch our engineering and product management teams deployed a fleet of pre-production versions to be ridden until the wheels fall off, for long-term testing, and to iron out any issues in the final design. One of these bikes went to Joel Smith at @reservewheels and he has been finessing the sleek and stealthy pre-production version you see here into what he feels is the perfect commuting machine. Joel claims he’s not finished tweaking it yet, but we think it’s perfect, as is. - Frame: Santa Cruz Skitch - Size: XL - Color: Bare Carbon - Fork: @canecreekusa Invert CS 40mm travel - Drive: @fazua Ride 60 - Headset: Cane Creek 40 - Cranks: @praxisworks 175mm, 44 - Cassette: @shimanomtb XT 10-45 - Derailleur: @shimanomtb XT 12 Speed - Brakes: @shimanomtb XT Flat Mount - Saddle: @brooksengland C15 Carved - Seat Post: @zippspeed Carbon 27.2 - Pedals: @oneupcomponents Composite - Front Wheel: Reserve 40, 100X12 - Rear Wheel: Reserve 63, 148X12 - Tires: @panaracer_world Gravel King 700X45c Gumwall - Grips: @santacruzbicycles Thick Gumwall • 🚲 #santacruzskitch
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Dec 5, 2025Instagram
Dan Booker | Mountain Bike Male Athlete of the Year - AusCycling Awards 🏆 • It’s already well established that Dan Booker is The Peoples Champ, but now Dan has been awarded another title from @auscyclingaus as Athlete of the Year after an incredible 2025 enduro season that included two World Cup wins and fourth overall in the @uci_mtbworldseries 🔥 Congratulations @danbooker1 🙌 • 📷 @svenmartinphoto 🚲 #santacruzbronson
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Dec 4, 2025Instagram
@stevepeat is a true legend of mountain biking, racking up a heap of World Cup and World Championship race wins. @robweaver14 headed up to Sheffield to catch up with the big man and have a look around his incredible collection of bikes. Steve Peat picks out three of his favourite race bikes from years gone by, including the @orangebikes he won at Fort William on, his @santacruzbicycles that took him to his World Champs Gold, and his Stella Artois-inspired V10. He’s an incredible racer and a top bloke - it was a privilege to spend the day with him! Watch the full video over on the MBUK TV YouTube channel 📺 #MBUK
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Dec 3, 2025Instagram
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A COMMUTER BIKE, SANTA CRUZ-STYLE The Skitch is our take on the commuter bike—simple, comfortable, and fast. Powered by the @fazua Ride60 motor, with a 430Wh battery integrated into the sleek downtube, the Skitch is the ideal urban gravel bike. With a 28mph speed limit, you can slice through traffic, cut through the park, and have a hell of a lot more fun on your way to work. It’s easy to mount fenders, and with flat bar and drop bar configurations available, it’s adaptable to your style and preferences. As the days get shorter, and ride time is hard to come by, Skitch is a great way to add a little extra fun to your commute time. Learn more at - santacruzbicycles.com/skitch Link in bio👆 #santacruzskitch
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Dec 2, 2025Instagram
We built this stunning custom @santacruzbicycles Vala CC for @stokedonms a few weeks ago, and now he’s had a chance to get some miles behind him, we decided to check in, go for a ride ❄️ and see how the new setup is bedding in 🤗. With a build kit designed to match his own unique needs and some custom modifications to help him keep his riding alive despite the challenges of living with Multiple Sclerosis there is a lot to take in on this bike 🙏💪. LINK IN BIO ⬆️ for all the details on his build and some of the unique backstory to one the standout characters of Scottish mountain biking. #newbikeday #shimanomtb #santacruzbikes #santacruzvala #tweedvalleymtb #mtbscotland #tweedvalleybikes @shimanomtb @shimano_uk @reservewheels @pademelon.cc
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Dec 1, 2025Instagram
What happens when Steve sends out the Syndicate beacon and summons the entire crew to descend on Wharncliffe for some jank hunting and rut-bashing? Pandemonium with a capital panda. All finished with a pint and a pie - helluva day. @Santacruzbicycles @ridefoxbike @rideshimano @maxxistires @foxmtb @burgtec @oneupcomponents @stifmountainbikes @reservewheels @peatysproducts @chriskingbuzz
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Dec 1, 2025Instagram
2025 holds many highlights to look back on, starting with @benhildred kicking off the year with a mission: to climb 10,000 feet per day for 100 days straight. It wasn’t so long ago that Ben was chasing the goal of an “Everest”, a now more common goal amongst cyclists to climb the height of the World’s largest peak inside of a 24-hour window. This did not satisfy. From there came the Stratosphere, Olympus Mons, Double Everest, and then 1 million ft in 200 days. In 2025, Ben raised the bar again: 1 million ft in just 100 days. We are always in awe. Ben rode a @santacruzbicycles Tallboy built with XX Eagle Transmission, Motive Ultimate and completed with @rockshox Lyrik + Super Deluxe Ultimate Flight Attendant and 250mm Reverb AXS. Read about Ben’s Journey to a Million at the link in our bio. Photos by @cwoodphoto #SRAM
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Dec 1, 2025Instagram
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Into the VALA (AL) 🤘🏻 @santacruzbicycles_uk @santacruzbicycles @polarisbikewear @hunt.mountain @peatysproducts @lezyneofficial @ride100percentuk @met_helmets @enduro_bearings @timepedals @mavic_mtb @crudproducts @bridgedalebike @abusukltd
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Nov 30, 2025Instagram
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Nov 28, 2025Homepage
Winter touring mode..engaged! I recently swapped my @santacruzbicycles #stigmata from a gravel race setup to a chilleur winter touring vibe. Mostly this involved ditching the @sramroad 13spd XPLR drivetrain for a @srammtb transmission mullet drivetrain. The mullet offers the same 1x durability but with a much wider (10-46t for the XPLR Vs. 10-52t for the transmission) gear range for loaded touring. I also swapped from a racey 46t front ring to a spinnier 44t - so my climbing gear is a wild 44x52!!! I kept the @zippspeed 303 XPLR SW and put a fresh pair of the @goodyearbike 700x45 XPLR INTER tires on. I feel like these wheels are fast and smooth so I didn’t feel any drag from bigger knobbier tires on road sections, and was stoked on the added volume at the end of long days. Comfort = speed and stoke. I rocked almost a full @tailfincycling setup, the TT bag and frame bag are quickly becoming my favorites because they don’t bulge or move around, super solid and fully waterproof to boot! Also has a prototype @ivanhoemfg XS seatpack for quick layer access and my custom @titanium_tweaker_llc TFB’s camp cup dangling. Last but not least I’ve been slowly covering my @oakleybike ARO5 helmet with quotes and sayings and it’s starting to get covered in motivation and deep thoughts. Stoked for long slow miles in the cold!!!
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Nov 25, 2025Instagram
A few little tickles of the V10 to get her purring for Kolb. He’s been swinging a leg over whenever he can, easing things into feeling like home. The next time the whole band’s together - big vessels included (and we’re not just talking about Husky) — won’t be until the New Year... but we’re already dreaming of warmer climates and unlimited fettling. | @andyvathis @Santacruzbicycles @ridefoxbike @rideshimano @maxxistires @foxmtb @burgtec @oneupcomponents @stifmountainbikes @reservewheels @peatysproducts @chriskingbuzz
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Nov 25, 2025Instagram
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Desert Flower, ft. Daniel Gibson • How do you portray struggle and pain in a beautiful, vibrant image? There was a point in Daniel Gibson’s life when he stopped making art that was angry. While discussions about political issues often use imagery that has a fist in the air or chainlink fences breaking, Daniel’s work is different. See how getting out in nature helps him bring life to the surreal narratives and questions that captivated him as a child. • Watch the film now at the link in bio 🔗 • 🎨 @hotburrrito1 🎥 @vernor 🚲 #santacruzskitch
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Nov 24, 2025Instagram
The perfect day doesn’t exist… Oh, hang on a sweet, sweet minute. @Santacruzbicycles @ridefoxbike @rideshimano @maxxistires @foxmtb @burgtec @stifmountainbikes @oneupcomponents @reservewheels @peatysproducts @chriskingbuzz
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