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Santa Cruz has just dropped a new eMTB, and it’s probably not what you expect. At first glance, it looks like a Santa Cruz, but then you start to realize something is different… like the lack of VPP!
Yup, following in the footsteps of the Santa Cruz Blur, the new Vala abandons VPP in favor of a more traditional four-bar design. Why? According to Santa Cruz, it all comes down to motor packaging and making their “best handling ebike” yet. Santa Cruz Vala ebike motor overlay The Santa Cruz Vala is a full power ebike, meaning it has a (relatively) large Bosch Performance Line CX motor to mount to the frame. This latest generation full power motor with 600 watts of peak power and 85nm of max torque was just launched, and while quieter than ever, it still takes some consideration to fit into the frame. For Santa Cruz, the motor housing would be in the way of the ideal pivot placement for VPP, so they decided to look into a new design that would give them “the freedom to make all the right spec and kinematic choices.” Santa Cruz Vala ebike Santa Cruz Vala ebike Four-bar suspension designs have been around forever for a reason, and Santa Cruz states they were able to improve anti-squat figures while maintaining the ideal amount of anti-rise while also decreasing the leverage ratio […]
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