Taking the Santa Cruz Heckler SL out for its first proper spin. The hype is real, what a fantastic piece of kit, much more aggressive down hill than my 2023 heckler and so much more playful with the 27.5” back wheel. SRAM GX T-Type is superb on this bike, wouldn’t bother jumping up to XO or XX. The jury is out on the new Lyne components e-contour post which had multiple pairing issues in the first 20km and then the battery died in the post to the point where the “emergency assist” button didn’t work. Hoping this is just a teething issue.
