News bot Posted March 15, 2017 Share Dirt or asphalt, mountain or urban, geared or singlespeed—the moniker Chameleon has never rang more true than on this updated-for-2017 Santa Cruz classic. Upsized to either 29-inch or 27.5+ wheels, the Chameleon shifts from trail rally sled to bikepacker to winter slayer with simple, elegant aplomb. The wheel change is accomplished via interchangeable dropouts, and there's a singlespeed version for each wheel size—geared dropouts are 148mm-spaced, and singlespeed are 142mm.Click here to view the article V12man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the nerd Posted March 15, 2017 Share Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted March 15, 2017 Share word on the street from another site is that the frame could even run a 140mm fork? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted March 15, 2017 Share Finally - a sensible hard tail. Can't find the price on the website though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted March 15, 2017 Share Finally - a sensible hard tail. Can't find the price on the website though... The bare frame, which is said to weigh 4.6lbs, sells for $749 USD, and complete bikes start at $1,599 and top out at $1,999 USD. Mopkop 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease_Monkey Posted March 15, 2017 Share Glad to see Santa are following suite from Spez Fuze! Finally ZA consumers that want a trail bike also have some hardtail options! nonky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jewbacca Posted March 15, 2017 Share That is something I could get into. 142x12mm SS drop outs... mmmmmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalahari Vegmot Posted March 15, 2017 Share Sick!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piston ZA Posted March 15, 2017 Share Finally - a sensible hard tail. Can't find the price on the website though...No ZA prices yet, but probably looking at between 26k and 35k for a full build? Headshot and nonky 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lechatnoir Posted March 15, 2017 Share If this was available today, I'd have it in my garage tomorrow... nonky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterF Posted March 15, 2017 Share Waterbottle mounts on the downtube though!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iwan Kemp Posted March 15, 2017 Share Waterbottle mounts on the downtube though!!!! 2 x Water Bottle mounts. Below downtube and in the usual spot in the main triangle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the nerd Posted March 15, 2017 Share Waterbottle mounts on the downtube though!!!! Bike packing folks use the downtube bottle cage a lot as a framebag takes the space in the triangle... Pikey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Headshot Posted March 15, 2017 Share The bare frame, which is said to weigh 4.6lbs, sells for $749 USD, and complete bikes start at $1,599 and top out at $1,999 USD. Yes, but that's meaningless here in SA... Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicoBoshoff Posted March 15, 2017 Share word on the street from another site is that the frame could even run a 140mm fork?YEah, but with such a slack HA already, why even bother with that. Slap a 120mm Pike on this and be a happy man. nonky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonky Posted March 15, 2017 Share want. want. want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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