Santa Cruz V10 27.5 - first look

The V10 downhill bike gets 27.5in wheels

Santa Cruz has just released images of the V10 equipped with 27.5in wheels

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Josh Patterson

Published: July 30, 2014 at 10:55 pm

Yesterday we broke news that Specialized was reworking its S-Works Demo gravity rig around 27.5in wheels. Today, Santa Cruz Bicycles is following suit, pulling the lid off the latest iteration of V10, complete with 27.5in wheels.

Details of the new bike remain scarce. we'll update our readers as more information becomes available: details of the new bike remain scarce. we'll update our readers as more information becomes available - Courtesy

Santa Cruz isn’t releasing many details, other that stating that Syndicate racers may be putting the new bike through the paces at this weekend’s World Cup stop at Mont Sainte Anne.

“While we're unable to confirm any details about the bikes the guys are racing on in Mont Sainte Anne, we're not going to deny that what you see here isn't happening,” read a statement released by the company.

The new bike already has one win under its belt: last month Josh Bryceland won the UK National Championships on this rig.

We’ll bring you more information as it becomes available.

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Josh Patterson is a BikeRadar contributor and former technical editor. He has spent most of his career working in the cycling industry as an athlete, mechanic and journalist. He holds a master's degree in journalism and has more than 20 years of experience as a cyclist and 12 years of experience riding and writing for BikeRadar, Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly, Dirt Rag, RoadBikeReview and Outside Magazine. A native of the Flint Hills of Kansas, Josh was a pioneer in the gravel cycling movement, having raced the first Unbound 200 and many other gravel events around the globe. He considers himself a cycling generalist and enjoys road, gravel and mountain biking in equal measure. When not traveling for work, he can be found exploring the singletrack and lonely gravel roads that surround his home in Fort Collins, Colorado. In addition to his love of cycling, Josh is an enthusiastic supporter of brunch, voting rights and the right to repair movement.