Santa Cruz refined its Bronson all-rounder in the premium Carbon CC version, dangled it at a temptingly lower price with the 190g heavier Carbon C, but now it’s taken a little more off the price of the Carbon C ticket for roughly 350g extra on the scales with a full alloy frameset.
Santa Cruz Bronson Alloy R1 AM spec overview
- Fork: Fox Rhythm 150 - 27.5"
- Shock: RockShox Monarch RT
- Rear derailleur: SRAM NX 11-speed
- Brakes: SRAM Level T
- Rotors: Avid Centerline
- Crankset: Race Face Aeffect Steel
- Cassette: SRAM XG1150
- Chain: SRAM PC1110
- Handlebar: Race Face Chester, 35x785mm
- Stem: 35mm Race Face Ride
- Grips: Santa Cruz Palmdale
- Headset: Cane Creek 10 IS
- Seatpost: Race Face Ride
- Saddle: WTB Volt Race
- Front hub: Novatec D711
- Rear hub: Novatec D712
- Rims: WTB STP i23 TCS
- Front tyre: Maxxis Minion DHF EXO TR
- Rear tyre: Maxxis Minion DHR2 TR
Santa Cruz Bronson Alloy R1 AM frame and equipment
Besides the weight and welds, using metal rather than carbon has also made some fundamental differences in how the Bronson has been put together. Specifically the ‘pizza oven’ hollow that embeds the lower linkage deep into the base of the seat tube of the carbon bikes has been replaced by two curved ‘reach around’ linkages, pivoting on a spine hydraulically formed into the base of the downtube.
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You’re also getting double sealed cartridge bearings rather than grease injected user-serviceable bearings, but there’s more long life features elsewhere than a carton of UHT milk. Santa Cruz has resolutely stuck to screw-in bottom brackets on MTBs and it should rightly feel smug as more manufacturers abandon their fling with the initial build convenience of Press Fit.
The BB shell is tabbed for a chain device if you’re extra rowdy, you can fit a bottle in the mainframe even if you fit a piggy back shock and there are Direct Mount options for both the front and rear mechs if you go the Shimano transmission route on a bare frame build up.
Santa Cruz Bronson Alloy R1 AM ride impression
Santa Cruz Bronson Alloy R1 AM early verdict
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