96 Santa Cruz Heckler

Imlach · Sep 11, 2022

benjabbi said:
Been enjoying this one quite a bit recently, rides really nicely, definitely not the bobby, effort sapping, squishy thing I feared it could be. It seems Santa Cruz got it right early on.
Added a Middleburn crank and still haven't polished anything!
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Looks great, middleburn cranks really completes it

benjabbi · Sep 11, 2022

Thanks @Imlach

Can't go wrong with RS7s

joglo · Sep 16, 2022

nice ride

this bike doesn't need fancy parts, but the Middlebrun fits much better.
Personally i still would think of replacing the boring black Magura brake boosters by silver custom / CNC boosters.

benjabbi · Sep 16, 2022

Thanks @joglo
I do like the idea of nicer boosters, I'll have to look into it

joglo · Sep 16, 2022

benjabbi said:
Thanks @joglo
I do like the idea of nicer boosters, I'll have to look into it

cool

I've thought about something nice like PurePower, Alutech, AC Components, etc. They all had also boosters for Magura HS brakes.

benjabbi · Aug 28, 2023

I've had a change about on this, I stole the X-rays for my Ti Lite and the M739 shifters I put on didn't really work with the Altek levers, the positioning was awful. Also the ceramic coating on the rims is pretty badly glazed so the brakes were not the best either. If anyone has any tips for fixing that I'm all ears.
Swapped it out for full M739 XT with Sun Rhyno Lite rims. Also has an Azonic bar and stem, I love a Shorty stem.