Modern trail riding has necessitated bikes with slacker and longer numbers in an effort of providing aggressive riders with the means of pushing harder and riding faster on technical trails, and the rebooted Santa Cruz 5010 Carbon 27. 5+ R Complete Mountain Bike is one helluva ride. Its longer and slacker than ever before and with its addition of a flip-chip, you can tailor the angles for your particular riding style and toggle anywhere between 2. 4 and 2. 8-inch tires. What wasn't lost on this latest version is that amazing versatility that's made the original 5010 one of its best sellers, providing a bike that's so well-mannered over a wide variety of trails, you'll never second guess if you're on the appropriate bike for the trail you're on. The v3 5010's headtube is slacker than ever, kicking back to a 66. 5-degree head tube angle in its high setting and a more DH-friendly 66. 1-degree head tube angle in the lowest setting. The inclusion of the flip-chip allows for this subtle change giving you the ability to tune the bike's geometry for different terrain and riding styles. Looking to hit the lifts or shuttle and let gravity assist your day's riding' Go low. Planning on knocking out that 6-hour pedal fest deep into the woods you and your buddies have planned out for a bit' Go high, and you'll be treated with a bike that pedals well and doesn't flinch in the face of technical trail problems on steep, rowdy terrain. As noted above, the flip-chip not only allows you to ride with a couple of geo options, it also provides the clearance needed to run wider tires up to 2. 8 inches in width. Santa Cruz outfits this particular 5010 with their "new" plus-sized 2. 6-inch tires, which deliver all the traction and bump-smoothing benefits of a traditional 2. 8-inch tire, but without feeling bouncy, slow, or excessively heavy. This 2. 6-inch tire really gives you the best of both worlds, traction and plushness over the rockiest stretches of trail, but without the ...