Santa Cruz 1999 Superlight XT Full Suspension Bike
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DESCRIPTION
1999 Santa Cruz Superlight XT, mountain bike, front & rear suspension, Mountain Mix components, Answer Manitou SX Ti, 3.15" travel fork
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This is a great bike! The middle chain ring is I where the supension works the best. It makes me ride faster up hills and in general.
XT frnt brakes, so I upgraded to XTR it was quiet for 3 months and now the squeal is back! No replaceablerear derailer hanger. No disk brake tabs. THE FRAME I hate scraching,scraping, or getting it muddy. It looks sweet when it's clean!
Fast,stable,comfortable,light. Going up hill gets easier every time I ride. This bike handles much better at speed,if your not afraid to push it to the limit. This bike won't let you down! All you have to do is pedal and let the bike do the rest!
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-Light weight
-Lateral rigidity
-Fit and finish
-XT front brake (Baaad Shimano)
A solid performing XC bike. With full suspension I expected lateral flex and a buttload of maintenance-- I have experienced neither. The single pivot design is effective for XC riding and does not require constant attention.
The machine is light and rigid. SC produced a quality product here. The welds on the frame are uniform and the finish is immaculate.
I did not care for the shrieking XT front brakes (since replaced with Sram), a hit on Shimano, not SC.
I am absolutely satisfied with this bike. Always buy the best you can afford, and if you can depart with $3000 and still eat, get a Superlight. But stay away from those $#!@ XT brakes.
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Rigid, smooth, fast, precise steering, plush, great climber
$$$$$$ very expensive... for the money you should get at least XT components all the way around
I only have 70 miles on this bike so far but it is amazing!!! I know that it doesn't matter how much you spend if you are a crappy rider an expensive bike isn't supposed to make you a better rider. Well guess what?? For me so far this bike has made me a much much much much better rider. I am still way out of shape but this bike is a delight to climb up hills with and even more fun going down. The most amazing part and I don't know if it is attributable to the riser bar, the shock, or the bike geometry is the surgical precision with which I can choose a line and stick to it. On my fisher I always thought my reaction time was too slow because more often than not I wound up brutishly plowing through rocks and ruts. With this bike you really do go exactly where you want to go. I can pick my way through gaps in the rocks that are only an inch or so (maybe less) wider that the tires. I will update this review after more extensive riding but I just had to comment on the amazing handling and climbing characteristics of this bike.
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Single-pivot simplicity.
Single-pivot simplicity.
This SantaCruz Superlight rocks! Light, great handling and climbing ability, comfortable, impressive fit and finish.
Single-pivot simplicity ensures lower maintenance and more ride time.
If you have miles of asphalt before you get to your favorite trail, might I suggest that you spec yours with fr and rr suspension lockouts.
The 2001 Bicycling Magazine's Buyers Guide stated that the SL has a "dated" design. Let me just say that I place my SantaCruz Superlight up ther with other "dated" designs such as the Porsche 911, Bose 901, TAG Heuer timepiece, and Parker fountain pen.
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Immacualte fit and finish. Option of a lockout for the long paved roads to get to Graceland, baby. Anodized paint, that speaks for itself. Great geometry for tall riders who don’t want a 21 inch frame. The frame is shot peened to releive stress. Need I say more. The list is endless…
None that I can tell at this point.
If you are crazy enough to see the logic of spending big dollars on bicycles for the forests, as I have, than stop your search. The Superlight is the last bike you will ever own. To tell you its dialled into me means nothing to you. To say that it is possible to reach a higher state of happiness on this bike, as I have, will only make sense when you go to test ride one. This is the Porsche of bicycles. Fast, forgiving, strong and light. I bought the Gun Metal Grey colour (it sells the most, by the way) and for good reason. This is a Stealth looking bike with the enhancement of Red Mavic rims. Absolutely a visually stunning combination. A bike that you stand back to look at, and say wow. How does a 911 handle? Use that as an analogy to describe the Superlight and what it makes you, as a rider, capable of. It instantly pushes your limits because the Superlight is so forgiving that your confidence is increased. And shouldn’t a bike that costs $4,000.00 CDN do that for you? I believe, brothers and sisters, that I have seen the light. Do you? Do you see the light? Do you see the light?
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There isn’t a similar bike in this price and craftsmanship range
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Ligth- you would'nt look back for a Front anymore,
Stiffness -were it's needed but smooth when you want,
easy to ride -forgive you almost every bad treatment
anodized finish scratches easily
It's like driving a Rolls Royce, why looking for similar product, they still remain "just similar".
It not cheap, but let me know if you can by a cheap Rolls.
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Simple Design, robust construction, light Weight, Good Quality welds and paint, easy to clean
The standard component package limits you if you want all Xt or all XTR component groups
I now ride much faster and smoother than before, technical riding is much more forgiving, and this bike is lighter than my previos hardtail. Overall, I am fully satisfied and would buy another.
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-light
-good geometry for climbing and downhill
-go anywhere bike
-plush with no bob
-could be lighter
-ano finish scratches easily
-99 model doesn't have disc mounts on rear triangle
-great bike....I totally love it. It is a do everything, light bike with tons of suspension. I upgraded the fork to the 2000 SID 100 (big improvement over the Marzochi....dropped a pound and increased travel by over an inch). Recently traded my 99 swingarm for the 2000 version so that I could upgrade to discs. Swapped out the Avids for a set of 2000 Hayes stoppers. Now this great bike is nearly perfect. My only wish is to shed another couple of pounds.....This great bike gets my rave review along with raves in MBA.
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Light as hell with 4 inches front and rear. Very Nice spec. for the money. I'm impressed with the wheels. XT/White Industries with Bontrager Valiant Wheels. Easton monkey lite riser EA2 seatpost. Santa Cruz's product manager could give a lesson to the bigger boys on the block.
None that I can think of yet. My gear OGD broke on the first ride. That's Shimano's fault not Santa Cruz's.
Climbs as well as my Ritchy Soft Tail. The faster I went the smoother this machine handled. Big hits got swallowed up by the Fox and SID. This bike makes you haul ass. The SID 100 won me back to Rock Shox. I was a die hard Marzocchi Fan, nothing but Z.1 or Z.2 in my life. The SID 100 is over $200.00 less and weighs 4 oz. less than the Z.1 X-FLY. We'll have to see how long the seals last. For now, it's exactly what I had been waiting for.
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