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Santa Cruz Heckler All Mountain Full Suspension
Product DescriptionSharing the same surefooted and fun-loving geometry as the Blur LT and LTc, but with a super-bomber single pivot rear suspension offering 150mm travel, the Heckler recipe remains true: a tough aluminum frame, a solid, efficient suspension and some of the best trail manners out there. Mix together, and go shred some trail. Then go do it again. And again. And again...
User Reviews 
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thunder Date Reviewed: April 9, 2013 Strengths: So plush and smooth. Takes bumps with ease and bigger drops too. Lite weight if you build it up to be. Weaknesses: None so far, but I only bought a frame. Bottom Line:
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Sunny
a All Mountain Rider Date Reviewed: October 23, 2012 Strengths: The bike is the perfect all around bike, from winter part-valmont jump park/golden bike park-any XC or all mountain riding that i can throw at it. I have taken it to mt falcon, 7falls (captain jacks), and many other front range trails here in colorado and clai and it champed them all. As for build i custom built it up my self with all fox and X9. the bike is the best beaste fr any ride you want to do with it Weaknesses: a little bit o pedal bob but my rp23 is also blown out for its pro pedal so that could be the cause, but really not any major weakness Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: captain jacks colo springs Duration Product Used: 1 year and counting Bike Setup: Fox talas, fox rp23 X9 shift+der fsa atlas FR crank and bars. Forte pisga tires and azonic loco wheels, avid elixir 5 breaks, chris king headset, eurgon grips.
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bomber Date Reviewed: September 28, 2012 Strengths: nice geometry for balancing wheelies which helps climbing stuff. awesome downhill and can fast track very nicely too.. i love my 2012 heckler. Weaknesses: They dont incorporate any proper tabs for the disk brake lines.. the frame has cable tabs which are useless to brake line Bottom Line:
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Brian Miller
a All Mountain Rider Date Reviewed: September 21, 2012 Strengths: loves to descend and is a quick handling bike because of the 69 degree head angle and short wheel base.Very stiff frame that makes climbing a breeze.A true all mountain bike that handles quicker than any all mountain bike out there.5.9in of travel that handles like a 4inch travel bike. Weaknesses: Great frame but the builds santa cruz offers at this time are lame! I Bought my bike in October of 2007 for 3,000 dollars. It came with a great build kit.I didn`t have to replace anything that I didn`t like.The bike weight is 29 lbs.Non of the build kits at this time can get the weight under 30lbs.So at this time the build kits make this bike on the heavy side Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: NATIONAL TRAIL,PHOENIX Duration Product Used: FOUR YEARS Price Paid: $3000.00 Purchased At: ADVENTURE BICYCLES Bike Setup: X9 SRAM, TRUVATIV CRANK, 32FLOAT RLC FORK,DT SWISS 5.1D RIMS WITH 340 HUBS,KENDA NIVEGAL 2.35 TIRES -TUBE LESS
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Inon
a Weekend Warrior Date Reviewed: August 13, 2012 Strengths: tough chassis, it has the "magic". goes uphills with a smile but the revile its true character on the downhills Weaknesses: heavy, single pivot on rock gardens Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Canada Park trail Duration Product Used: 6 years Purchased At: matzman TLV Bike Setup: built to war for heavy warrior ;-)
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Paul
a All Mountain Rider Date Reviewed: May 28, 2012 Strengths: Bulletproof design. Great geometry. Smooth riding. Good climber and even comes with a bottle cap opener! Weaknesses: Pardon me? Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: In Deep at Whistler Price Paid: $2100.00 Purchased At: Lifescycles Bike Sho Bike Setup: Fox Talas 36 fork. DHX Air shock, Cromag bars. Juicy brakes, Specialized Butcher SX 2.3 tires, Mavic 317 rims.
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joe armstrong Date Reviewed: April 29, 2012 Strengths: good solid frame,climbs well decends well truely an awesome bike Weaknesses: sometimes catch my heel on swingarm Bottom Line:
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Lokoperu
a Weekend Warrior
from Crocket Date Reviewed: February 29, 2012 Strengths: strong, fast, climbs like a goat, dependable and it will never let you down. Weaknesses: maybe the paint and stickers but that's not really a problem, it's a Mountain bike. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Rockville Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $1300.00 Purchased At: Craigslist Similar Products Used: 2010 Cannondale RZ120 3, 2011 Treck fuel, 09 Stumpjumper. Bike Setup: stock fox vanilla susp. XO's everything else.
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Dirtfacerider
a All Mountain Rider
from Jessup, PA USA Date Reviewed: February 12, 2012 Strengths: Simple single pivot design that works well. Climbs pretty well & bombs the decents with incredible ease! Strong frame with a company that backs up the product & is awsome. It is a great bike if you like to pop off anything you come across on the trail. Weaknesses: Not much weakness to this animal. The only thing I don't like is the pressed in bearings. I replaced them and the bearing race got stuck in the one side of the frame. Other than that I will have this bike for as long as the material can last! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: LSP Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Similar Products Used: Nomad, Bullit, & Redline 29er hardtail. Bike Setup: Fox float 160mm up front with RP23 rear! Fox is the best! 
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trail topher
a Cross Country Rider
from Colorado Springs, CO, USA Date Reviewed: January 31, 2012 Strengths: Burley frame. Good value. Trans Red paint looks amazing. Great at descending. Weaknesses: Didn't climb great for me. Manitou Minute was not a great fork choice. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Monument, CO Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $1700.00 Purchased At: Ebay Similar Products Used: Gary Fisher HiFi Deluxe, Fisher Rig, Iron Horse Hollowpoint Bike Setup: 2005 Frame with Fox RP23. XT cranks, XT brakes, Syncros FL wheels, Minion tires, Tubeless with Stans. XT and LX mix. Manitou Minute fork
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Omid Ghassemi
a Downhiller
from Santa Cruz, CA, USA Date Reviewed: January 11, 2012 Strengths: Bombproof, sexy, light as it needs to be, pivot design works amazingly and allows you to get air easily and it is highly adjustable. you can basically do 140mm up front with the stock fox float (6"...but in truth gives you 5"...with propedal too!) and you have a pedaling bike. do 150mm up front for am and if you pop a 160mm up front with a coil rear like i did, its a mini-dh/fr rig. Weaknesses: The original kit was absolute crap. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: z's, sweetness, berms, magic carpet Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $1800.00 Purchased At: Robinson Wheel Works Bike Setup: lime green heckler, fox van r coil shock, fox 36 van fit rlc, blk mrkt 50mm stem and 750mm bars, straitline pedals, shimano deore cranks, deity dh saddle and seatpost, fsa orbit headset, elixir cr's w/ 185mm rotors front and rear, azonic outlaws, e13 lg1 chainguide with 34T mrp chainring, sram xo dh drivetrain, maxxis minion dh r's 2.5"
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Metheguyonabike
a Weekend Warrior
from San Diego Date Reviewed: December 31, 2011 Strengths: Throughout the history of this frame it has been worked, re-worked, and worked over again. What does this mean? It means that the Heckler is a well thought-out piece of art that has no flaws. Weaknesses: Truvativ Stylo stem. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Tunnels Duration Product Used: 6 months Bike Setup: R-AM build kit
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dhabartrider11
a Weekend Warrior
from Milton, Ontario, Canada Date Reviewed: November 25, 2011 Strengths: The frame is the strongest part of the bike. Weaknesses: Sometimes parts, if your running a 160mm fork a high quality headset is a must, and winter...you will really hate this white crap. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Hilton falls Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $3000.00 Purchased At: Freewheel cycle Bike Setup: x9 drive train, fox 36 talas, rp23, joplin, formula rx. size xl
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FoyBoy326
a Weekend Warrior
from Belmont, CA Date Reviewed: November 7, 2011 Strengths: Great handling Rock-solid downhill Decent climber Great looks Weaknesses: None so far *non-weakness but warning: Frames run small Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Waterdog Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $2000.00 Purchased At: Summit Bicycle Bike Setup: D-AM Build
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Lorn
a Weekend Warrior
from usa Date Reviewed: October 27, 2011 Strengths: strong, comfortable, Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: whatever im riding Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $850.00 Purchased At: bike junkie Similar Products Used: trek session 77 Bike Setup: sram drive train(2x10), fox suspension, azonic wheels, ks950i seatpost
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