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Santa Cruz Bullit Freeride Full Suspension
Product DescriptionA two-year absence can imply many things - a round-the-world sailing trip, half a college education somewhere far from home, going to jail for tax evasion – two years can change you, man... In the case of the Bullit, it was like a two-year stint in charm school. The bike is still big and brawny, built for tall drops and hard landings – with 178mm of rear wheel travel, a heavy duty 6069 aluminum frame with a stout 20mm pivot axle, a choice of either 135mm q.r or 150mm thru-axle dropouts, 203mm brake rotor clearance, an optional floating brake kit and a 1.5” steerer tube – but she’s come back with some very refined trail manners and a curvy set of new tubes. Charm school? Sure, but one that teaches judo too.
User Reviews
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jokla Date Reviewed: February 24, 2013 Strengths: Bulit is a greatst bike i ever try, good handling, and easy to ride Weaknesses: No Bottom Line:
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harry bradshaw Date Reviewed: August 24, 2012 Strengths: strong Weaknesses: to valuble Bottom Line:
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Ady Date Reviewed: April 27, 2012 Strengths: strong enough for dh yet light enough for xc, the best all rounder ive ridden with the dhx 5, i can keep up with my mates demo 8 and v10 at morzine with boxxers on a frame half the price and then match xc enduros with fox vans on long cross country mooches, no prob with dropper seatpost, needed all bushes and bearings changing and full service after a year but im quite heavy rider so not really a weakness Weaknesses: none Bottom Line:
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setan13
a Weekend Warrior
from Jakarta, Indonesia Date Reviewed: June 9, 2011 Strengths: strong and stiff frame. been hitting big rocks, feft from 1 meter away, hitting tree and still look strong. Weaknesses: since im using singe speed crank, it raelly hard to do All-mountain when i face some ascending track. otherwise..this bike is really awesome Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: SEBEX (Jakarta Downhill Park) Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $2500.00 Purchased At: 2nd hand from friend Similar Products Used: no other so far (this is my 1st free ride bike :)) Bike Setup: frame: Santa Cruz Bullit Shock: Fox DHX 4.0 Fork: Rock Shock Totem 180 MM Crank: thirdteen 32 Chain Guard: MCP Crank Arm: XT Shifter: Shimano Saint RD: Shimano Saint Brakeset: Shimano SLX Rotor: Shimano 8" HB: control tech oversize Stem: control tech Headset: across Stem lock: Amoeba Seat post: control tech Saddle: WTB Aviator Hub: Novatech spooke: dt swiss rim: sun ringle intense mag 3.0 tire: kenda kinetic 
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Fish111
a Cross Country Rider
from Vancouver Island Canada Date Reviewed: February 22, 2011 Strengths: Simple beefy suspension. Overall light weight. Little maintaince. Very nimble, quick turning, very manouverable. 150mm rear end, 1.5 stear tube. You can pedal it uphill. Weaknesses: Poor high speed tracking, bike feels unstable because of short wheel base, steeper angles. Linear shock travel. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $4500.00 Purchased At: Calgary Cycle Bike Setup: Totem solo air, Fox DHX 5.0 coil, Cromag bars,seat post and seat , Holsfelger OCT cranks. Sram x9 shifters and derailer, MRP chainguide, Industry 9 wheels. Code brakes, floating brake kit.
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derekg399
a Downhiller
from calgary alberta canada Date Reviewed: December 31, 2010 Strengths: very strong frame holds up very good hit about 300 trees and it still hasn't dented very good components Weaknesses: good luck finding any ;) Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: DH course at C.O.P Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $3000.00 Purchased At: the bike shop Similar Products Used: kona cindercone, specialized sx,specialized enduro EVO Bike Setup: handlebars: easton monkey bars stem: easton vice grips: odi lock-on ( 1 season old) shifter: mega 9 headset: AHeadset brakes: avid juicy 5 ( 8" front, 6" rear) cranks: truvativ holzfeller pedals: kona stock bottom bracket: skf (1/2 season old) bash guard: e- thirteen saddle: wtb seat post: thompson elite front wheel: white industries 20mm hub with mavic 729 rim rear wheel: dt swiss onyx qr hub with mavic 729 rim rear derailleur: shimano slx (1 season old) fork: manitou sherman (seals 1 season old) rear shock: progressive 5th element
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big daddy
a Cross Country Rider
from tacoma, wa, usa Date Reviewed: September 9, 2010 Strengths: solid, gusseted to hell, huge pivot bearing. good geo. Weaknesses: none. if you think its too heavy for xc, your weak! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: duthie hill mtb park Duration Product Used: Less than 1 month Price Paid: $750.00 Purchased At: criagslist Bike Setup: custom built dhx 5.0, pushed vanilla rlc 140, xtr f/r der's, avid elixir cr 185's, xt crankset, xt shifters, raceface deus post, stem, and bars, loco rims on dt spokes and hope pro ii hubs
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Paul Fransella
a Weekend Warrior
from Miami, Florida, USA Date Reviewed: June 8, 2010 Strengths: This bike is very versitile and rides beautifully. It is tough and pretty light all things considered. Weaknesses: None that I have seen. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Gun Range at Markham Duration Product Used: 6 months Price Paid: $600.00 Purchased At: private party Similar Products Used: Superlight, Blur Carbon, GT's, Cannondales, Scotts, Trek, Jamis, etc Bike Setup: Pretty much all Azonic where possible - Outlaws, bars, stem, pedals, post etc. Marzocchi forks, Fox shock, Hayes brakes.
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larry
a Weekend Warrior
from calgary alberta Date Reviewed: April 12, 2010 Strengths: I am a big guy and it has been absolutly bombproof for the last 6 or 7 years. I have thousands of miles on it, other than routine maintenance, it has been flawless. I am pushing 60 and fully expect it to be my last mountain bike! Weaknesses: None Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: porqupine rim Duration Product Used: More than 3 years Price Paid: $3000.00 Purchased At: bowness cycle, calga Similar Products Used: Cannondale gemini(tons of problems), DeVinci Full Contact(broke the frame) Bike Setup: Simple, once I got the 5th element dialed in
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Dek
a Weekend Warrior
from Sao Paulo; Brazil Date Reviewed: July 29, 2009 Strengths: Very Light frame, fast and easy to handle.The Orange colour! Weaknesses: No one until now, but the paint will be on this list!!! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Cantareira Mountains Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $3200.00 Purchased At: Robinson Wheel Works Similar Products Used: Nomad, Big Hit.... Bike Setup: XT on rear, E-13, Fox DHX 5.0 Coil, Boxxer Race, Juicy Seven, Race face stem/seat post.
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lhliu
a Weekend Warrior
from portland, oregon Date Reviewed: June 19, 2009 Strengths: simplicity, versatility, durability Weaknesses: none Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: black rock, post canyon, whistler Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $250.00 Purchased At: santa cruz as warran Similar Products Used: heckler Bike Setup: fox 36 talas r, dhx air 5.0, nevegal 2.35, formula brakes 
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motor17
a Downhiller
from Vernon, BC, Canada Date Reviewed: June 17, 2009 Strengths: extremely strong, simple to set up Weaknesses: no replaceable rear hanger Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Rockstar, Duration Product Used: 1 Year Price Paid: $1100.00 Purchased At: on-line Bike Setup: 05 Bullit frame, 888RC forks, Fox DHX 5.0 shock, Juicy brakes, Truvativ cranks, Dark cycles bashguard, XT derailleur, XTR shifter pod, Mavic 321 wheels w/ Onyx hubs
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Jason
a Downhiller
from Edmonton Alberta Canada Date Reviewed: June 14, 2009 Strengths: Frame, its a Santa Cruz so you know its simple and to the point plus bomb proof. Sram components come stock. Do anything bike. Weaknesses: Doesn't come with a chain guide or lock on grips. Bike is built for free ride it should have those stock but its only a couple hundred bucks so small price to pay. Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: Mount 7 Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $2500.00 Purchased At: River Valley Cycle Bike Setup: Mostly stock due to stock components are top of the line. Did switch out the fork to Rock Shock Boxxer World Cup, ODI grips and Gamut P30 chain guide.
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Marshall Mullen
a Downhiller
from Malibu CA USA Date Reviewed: May 11, 2009 Strengths: Great bike for whatever you need it to do! Point it in a direction on any trail and its gone. Works well with anywhere from a 6-8 inch fork (I personally like 8 the best). Weaknesses: Nothing! Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Duration Product Used: 2 Years Price Paid: $1100.00 Bike Setup: 888 ATA world cup. Roco air TST works better than the fox 5.0 air.
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jeffbari
a Racer
from seoul korea Date Reviewed: May 10, 2009 Strengths: its bullit... Weaknesses: some noise at pivot... Bottom Line: Expand full review >>Favorite Trail: ansan seoul Duration Product Used: 3 months Price Paid: $2000.00 Purchased At: odbike korea Similar Products Used: marin quad xlt,heckler. Bike Setup: 08 lime green frame,36 float rc2,dhx5,xt's,hope pro2 syncros rims28,saint ,wtb rocket v,thomson seat,kenda blue groove2.5 front 2.35 back
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