$19,990.00
What goes up, loves coming down!
The Bullit is an electric mountain bike designed for tackling the steepest and deepest of trails in both directions. Imagine the kinds of rooty, rocky, horror fests usually reserved for our biggest hitting bikes like the Nomad and Megatower. Then imagine what lies beyond that.
Where the Heckler’s priority is agility and playful handling, the Bullit takes a more no limits approach. 170mm travel, a 38mm fork and DoubleDown tires reflect the smashability of this platform. This is a bike for riders who seek V10 level terrain that’s out of range of any chairlift or shuttle road.
It was actually the Santa Cruz Syndicate team’s success on their mixed wheel DH race bikes that made us consider the same format for the Bullit. We learned from them that mixed wheels provide the confidence at speed of a 29er with the more spritely handling characteristics and maneuverability of a 27.5-inch rear wheel. And for an e-bike, it also means we can dictate exactly how long (or short) we want to make the chainstays to balance climbing traction and handling. The added butt clearance on super steep stuff is just another bonus.
The biggest trails take a bigger commitment to reach them. Thankfully Shimano’s commitment to the STEPS EP8 motor means we have a lighter, more powerful (85nm), more compact and more efficient way of reaching them. The EP8 is also tuned to give more power in Trail mode without affecting range. So paired with Shimano’s biggest 630wh battery it ensures the Bullit is fully equipped for long, tough climbs to the longest, toughest descents.
Description
The Santa Cruz Bullit – A 170mm Behemoth!
The Bullit stands as the bigger beefcake brother to the existing Heckler. You can probably think of it as a sort of electrified mashup of the Megatower and Nomad.
It features a full carbon chassis, and it’s equipped with a whopping 170mm of travel front and rear. Complete bikes feature Fox 38s or a RockShox ZEB fork option, along with coil or high-volume air-sprung piggyback shocks. Santa Cruz has also elected to build the Bullit around a trendy mullet wheelsize setup, with a 29in front wheel and a 27.5in rear wheel. This allows the chainstay length to be kept quite short at 449mm, despite the motor and huge amount of travel.
As with the Heckler and all of Santa Cruz’ longer travel full suspension bikes, the Bullit relies on the new generation lower link VPP suspension layout. The shock sits low down in the frame, where it’s driven by the lower VPP linkage. Kinematic reasons aside, this configuration also allows for a water bottle to be mounted inside the mainframe – an important feature that isn’t always guaranteed with electric mountain bikes.
It Gets Shimano’s Big 630Wh Battery
Compared to the Heckler with its 504Wh battery, the Bullit downtube houses Shimano’s larger 630Wh internal battery pack. The battery is still easily removable with a hex key, and it’s protected by a large carbon fibre armour plate that lines the underside of the downtube. A charging port sits just above the motor on the non-drive side, so you can charge the battery either in the bike, or separately.
Powering most Bullit models is Shimano’s latest EP8 motor. Compared to the outgoing E8000 motor, the new drive unit boasts lower weight (310g lighter), less volume (10% smaller) and less drag (36% reduction). It’s of course more powerful too, with up to 85Nm of torque on tap. Each of the three assist modes can be tuned via the E-Tube smartphone app, so you can alter the power output, power delivery and characteristic of each mode.
Additional information
Brand | Santa Cruz |
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Colour | LAVENDAR |
Size | Large |
Build Kit | SRAM NX |
Model | SANTA CRUZ BULLIT |
Stock Location | Melbourne |
TECH SPECS
Frame | SANTA CRUZ BULLIT CC |
Fork | Fox Factory 38, 170mm, 29″ |
Shock | RockShox Super Deluxe Select |
Headset | FSA Internal Stack |
Bar | Santa Cruz | e35 Carbon Bar | Di2 internal routing | 800mm | 35mm Clamp | 35mm Rise | 8.5 degree sweep |
Stem | Mk3 Enduro Stem Purple Rain 35×42.5 |
Grips | Santa Cruz House Grips |
Crank | Shimano EM600 Crank Arms 165mm |
Rear Der. | SRAM GX AXS |
Cassette | SRAM XX1 10-52T Gold |
Shifter | SRAM GX AXS |
Chain | SRAM XX1 Gold |
Brakes | Magura MT7 Pro |
Rotors | Galfer Shark Disc 223mm Front, 203mm Rear |
Post | Fox Factory Transfer 150mm |
Wheels | Hope Pro4 Purple Hubs laced to FR560 29” front 27.5″ rear |
Tire Front | Maxxis Assegai 29 x 2.5 EXO+ 3C TR MaxxGrip |
Tire Rear | Maxxis Minion DHR II 27.5 x 2.40 WT DH 3C MaxxGrip TR FOLD 60x2TPI |
Saddle | WTB Volt |
Upgrades | CALL US FOR UPGRADE OPTIONS |