Santa CruzVala AL

Price: £4,899
Motor: Bosch Performance Line CX100 Nm
Battery: 600 WhBosch PowerTube 600 Wh
Travel F / R: 160 / 150 mm
Wheels: Mullet 29" / 27.5"
Weight: 23.8 kg

Overview

The Vala AL is the aluminium version of the Vala: the same four-bar layout with 150 mm of rear travel, a 160 mm fork and mixed wheels (29-inch front, 27.5-inch rear), but without the flip chip and in sizes S to XL only.

It uses the Bosch Performance Line CX (BDU38) motor and a 600 Wh PowerTube battery. The UK build, Vala AL Deore 6200, combines a Shimano Deore drivetrain and brakes with RockShox suspension; Santa Cruz quotes 23.8 kg.

Aluminium four-bar frame
Bosch Performance Line CX, 600 Wh
150 mm rear / 160 mm fork, mixed wheels
Sizes S to XL

Santa Cruz Vala AL builds

TrailVala AL Deore 6200Bosch CX · 600 Wh · 160 / 150 mm£4,899

Vala AL geometry

Size	S	M	L	XL
Reach	433 mm	458 mm	478 mm	498 mm
Stack	625 mm	634 mm	643 mm	656 mm
Head tube angle	64.1°	64.1°	64.1°	64.1°
Head tube length	110 mm	120 mm	130 mm	145 mm
Rear center	440 mm	440 mm	445 mm	445 mm
Front center	771 mm	800 mm	825 mm	851 mm
BB height	342 mm	342 mm	342 mm	342 mm
BB drop front	30 mm	30 mm	30 mm	30 mm
BB drop rear	13 mm	13 mm	13 mm	13 mm
Wheelbase	1211 mm	1241 mm	1270 mm	1297 mm
Top tube length	578 mm	606 mm	628 mm	652 mm
Seat tube length	380 mm	400 mm	420 mm	460 mm
Seat tube angle	76.9°	76.9°	76.8°	76.8°
Standover height	744 mm	745 mm	729 mm	732 mm