Did you think the new 2021 Santa Cruz Heckler MX had to little suspension travel and to small a battery? Then the new Bullit could be the bike for you.
Equipment
The Santa Cruz Bullit sports mullet wheels, just like the Heckler MX. There is a Maxxis Assegai 29×2,5″ up front and a smaller Maxxis Minion DHR ll 27.5×2.4″ at the back. All models come with a Rockshocx Super Deluxe shock and 38 mm stanction fork. Suspension travel is 170 mm front and rear. And even the entry level bike has got sorted and solid components.
Motor and battery
But there is one thing lacking on the entry level Bullit R, the Shimano EP8 motor. Just like on the Heckler bikes, you have to step up to the S-kit to get the EP8. All models get the big battery though, even the Bullit R. The Heckler frame is about one year old and the bigger battery won’t fit. But the Bullit frame is brand new and Santa Cruz opted for the big battery. And this sort of makes sense. Now they have got two bike with different battery sizes. The Heckler appears to be the nimble bike for jumping and shredding, While the Bullit will presumably feel a bit more stable and heavier to handle. But we haven’t ridden the bikes, so we might not know what we’re talking about.
Price
In our introduction of the 2021 Heckler, I said the price wasn’t that bad. And that’s a strange thing to say about a 7-8.000 € bike. But Santa Cruz is competitive compared against bikes from some other major emtb brands, with similar specs. The Bullit is a tad more than the Hecklers. Sure, it’s a lot of money, and I don’t know what to say about the entry level model. When spending way over € 7.000 I would want the EP8 motor, not the weaker Shimano E7000.
- Bullit R-kit € 7.599
- Bullit S-kit € 8.999
- Bullit XT-kit € 9.599
- Bullit X01-kit € 11,799
Specs and geometry
