The Santa Cruz Chameleon is a stone-cold classic – one of the first bikes you could truly use everywhere, from trail rides to downhill runs and dirt jump sessions. It’s gone on a diet for 2013 but it’s still a top all-rounder, as Santa Cruz Syndicate teammates Steve Peat and Josh Bryceland prove on an old-school hardtail shred session at the pump track, trails and skatepark.
Source: Steve Peat & Josh Bryceland thrash the new Santa Cruz Chameleon from Santa Cruz Bikes
The fifth generation Santa Cruz Chameleon is made from slimmer, lighter hydroformed aluminium tubing
The gussets are gone but it's still ready for a thrashing, with ISCG-05 mounts and a slacker 68° head angle
A tapered head tube boosts front end stiffness, and the top tube's a little longer than before
Swappable rear dropouts mean it can be run singlespeed if required
Get the full lowdown at www.santacruzbicycles.com/chameleon.