Santa Cruz Launches "More Accessible" AL Versions of Its Popular Vala eMTB.

Santa Cruz Launches "More Accessible" AL Versions of its Popular Vala eMTB.

Today, Santa Cruz launched aluminum-framed versions of the Vala, lowering the cost of entry for one of its most highly regarded eMTBs. Coincidentally, Ibis also launched new AF versions of the Ripley and Ripmo today, too. The bike industry is going all-in on aluminum today, apparently.  The Santa Cruz Vala made waves when it launched late last year. One reason was that Santa Cruz opted for a four-bar suspension layout over its typical VPP system…

Santa Cruz launches a new e-bike for less than £5,000: Vala AL gets an alloy frame and Bosch CX motor, but it’s one of the heaviest 600Wh battery-equipped bikes I’ve seen

Santa Cruz isn’t a brand that does cheap, but its newest e-bike could have us rethinking that idea because it starts from just £4,899. Called the Vala AL, it’s an alloy version of the carbon bike we reviewed last year, but this time built up to hit that all-important £5k pricepoint brands like Amflow and Whyte are owning right now. The new Vala AL comes in two builds, one with Deore for 4,899 and one with Eagle 70 at £5,599, meaning both e-bikes…