Santa Cruz Stigmata - trying to get under 8kg

[rolfo]

Nice build! I recently built up a green Stigmata as a road build with Rival AXS and Farsports Feder with Panaracer GK 32s. Came in at 8.3kg.

Which thru-axles did you use in the end? I see I can save 100g by replacing my stock ones with J&Ls.

I'm thinking of a Santa Cruz Stigmata as a second "road"bike and to explore if graveling is something for me.
What's your experience with the stigmata as a roadbike?

Thanks!

[simbikotic]

Nice bike!

Is this a medium? And what is the saddle height? I'm looking how a 54cm will look for me

Thanks! It's a 54cm. My saddle height is 72cm. I am 176cm tall. Fit is good for off-road. If I was using it as a road bike with thin tires, then I might consider downsizing to 52.

[rolfo]

Nice bike!

Is this a medium? And what is the saddle height? I'm looking how a 54cm will look for me

Thanks! It's a 54cm. My saddle height is 72cm. I am 176cm tall. Fit is good for off-road. If I was using it as a road bike with thin tires, then I might consider downsizing to 52.

Thanks for your reply Changing to a 52cm size to get a more nimble ride?

[damitamit]

Nice build! I recently built up a green Stigmata as a road build with Rival AXS and Farsports Feder with Panaracer GK 32s. Came in at 8.3kg.

Which thru-axles did you use in the end? I see I can save 100g by replacing my stock ones with J&Ls.

I'm thinking of a Santa Cruz Stigmata as a second "road"bike and to explore if graveling is something for me.
What's your experience with the stigmata as a roadbike?

Thanks!

Enjoying it so far. Felt a bit slow to turn at first but got used to it and now it feels good. Done a few club rides on it and held up well against the others on road bikes. Got PDW fenders on it for winter at the moment.

[simbikotic]

Nice bike!

Is this a medium? And what is the saddle height? I'm looking how a 54cm will look for me

Thanks! It's a 54cm. My saddle height is 72cm. I am 176cm tall. Fit is good for off-road. If I was using it as a road bike with thin tires, then I might consider downsizing to 52.

Thanks for your reply Changing to a 52cm size to get a more nimble ride?

Exactly. And to lower the front a bit. Stack is pretty high for a road bike. Don't get me wrong it's still respectably fast on the road - even with the gravel tires on. Also descends *really* well on road. I already have a roadbike so I am optimizing for off-road with this build. If you want a do-it-all bike it might also be worth checking out the Crux thread (viewtopic.php?f=4&t=161754&start=870). Lots of folks building these out in "road mode".

[rolfo]

Nice bike!

Is this a medium? And what is the saddle height? I'm looking how a 54cm will look for me

Thanks! It's a 54cm. My saddle height is 72cm. I am 176cm tall. Fit is good for off-road. If I was using it as a road bike with thin tires, then I might consider downsizing to 52.

Thanks for your reply Changing to a 52cm size to get a more nimble ride?

Exactly. And to lower the front a bit. Stack is pretty high for a road bike. Don't get me wrong it's still respectably fast on the road - even with the gravel tires on. Also descends *really* well on road. I already have a roadbike so I am optimizing for off-road with this build. If you want a do-it-all bike it might also be worth checking out the Crux thread (viewtopic.php?f=4&t=161754&start=870). Lots of folks building these out in "road mode".

The Crux was indeed on my shortlist, but there doesn't seem to be any stock here in Europe.

[eurperg]

Just got mine down to 7,98 kg when I changed to road pedals (Keo Blade CroMo). Nothing special parts wise:

- Ultegra R8000 / Ultegra RX groupset
- FarSports 30/30 hooked, Bitex hubs, CX-Ray, XT rotors
- GK 38mm with Orange Seal
- Superzero stem and post, Giant XR D-fuse alloy bars
- Selle San Marco Regale FX wide

[simbikotic]

Just got mine down to 7,98 kg when I changed to road pedals (Keo Blade CroMo). Nothing special parts wise:

- Ultegra R8000 / Ultegra RX groupset
- FarSports 30/30 hooked, Bitex hubs, CX-Ray, XT rotors
- GK 38mm with Orange Seal
- Superzero stem and post, Giant XR D-fuse alloy bars
- Selle San Marco Regale FX wide

Very nice!