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The Santa Cruz Vala C GX AXS Electric Bike is a full-power ebike that delivers precision and power. It’s made for riders looking for focused performance on the best trails.
The Santa Cruz Vala C GX AXS Electric Bike is a full-power ebike that delivers precision and power. It’s made for riders looking for focused performance on the best trails.
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Santa Cruz Vala C GX AXS Electric Bike 2025 Gloss Grey

£8,599.00
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Santa Cruz Vala C GX AXS Electric Bike 2025 Gloss Grey

Season:2025

Brand:Santa Cruz

Code:25-VAL-C-GX-AXS-GRY

The Santa Cruz Vala C GX AXS Electric Bike is a full-power ebike that delivers precision and power. It’s made for riders looking for focused performance on the best trails. Perfectly balanced, refined suspension, and the finest quality construction, as always.

CLASS-LEADING POWER MEETS SANTA CRUZ RIDE DYNAMICS: All the legendary ride qualities of a Santa Cruz – supreme handling, great suspension, and longevity – paired with the class-leading Bosch Performance Line CX motor and a versatile battery solution. The Vala is built for real trails and not tribulations.

BOSCH PERFORMANCE LINE CX: The NEW Bosch drive unit is powerful, reliable and quiet. The power on tap and how it delivers it makes going up trails feel like descending.

RANGE WITH HANDLING IN MIND: 600 Wh is optimal for most rides. Low battery mass improves handling characteristics. The 250 Wh PowerMore extender battery provides the freedom to cover more ground when needed.

EXCEPTIONAL HANDLING DYNAMICS: Bombproof, lightweight carbon frame, superior ebike suspension performance and tuneable geometry and kinematic create a chassis that exceeds where real mountain biking demands it.

VP-FREE?: While this bike might look like something you’ve seen before, we found ways to make the four-bar suspension system work better on the trail and off. Sublime kinematics, dialed handling, tuned chassis stiffness, and we've made it a joy to own. Details really do matter.

Santa Cruz Vala C GX AXS Electric Bike Highlights

  • Chassis Stiffness - Stiff one-piece bridged link for chassis stiffness and protecting the shock from side loads. The stuff that causes other four-bar bikes to go soft. The seatstay bridge adds rigidity so the suspension can smoothly track rather than twisting.

  • Pivots - Main pivots run on the same legendary preloading collet axle and expanding wedge system that Santa Cruz introduced and is copied by many bike brands now. Axles can’t back out and are keyed for worry-free removal. The main pivots and seat tube pivot are the same hardware that they use across other bikes. All instructions can be found on their website and all spare parts you need are available in their webshop.

  • Bearings - Four oversized bearings in the chainstay pivots and an axle that holds everything captive (no workshop floor explosions). It doesn’t require a blind puller tool to remove bearings for service. They use larger, more robust bearings than most other brands. Bigger ball bearings are less sensitive to contamination. So the bike will ride better for longer. And like all of their bikes they offer free bearings for the lifetime of the original owner.

  • Hardware - Geo flip chip hardware is captive so there’s no fear of dropping small parts on the ground. To adjust, just loosen it, flip it, and retorque. It’s easy enough to do on the side of the trail with just one Allen key. Threads at chainstay, seatstay pivots, and shock mount are all replaceable. So if you do damage by being a ham-fisted mechanic it’s a simple fix, not a frame-damaging one. All 5mm Allen key broaches throughout, so it's easy to do quick bolt checks. It’s so easy to work on the bike that even the marketing people can do it (if we hide the sharp tools from them), and it requires no specialist tools.

Technical Information
MaterialCarbon C
Travel150mm
Wheel SizeMX
MIXED WHEELS: The larger 29-inch wheel adds traction and stability up front, while the 27.5-inch rear keeps the bike nimble and fun in corners.
Rear ShockFOX Float X Performance Elite, 205x60
ForkFOX 38 Float Performance Elite, Grip X2, 160mm
Rear DerailleurSRAM GX Eagle AXS T-Type, 12spd
Right ShifterSRAM AXS Pod Bridge
CassetteSRAM GX Eagle T-Type, 10-52t
ChainSRAM GX Eagle T-Type, Flattop, 12spd
HeadsetCane Creek 50 IS Integrated Headset
Rear TireSchwalbe Magic Mary, 27.5x2.5, Gravity Radial Soft
Front TireSchwalbe Magic Mary, 29x2.5, Trail Radial Ultra Soft
ValvesReserve Fillmore Valves
Front HubE13 SL, 15x110, 6-Bolt, 32h
Front RimRaceface ARC 30 HD
Rear HubE13 SL E-Spec, 12x148, XD, 6-Bolt, 32h
Rear RimRaceface ARC 30 HD
Front RotorSRAM HS2 200mm
Rear RotorSRAM HS2 200mm
BrakesSRAM Maven Bronze Stealth
CranksetSRAM GX Eagle Cranks, 160mm
Crank LengthS/M/L/XL/XXL - 160mm
HandlebarsOneUp Aluminum Bar, 35mm Rise, 800mm
Bar WidthS - 800mm, 20mm Rise M/L/XL/XXL - 800mm, 35mm Rise
StemOneUp Stem, 42mm -or- Burgtec Enduro Stem, 42mm
Stem LengthS/M/L/XL/XXL - 42mm
SaddleSDG Bel-Air V3, Max Lux-Alloy Atmos
SeatpostOneUp Dropper Post, 31.6
Dropper LengthS - 120mm, M - 180mm, L - 210mm, XL/XXL - 240mm
GripsSanta Cruz Bicycles House Grips
BatteryBosch PowerTube Battery 600Wh
Drive UnitBosch Performance CX BDU38
Sizing Information
Vala Size Chart

SMLXLXXL
Reach |hi/lo435/432460/456480/477500/497525/522
Stack |hi/lo623/625632/635641/643655/657668/670
Head Tube Angle |hi/lo64.2°/63.9°64.2°/63.9°64.2°/63.9°64.2°/63.9°64.2°/63.9°
Seat Tube Length |hi/lo380400420460500
Front Center |hi/lo771800825851883
BB Height |hi/lo344/340344/340344/340344/340344/340
BB Drop (front) |hi/lo28/3228/3228/3228/3228/32
BB Drop (rear) |hi/lo11/1511/1511/1511/1511/15
Wheelbase |hi/lo12101240126812971333
Rear Center |hi/lo439440443446450
Head Tube Length |hi/lo110120130145160
Top Tube Length |hi/lo573601622645673
Seat Tube Angle |hi/lo77.5°/77.2°77.5°/77.2°77.5°/77.2°77.5°/77.2°77.5°/77.2°
Standover Height |hi/lo741735734734728
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