DREAM BUILD MTB - Santa Cruz Bronson

When Santa Cruz launched the Bronson back in 2013 it totally changed the game of what a 150mm 'trail bike' was capable of. A bike that could go uphill and downhill with the same ease, was this one of the first 'enduro' bikes?! We have always been huge fans of the Bronson, having owned them ourselves and for this Dream Build we pulled out the stops to create a heavy hitting Bronson capable of any trails you want to throw at it whilst still being light enough to help you get to the top of the hill!

Full FOX Factory suspension throughout with a DHX2 Coil shock being the more unusual feature on this bike. Crankbrothers E11 Synthesis carbon rims laced onto Industry 9 Hydra hubs act as an incredibly strong and lightweight, reliable enduro wheel package. North Shore Billet are one of mountain biking's ICONIC machining shops creating incredible and ingenious components for many years, we chose their new Talon crankset alongside their pedals to provide one of the strongest and most durable cranksets available, besides this they look incredible! Burgtec carbon enduro bars alongside their stem cover the cockpit with Hope Enduro brakes taking care of stopping duties.
Tyres are Maxxis front and rear with the Assegai upfront bringing the grip. Shimano XT forms the drivetrain providing reliable, robust and lightweight drivetrain with a huge range!

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Motorex are keeping our workshop supplied with their incredible range of greases, lubricants, maintenance and cleaning products, one of the only brands that create their own products.

Hazet have been making tools at their factory in Germany since 1868 and make a huge variety of tools which are kitting out the Dream Build workshop. Especially useful and exciting for us is how we can incorporate their incredibly accurate torque wrenches and their heavy industry tools into Dream Building!

Knipex need almost no introduction, well known around the world to manufacture the best range of pliers available to the consumer and professional. Our workshop is fully kitted out with a huge range of useful pliers and cutting tools which make our life easier!

Abbey bike tools, we are so proud to be working with these guys after many years of dreaming of their tools which allow us to do our job even better! Their innovation never stops and they're constantly bringing new tools to the market to make bike mechanics lives easier! The best of the best.

Dream Build bikes need protecting from the elements, crashes and anything else life throws at them. After purchasing RideWrap to fit on bikes which we couldn't find protection kits elsewhere, RideWrap have the most comprehensive list of compatible frame protection kits we have found for even the most rare and unique bikes.

Years and years of creating numerous Dream Builds, we have used a huge variety of different tubeless sealants, many people recommended Orange Seal and after personal experience using their sealant we are proud to bring Orange Seal into the Dream Build workshop!

One of the best upgrades you can do to any bike is a titanium bolts, we will be working with Better Bolts to take our Dream Build's to the next level with multiple colour options on long lasting, lightweight titanium bolts and hardware.

Feedback sports are well known for making incredible bike workstands for both the workshop and the outdoors, we are excited to be using them to make our builds happen!

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[LUCKYSOB]

This is my favorite one in a loooong time. Perfect build 👀 the selection of the crank set, the black chain and the stem and bars blew me away. '10'

[edvolcom]

I also love the fact you have literally everything in the workshop!!!!

[PiisRound]

damn I recently built my own custom bronson, love this bike! Makes me very happy to see this wonderful build! c:

[Hendricksb]

So psyched to see you building up a bronson! I’ve had this bike for nearly 3 years… I absolutely love it!

[markuskotka]

Nice Santa Cruz with Fox. Amazing.
Relaxing time again. Thanks!

[DorsetMTBer-tibq]

The start reminded me if the Spinal Tap film when Stone Henge was lowered onto stage. 😂🤣😂

[Otzen]

Imagine: with a black fork !
Amazing build

[MartinvonBargen]

Give me Hope Gee Milner, Give me Hope Gee Milner...

Nice to see some Barnoldswick goodies on a build. ❤

Great relaxing build as usual

[lucasblanchard]

I’m always impressed by the massive assortment of parts you have in every color imaginable, that’s truly a dream bike workshop! I’ll definitely check out the recent giveaways. Great content as always, much love from Texas!

[youtubefaraaz]

Hey bro i love the bicycle and i love to assemble it ❤❤❤ i love ur videos. And i have learn many things about bicycle like how to assemble

[edvolcom]

I wanna learn how build customs bikes when watching your videos

[bongobob]

That coil does not have a lot of coil to it. Very interesting

[lefthorse]

Man, i would pay to do this job ... but, its a mistake or there is a client who ask to mount the brake levers in opposite way ? Because of that, the cable management its awkward

[rolandfischer]

Is there any trick to route the housing for the dropper cable through the frame? I own exactly the same bike and built it up myself, but did not manage to get the line for the dropper through the "corner" near the BB. With a rs reverb hydraulic housing, it worked instantly as it is softer and can manage the bend at the corner. Did you use any special cable housing in the video?

[ej]

Do customers pick the parts they want for the bike or do you choose the parts?

[jbarryclkrec]

That fork tube jig does not seem as stable and robust as the Park Tool one. Not a whole lot getting secured in the vice.

[jeffv.]

What size is the YETI SB160? I see several people have asked but no it, I'm entering anyway.

[chrissmoot]

What are you using in the vice to hold the wheels while you work on them?