Santa Cruz MX Showdown | 5010 v Bronson v Nomad Comparison

In this video I compare the all new Santa Cruz Bronson verse Santa Cruz Nomad and the Santa Cruz 5010. These are some of Santa Cruz most popular bikes. Which bike is for you and how to they compare.

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0:00 Intro
0:50 Descending/The fun stuff
2:44 Steeps
3:19 Jumps
4:41 Cornering
5:30 Climbing
6:27 Quality and Value/Build Comparison
9:22 Final Thoughts and Who are these bikes for?

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[tuanboerboel]

I have a nomad v6 sice a couple of weeks. Had a Hightower v3 the Season before. And it feels fairly similar in pedal efficiency. But the nomad is so much more fun. Corners so much better. And jumps like a dream. Very happy I went with the nomad and not the new bronson. Most fun bike I pedaled to date.

[stevenparisi]

Sick. Nice job with these videos dude. I built up a Nomad last season and just started building up a 5010 this week. Stoked to see this video pop up. Keep it up! Oh here’s an idea - compare general Bham area trails with Denver’s?

[MrGourd]

Love your reviews. You're got the skills to really push these bikes and you're very detailed in your reviews. I like the inclusion of the livability and maintenance of these bikes. You also articulate well how each bike rides. My only critique is the pesky wind noise on some your riding footage. Otherwise, keep up the great work!

[ChupacabraOffroad]

Excellent video, I've always been a "Nomad guy" bit recently built a new 5010 for Arizona trails and it's pretty damn good for my terrain.

[zosterinski]

exactly what i was looking for, thanks!

[sethgrimm]

Thank you! This is so helpful. It’s so difficult to find a good comparison of these 3 bikes. I’m currently riding a Hightower 2 with a cascade mullet link and have been wanting to upgrade to a true MX frame, just not sure which I want. This helps a lot

[mkrj]

Another good review, thanks. SC really needs to marry the 5010 and TB with a flip chip. Anyone else had creaking from the drop in headset? My last SC did and I was using a CK headset

[downhilldonnie]

If you were looking to have 2 bikes from Santa Cruz with the Nomad being one of those, would you go with a Tallboy, Hightower, or 5010 as the second bike? I'm considering adding a smaller travel bike (leaning towards full 29"), and wondering if the Hightower would be "too close" to the Nomad. For context I live in BC, so similar terrain to PNW/Sea-to-Sky.

[federicomarmolejo]

Great review, torn btw the mega tower and nomad for Bike park days and Gnar trips

[masonjohnson]

So the Nomad jumps better and handles chunk and big hits better, and still pedals great? For people who want a bike for a fun step up sesh, a gnarly free ride line, a race bike… this bike looks like a DREAM rig. Hope the don’t ruin it in any direction with the next update. Any other bikes that can check all these boxes? (Emphasis on pedals well, very fun on jumps, handles chunk and steeps) Maybe a modified Sentinel?, not sure if anything does is quite like the Nomad!

[timclayton]

Thanks for a great review and comparison. I have the new Bronson (swapped out rear shock for a coil and forks for a 38mm stanchion). You mention the rattling on the Nomad. How do you find the new Bronson? After fixing noise from the 38mm forks (shipped with broken damper, replaced under warranty after 2 rides) there’s still some noise from (I think) the back end. Maybe just the chain, first time using AXS or any electronic so maybe it’s just that vs mechanical. Only 2 hours of riding since new replacement damper so early days in the problem solving. Cheers and thanks again.

[thed]

Hi Nic for someone who wants to get comfortable with the steeps - like EBAD or Atlas, which would you pick between the Nomad vs Bronson ?

[Couffee]

Amazing review, however is the MX a preference versus a full 29er? I’m only asking because I ride a megatower.

[grantwilliams]

Great insight.. Do you have a preference between MX and 29”?

[petedog]

Great review and riding. Did yo see Rocky Mountain is fling for bankruptcy protection? I hope they can stay independent w a restructure and maybe pick up some investors. I don't want them to get gobbled up by a big mega corp, but I don't want them going under completely either. RM is an important legacy OG brand that is important to the industry.

[joshjohnson]

How do you think the Nomad or Bronson stacks up against the Patrol?

[kaneda]

Nomad for the win but they did us wrong with the ‘24 colours

[Bob_Shy_]

It's crazy the amount of models are available to do the same thing.

[nicholashines]

Great review. I do not have terrain that makes mullet bikes shine. The 5010 would be the only one that I would consider if the Tallboy didn't exist.