Santa Cruz Stigmata CC GRX 700c - 2021 - Blue - 56cm - Demo 1

When the Stigmata was resurrected in 2015, we fused a number of MTB standards and design features to create our spin on the modern CX bike. Nowadays, the internally routed disc brakes, generous tire clearance, and thru-axles approach that made the Stigmata famous have become more of a norm for the gravel-curious and free-roading crowd, so we took a fresh look at which standards the riders of tomorrow wanted access to today.

Threaded bottom brackets remain a perennial favorite across our entire line. The Stigmata also has your ass covered with neat, hidden fender mounts, and three water bottle mounts that highlight the Stigmata's ever-widening scope of purpose.

Deeper adventures, bigger tires perhaps? The frame now clears up to a 45mm 700c or a 2.1" 650B tire. Marry the latter to our Force/X01 AXS mashup kit, and you've got yourself the kind of drop-bar singletrack rallycat we can all get on board with.

And, when it comes to good old-fashioned off-road etiquette, the Stigmata's had some coaching at the Highball school of stiffness, handling, and offroad feel. The carbon layup and frame design produce a ride so law-abiding you'd think HR had sent it on a compliance training course.

Geometry plays a big part here too, so we've made tweaks to improve handling for smaller riders and reduce toe overlap. The reworking of the 52/54cm frames means the Stigmata now comfortably suits riders from 5'3" and up. Meanwhile, different fork offsets—50mm for the 52-54cm sizes, and 45mm for the 56-61cm sizes—help ensure your little piggies don't go to market on the front wheel.

Topped off with tidy details like 12mm front axle and flat-mount brakes, the Stigmata is designed to let you decide whatever the heck you want this category to be.

- Frame: Carbon CC Cyclocross
- 700c x 45mm tire clearance
- Front Derailleur: Shimano GRX Braze-On, 11spd
- Rear Derailleur: Shimano GRX, 11spd
- Brakes: Shimano GRX 810

• Frame Carbon CC Cyclocross
• Headset Cane Creek 40 IS Integrated
• Rims/Wheels DT Swiss XR 361 Asym 29"
• Hubs Front: DT Swiss 350, 12x100, Center Lock, 28h
• Rear: DT Swiss 350, 12x142, 11spd, Center Lock, 28h
• Spokes Sapim Race
• Tires Maxxis Rambler, 700x40c
• Crankset Shimano GRX 11spd
• Chainrings 48/31T
• Bottom Bracket Shimano Ultegra
• Chain Shimano SLX M7000, 11spd
• Front Derailleur Shimano GRX Braze-On, 11spd
• Rear Derailleur Shimano GRX, 11spd
• Cassette/Rear Cogs Shimano Ultegra 6800, 11-34T
• Shifters Shimano GRX 810
• Handlebars Easton EA70 AX
• Tape/Grips Velo Bar Tape
• Stem Easton EA90
• Brakes Shimano GRX 810 w/Shimano RT80 Ice Tech Center Lock, 160mm
• Saddle WTB Silverado Team
• Seat Post Easton EC70, Zero Offset