A gravel bike that refuses to be pigeonholed, the Stigmata could be anything from an all road tourer, to flat out Gravel race bike, or simply your long distance ride for exploring new ground both on road and off.
Light enough to cut it in the race pack, it's also got plenty off clearance for high volume tires and is comfy enough that you could happily choose for a multi day bike packing mission. As you'd expect from Santa Cruz, the geometry contains shades of their mountain bikes, making the Stigmata unusually sure footed and capable on single track for a drop bar gravel bike. With a relatively slack head angle and long wheelbase, it's more forgiving than most so whether you are pushing your speed limits or riding long days, it's an easier ride off road when it counts.
Just as you'd expect from Santa Cruz, the small details are also well handled. The BB is threaded for easy changes and a creak free life and there's Glovebox storage in the downtube creating additional carrying capacity for longer rides and helping to avoid a heavily loaded jersey. Cable changes are simple and the carbon quality is as good as it gets.
Specification
- Frame: Stigmata CC Carbon
- Fork: Stigmata CC Carbon, 12x100mm Thru-Axle
- Wheelset: DT Swiss 370 Hubs with RaceFace AR Offset 25 Rims
- Tyres: Maxxis Rambler, 700x45c, Hyper-X, EXO
- Brakes: SRAM Rival
- Rotors: SRAM Centerline, Centerlock, 160mm
- Cranks: SRAM Rival XPLR, 42t XS-S: 165mm; M-L: 170mm; XL-XXL: 172.5mm
- Bottom Bracket: SRAM DUB 68mm Road Wide BB
- Chainring: SRAM 42T
- Chain: SRAM GX Eagle T-Type, Flattop, 12spd
- Cassette: SRAM GX 1275 Eagle T-Type, 10-52t
- Rear mech: SRAM GX Eagle AXS T-Type, 12spd
- Shifter: SRAM Rival AXS
- Headset: Cane Creek 50 IS Integrated Headset
- Seatpost: Easton EC70, 27.2, Zero Offset, 27.2 All Sizes: 350mm
- Saddle: WTB Silverado Medium, CroMo
- Handlebar: Zipp Service Course 70 XPLR AL Bar, 31.8 XS-S: 42cm; M-L: 44cm; XL-XXL: 46cm
- Stem: Zipp Service Course Stem All Sizes: 70mm
FAQ
What are the biggest tires that can be fitted to the Stigmata?
There is clearance for up 50mm 700c tires. Santa Cruz have deigned the bike as a dedicated 700c platform, so they do not recommend fitting 27.5' wheels.
How many bottle mounts are there?
You can carry up top three full size bottles, two inside the front triangle and one on the underside of the downtube.
What other cranks are compatible?
The Stigmata uses a 68mm BB designed around SRAM wide cranks, or Shimano GRX.
What's the designed fork size if I want to swap?
The Stigmata geo is based on a 430mm axle to crown and 45mm offset, so try and keep as close to that as you can if switching forks.
