NEWS
Syndicate's Goldman Back In Action, 3rd At Rock D'Azur
27th Oct 2009
Ding...ding...ding....ding...the song of the alarm clock goes off and I know it's gonna be a long trip to Europe.
Minnaar 3rd At Schladming World Cup Finals, Syndicate #1 Team
21st Sept 2009
The record-breaking season comes to and end for the Syndicate Boys.
Interview with Steve Peat: 'Downhill is one of the hardest sports'
16th Sept 2009
Our boy Peaty talks to The Guardian
Finally The Bride, Peaty Wins The Big One, Minnaar His Bridesmaid
9th Sept 2009
Finally in the record books - Steve Peat - World's Best!
The Race For the World Cup Championship Hots Up As Minnaar Claims Victory in Bromont
1st Aug 2009
With just one round remaining the battle goes down to the wire.
Peaty grabs his 50th World Cup Podium with Second in Mt Sainte Anne
26th July 2009
Syndicate Rider Steve Peat creates more history with a half century of podium finishes.
Santa Cruz Tallboy 29er - First Look
1st July 2009
The cat's fully out of the bag with pictures and details of the forthcoming 29er.
Minnaar Takes Leader Jersey Back With A 3rd In Maribor Downhill
21st June 2009
The South African rider grabs the UCI World Cup leader's jersey from team mate Steve Peat
Minnaar Takes The Fort By Storm
17th June 2009
Syndicate member, Greg Minnaar takes top honours once again in Scotland
Peaty On A Roll, Wins Lisbon Downtown For 8th Consecutive Year!!!
26th May 2009
Steve Peat rounds off a sensational May with a third win in a row
Santa Cruz Syndicate's Steve Peat Wins Andorra World Cup Downhill For 17th Career Dh Win, Minnaar 3rd
17th May 2009
Back to back wins for Steve Peat sets new World Cup record.
Headmaster Schools The Field, Peaty Takes La Bresse Win
10th May 2009
Steve Peat equals record for number of World Cup wins.
Santa Cruz Syndicate's Minnaar 2nd In Sea Otter Downhill
20th Apr 2009
As the season starts to gather pace the world's top DH racers land in California for the 09 Sea Otter Classic
Introducing the all-new carbon fiber Blur LT
14th Apr 2009
It's just like the Blur LT that everyone loves. Except it's lighter, stiffer, way stronger, faster, and more responsive, and stronger..
Minnaar Wins Hometown World Cup Downhill, Peaty In 3rd!
14th Apr 2009
Santa Cruz Syndicate kick off the new season with two podium places.
Syndicate Team In Pre-Season Testing (Video)
30th Mar 2009
Santa Cruz Syndicate riders hit up the trails on their 09 machines.
Syndicate's Bryceland Takes His First Pro Win!
1st Mar 2009
Santa Cruz Syndicate's Josh Bryceland (SRAM/RockShox) has just won his first race as a pro at the Innerleithen Winter Series in Scotland.
Here's our new bike. We call it the Driver 8
30st Jan 2009
It has 8 inches of next-generation VPP rear wheel travel. It also has enough room to raise or lower the seat through a 7-inch range. So, just what kind of bike is it supposed to be?
Hail To The Chief; Santa Cruz Introduce Full Carbon Blur XC!
21st Jan 2009
The inauguration of a fresh president in the USA seems like an auspicious time to take the wraps off Santa Cruz Bicycles' most closely guarded secret since, well, ever.
Syndicate Thanks Nathan Rennie for Five Great Years!
12th Dec 2008
Santa Cruz Syndicate announce the departure of Nathan Rennie.
World Downhill Champ Takes Up Hard Enduro Challenge
11th Dec 2008
The 2008 World Champ take up the challenge of entering and completing the arduous Roof of Africa Rally
A Day With Doug the Mechanic
19th Nov 2008
Spare 15 minutes to watch what it takes to keep the best in the world racking up those podium finishes.
The Wharncliffe Weekender raised £13,000 for Sheffield's Weston Park Hospital
1st Nov 2008
Steve Peat's celebrates a successful Wharncliffe Weekender, local hospital benefits.
Pearce Cycles Demo Weekend
28th Oct 2008
Test out an LT, Nomad or V10 at Pearce's demo weekend.
8th & 9th November 2008
Santa Cruz Syndicate: Mission Accomplished!
14th Sept 2008
Minnaar, Bryceland And Syndicate Shotgun The 2008 UCI Titles.
Minnaar wins Canberra World Cup, Rennie takes second.
31st Aug 2008
Santa Cruz Syndicate's Greg Minnaar and Nathan Rennie top the podium in Canberra, Australia.
Just In Stock! Peaty Grips!
28th Aug 2008
We've just got stock of exclusive "Peaty" grips, guaranteed to make you look fast, even if you aren't.
Marc and Donny Report Back from a Successful Crankworx Festival
14th Aug 2008
Two Thirds of the Bike Radar team travel to Whistler for the nine day festival.
Santa Cruz Syndicate's Minnaar and Peat Podium Again at Bromont World Cup.
2nd Aug 2008
Greg and Steve jump on the podium again as the World Cup circus rolls into Bromont.
Minnaar Wins, Takes Overall Lead in UCI Downhill at Mt. Ste. Anne!
28th July 2008
Greg takes his second successive World Cup win and leaps into the lead in the overall series.
Introducing the NEW Nomad!
21st July 2008
Following in the footsteps of the Blur LT's redesign earlier this year, the Nomad is the latest recipient of SCB's next generation VPP.
Santa Cruz Domination at National Champs!
20th July 2008
Syndicate and Bike Radar riders own the podium at this weekend's British Champs.
Santa Cruz grabs 3 podiums at Fort William NPS
7th July 2008
Just a month after his last visit Greg Minnaar wins again at Fort William.
Bryceland Junior World Champion, Peaty Takes Silver
21st June 2008
Josh brings home gold, Steve denied again.
Syndicate Smackdown, Minnaar wins it, Peat 3rd, Rennie 4th at Ft. William
8th June 2008
Another Weekend another World Cup round, and more success for the Syndicate team.
Two podiums spots for Syndicate, Minnaar and Peat 3rd and 4th at Andorra
1st June 2008
The Syndicate team take two more podiums in the latest round of the World Cup.
Peaty is now 7 times King of Lisbon DH!
18th May 2008
Syndicate Rider Steve Peat wraps up his seventh Lisbon Downtown Title.
Mountain Mayhem Demos 08
13th May 2008
Once again we're demoing bikes at Mountain Mayhem, check the details of this year's event.
BikeRadar Team Launch
10th May 2008
New Goals, New Kit, Higher Expectations, Team BikeRadar are ready to go!
Peaty 3rd, Minnaar 5th in World Cup opener in Maribor, Bryceland injured.
10th May 2008
The UCI DH Series kicks off in sunny Slovenia, with mixed results for the Syndicate team.
Hendershot 5th at Dirt Sweat & Gears.
8th May 2008
Syndicate veteran Mark Hendershot finished 5th at the Dirt Sweat & Gears 12 hour in Fayetteville, Tennessee. DSG, the second in USACycling's Ultra Endurance Series.
National DH Series Round 1
1st May 2008
Will and the team head for Scotland for the first round of the 2008 NPS series
Minnaar doubles up wins, syndicate dominates gravity podiums at sea otter.
20th Apr 2008
The 2008 season starts with the traditional curtain raiser, the Sea Otter Classic.
Bryceland cover stars on Dirt Issue 74
20th Mar 2008
New Syndicate member Josh Bryceland cover stars on Dirt Issue 74
Minnarr Big Air Camp success with Peaty as surprise guest
20th Mar 2008
Santa Cruz Syndicate's Greg Minnaar hosted a Big Air Camp for 10 local downhillers from around South Africa preceding the Pietermaritzburg leg of the SA Downhill MTB Championships.
Neil Donoghue Makes The Cover Of Dirt 73
29th Feb 2008
Donny rocks the cover aboard his Jackal, and the new Chameleon gets tested inside.
Greg Minnaar Welcomed To Santa Cruz
20th Feb 2008
New Santa Cruz Syndicate member, Greg Minnaar, had a chance to check out his new digs with a trip to Santa Cruz in February.
Santa Cruz Demo Dates for 2008
4th Jan 2008
For 2008 we're joining up with the What Mountain Bike Demo Tour.
Santa Cruz Syndicate Welcomes GREG MINNAAR!
20th Nov 2007
The Santa Cruz Syndicate is excited to welcome Greg Minnaar onto the Syndicate for the next two downhill racing seasons!
Santa Cruz Syndicate Has A New Rising Star: Josh Bryceland
8th Oct 2007
After a brilliant season under the watchful eye of Steve Peat, Junior World Champion Johs Bryceland lands himself a place on the full Syndicate team.
Pump It!
4th Oct 2007
This brief instructional video from Bikeskills.com will help you learn pump track.
Heckler Wins Big in WMB '07 Awards
2nd Oct 2007
The all new Heckler frame scoops 2 awards in What Mountain Bike magazines annual awards.
Maribor World Cup Final - Josh Bryceland's View.
16th Sept 2007
Josh takes us though the last weekend on the world DH circuit in 2007.
Peat 3rd
Overall in World DH Series
Bryceland Junior DH Overall Winner.
16th Sept 2007
The 2007 DH series wraps up in an eventful season for the Santa Cruz Syndicate Team.
Hill's Reign Continues, Peat And Rennie's Hopes Dashed
9th Sept 2007
Sam Hill's dominance continues as he wins the downhill at the World Championships in Ft. William, Scotland.
World Championship Downhill Seeding Run: Peaty's Foot Stays On!
9th Sept 2007
It's World Championship time where things get exciting and colorful. The weather's iffy, and the Downhil Seeding runs are complete.
Beaumont Victorious in Round 3 of the British National Points Series
14th Aug 2007
Finally the weather improves and supplies a fast dry course for the third round of the NPS.
Bikes! New Ones! Check 'em out!
10th Aug 2007
We're very happy to announce the refinement of two favourites and an all new Frame which is sure to get you hot under the collar.
Will Longden Wraps up the Week for MBUK/Santa Cruz at the Crankworx Festival 2007
5th Aug 2007
Crankworx is over for another year, Team Captain Will Longden gives us a rundown of the week's racing.
Waddell Picks Up The Pace in Western Oz
1st Aug 2007
The battle was on and intense, fighting it out for first and second place in the elite category at the third round of the West Australian State Series in Boddingto, Aus.
Syndicate's Rennie 2nd On A-Line Downhill, Mc Mullen Rocks The House At Crankworx
25th July 2007
More top results for the Syndicate team.
The MBUK boys check in from Crankworx
25th July 2007
Crankworx is in full effect, Team MBUK/Santa Cruz give us an update.
The Syndicate Regroup at Crankworx.
24th July 2007
Crankworx is a great event for the Santa Cruz Syndicate athletes to regroup mid-season to race and play together.
Champion Again
23rd July 2007
Marc took the second National Title of his career on last week in very difficult conditions following three full days of heavy rain.
Peaty Gets Plastered.
18th July 2007
Disaster strikes as Steve dislocates ankle in NPS accident - faces race against time to be fit for World Championships.
Peaty 5th, Hill Wins With A 5 Second Margin, DH WC #4.
4th July 2007
After rain early in the week, riders were greeted with a beautiful sunny day for the downhill finals at the Nissan UCI World Cup Downhill held in the charming town of Schladming, Austria.
Hendershot First at 24 Hours of Summer Solstice.
4th July 2007
Mark Hendershot (Santa Cruz Syndicate) put up another win at North America's largest 24 hour race, 24 Hours of Summer Solstice, at Albion Hills, Ontario.
We Just Work Here DVD - NOW IN STOCK!
25th June 2007
The Santa Cruz documentry DVD by Brian Vernor has just arrived in stock, get yours now!
Peaty Grabs 3rd at Canadian World Cup
24th June 2007
The Syndicate made a great showing at the Nissan UCI World Cup Downhill race at Mt. Ste. Anne, Quebec, Canada, with Steve Peat placing 3rd and Nathan Rennie in 6th.
Syndicate Boys Test New Fort William Track
17th June 2007
Peaty and Rennie take full advantage of an opprtunity to check out the 2007 World Championships course in Fort William.
Peaty Leads World Cup Overall, Champery Rain Race
14th June 2007
Peaty scores a hard earned second place to take the overall lead in the UCI World Cup at a wet race in Switzerland.
Free "How to Win" DVD with Dirt 64
30th May 2007
Issue 64 of Dirt Magazine comes with the exclusive 'How to Win' DVD featuring first hand the action and adventures of World Cup DH racers Steve Peat and Nathan Rennie.
Peaty Second at NPS Rnd 2
27th May 2007
Santa Cruz Syndicate's Steve Peat placed second in the downhill in the second round of the British National Series race in Ae Forest.
Peaty Rules The Lisbon Downtown - Yet Again!
21st May 2007
What can we say other than Steve Peat rules the downhill in Lisbon as he wins the downtown event for the 6th year in a row, obliterating the nearest competitor by 2.624 seconds.
75mph on Snow? The Don checks in from Saas Fee
15th May 2007
"A Le Mans style start, 150 riders, 75 mph down a ski piste, what do you reckon?"
Peaty Smokes the DH
8th May 2007
In a perfect warm up to the start of the World Cup series, Steve Peat races the Sprint Avalanche in Lyon, France.
Santa Cruz/MBUK Team Feature.
1st May 2007
Team MBUK/Santa Cruz are a tough unit. They're the top DH team in the UK and third in the world.
Syndicate Camp @ Sea Otter 2007.
28th April 2007
Santa Cruz Syndicate video footage from the Sea Otter Classic 2007.