Santa Cruz Nomad
Santa Cruz Nomad

Maintenance

  • Bearing Service
  • Chameleon Dropout Adjustment
 

Do It Yourself - Maintenance Guides

We make quality bicycles that are built to last. We make them easy to service without specialist tools or specialist skills. So easy that even members of our marketing team can do it with one eye closed (if we hide the sharp tools from them). All the spare parts you'll need can be found in the shop, click here to get a set of replacement bearings (free for original owners), and below you'll find some simple-to-follow guides for the basic service jobs.

However, if you don't know which end of a hammer to hold then we'd suggest taking your bike along to a local professional mechanic to do the work for you.

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The Santa Cruz Nomad resting against a wall

UPPER AND LOWER LINK MAINTENANCE

The Santa Cruz Nomad resting against a wall

UPPER AND LOWER LINK MAINTENANCE

UPPER AND LOWER LINK MAINTENANCE

VPP™ Bearing Service

Here’s what you need to know about servicing your upper and lower linkage bearings: the little spin-spins that keep your bike running smooth so you can blame literally anything else for how you’re riding today.

Sven Busse riding the 2022 Chameleon hardtail mountain bike.

CHAMELEON 8 DROPOUT ADJUSTMENT

Sven Busse riding the 2022 Chameleon hardtail mountain bike.

CHAMELEON 8 DROPOUT ADJUSTMENT

CHAMELEON 8 DROPOUT ADJUSTMENT

Chameleon 8 Dropout Adjustment

This video shows how to adjust the dropouts on a Santa Cruz Chameleon 8.

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