The 5010 has always been the weirdo in the Santa Cruz lineup. Short travel without being XC, bomber tough without big hit suspension, and it’s generally been the last to upsize on wheels too. However, through the 5010's various iterations it’s picked up one of the strongest cult followings of any bike from any brand.
Born from the infamous Blur 4X (the short travel hardcore bike so many people claim to have had and loved – it’s the equivalent of being at the first Sex Pistols gig), it went through several other Blur TR / TRC iterations before eventually becoming its own bike as the Solo. Fittingly that caused a legal stink with another brand who already had a bike with the same name, so Santa Cruz IP squinted its eyes and called it the 5010 instead. Its defiantly individualistic attitude has carried on through the transfer from 26in to 27.5in wheels though, and V4 was probably the closest you’d get to a rodeo bull with wheels.
