{"id":16978,"date":"2017-03-15T08:45:00","date_gmt":"2017-03-15T08:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2017\/03\/15\/santa-cruz-revive-the-chameleon-r6272\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T07:06:09","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T07:06:09","slug":"santa-cruz-revive-the-chameleon-r6272","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/santa-cruz-revive-the-chameleon-r6272\/","title":{"rendered":"Santa Cruz revive the Chameleon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dirt or asphalt, mountain or urban, geared or singlespeed\u2014the moniker Chameleon has never rang more true than on this updated-for-2017 Santa Cruz classic. Upsized to either 29-inch or 27.5+ wheels, the Chameleon shifts from trail rally sled to bikepacker to winter slayer with simple, elegant aplomb. The wheel change is accomplished via interchangeable dropouts, and there&#8217;s a singlespeed version for each wheel size\u2014geared dropouts are 148mm-spaced, and singlespeed are 142mm.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-61897500-1489567053.jpg\" data-fileid=\"918574\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"918574\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-61897500-1489567053.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-61897500-1489567053.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><span class=\"italic text-sm text-slate-500 block mt-1 mb-4\">The Santa Cruz Chameleon R1+.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-2xl font-bold\">The Details<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Aluminium frame\n<\/li>\n<li>120mm fork travel\n<\/li>\n<li>29 or 27.5+ wheel options\n<\/li>\n<li>67.5-degree head tube angle\n<\/li>\n<li>Ships with gears, but singlespeed dropouts are available\n<\/li>\n<li>Internal dropper post routing and two water bottle mounts\n<\/li>\n<li>Interchangeable dropouts for gears (with 148mm x 12mm axle) or single speed (with 142mm x 12mm axle)\n<\/li>\n<li>Threaded bottom bracket<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-39313000-1489567054.jpg\" data-fileid=\"918575\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"918575\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-39313000-1489567054.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-39313000-1489567054.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-12 gap-4\">\n<div class=\"col-span-6\">\n<a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-44703400-1489567056.jpg\" data-fileid=\"918577\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"918577\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-44703400-1489567056.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-44703400-1489567056.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-span-6\">\n<a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-10277700-1489567060.jpg\" data-fileid=\"918581\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"918581\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-10277700-1489567060.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-10277700-1489567060.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"text-2xl font-bold\">Build kit options:<\/h2>\n<p>There are two build options for each wheelsize. The D and D+ are the entry builds and the R1 and R1+ models sport a few upgraded components. The D and D+ build kit features a RockShox Recon Silver RL fork, SRAM NX drivetrain with Race Face Aeffect cranks and SRAM Level brakes. The R1 and R1+ models get a Fox Rhythm fork, SRAM NX drivetrain with a wider GX cassette, Race Face Aeffect AL cranks and SRAM Level T brakes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"grid grid-cols-12 gap-4\">\n<div class=\"col-span-6\">\n<a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-39384500-1489567058.jpg\" data-fileid=\"918579\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"918579\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-39384500-1489567058.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-39384500-1489567058.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-span-6\">\n<a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-23045500-1489567059.jpg\" data-fileid=\"918580\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"918580\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-23045500-1489567059.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-23045500-1489567059.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-50183500-1489567057.jpg\" data-fileid=\"918578\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"918578\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-50183500-1489567057.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-50183500-1489567057.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"text-2xl font-bold\">Geometry:<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-90642000-1489567400.png\" data-fileid=\"918587\" data-fileext=\"png\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"918587\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-90642000-1489567400.png\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-90642000-1489567400.png\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center;\"><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-77684800-1489567399.png\" data-fileid=\"918586\" data-fileext=\"png\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"918586\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-77684800-1489567399.png\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-77684800-1489567399.png\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dirt or asphalt, mountain or urban, geared or singlespeed\u2014the moniker Chameleon has never rang more true than on this updated-for-2017 Santa Cruz classic. Upsized to either 29-inch or 27.5+ wheels, the Chameleon shifts from trail rally sled to bikepacker to winter slayer with simple, elegant aplomb. The wheel change is accomplished via interchangeable dropouts, and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":37143,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[1603,141,1602],"featured_location":[],"class_list":["post-16978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech","tag-chameleon","tag-santa-cruz","tag-santa-cruz-chameleon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16978\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16978"},{"taxonomy":"featured_location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured_location?post=16978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}