2. Santa Cruz Bronson
Clearly Santa Cruz has a reputation among mountain bikers for producing the best enduro mountain bikes, nabbing the #2 and #3 spots in our survey overall. Like the Nomad, the Santa Cruz Bronson sports 27.5″ wheels but is designed to be a better climber and slightly less aggressive descender.
The Bronson has 150mm of VPP suspension travel in the rear and is specced with a 150mm fork up front. Aluminum and two flavors of carbon frames are available, with prices starting at $3,299 for a complete build.
