Deep Dive Into The All New Santa Cruz Nomad
From The Roller Door by Garen Becker
April 22, 2026 · 1h 11m · Season 4 · Episode 2
About this episode
Hannah discusses the improvements and engineering behind the new Santa Cruz Nomad with its creators.
The OG crowd favorite is back in its newest form. The Santa Cruz Nomad—the bike that defined the big mountain enduro category—is new and improved. The lightest it's ever been, while still utilizing the tried-and-true VPP platform, this version delivers its best ride yet. In this episode, Hannah sits down with Josh Kissner , Kiran, MacKinnon, and Peter Mueller-Wille —the product, suspension, and engineering minds behind the bike—to dig into the incremental changes that add up to a noticeably superior ride quality. Questions or comments? Email podcast@santacruzbicycles.com Thanks for listening!
People in this episode
Host: Hannah
Guests: Josh Kissner, Kiran, MacKinnon, Peter Mueller-Wille
Topics covered
- mountain biking
- bike engineering
- enduro bikes
- product review
- suspension technology
Keywords
- Santa Cruz Nomad
- mountain biking
- enduro
- bike suspension
- VPP technology
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Santa Cruz Bicycles, VPP
Products: Santa Cruz Nomad
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