The Vala Alloy brings Santa Cruz's versatile electric mountain bike to the trails with an aluminium frame, delivering the same Santa Cruz performance at a more accessible price. It shares its frame layout and suspension design with the carbon Vala (minus the geometry flip-chip), so you still get excellent build quality, great handling and advanced suspension, paired with Bosch's Performance Line CX motor and a versatile battery setup.

The Bosch Gen 5 drive unit is powerful, reliable and quiet, with class-leading power delivery of up to 120Nm and rattle-free descending. The 600Wh battery is over 1kg lighter and much smaller than the 800Wh option, which allows a smaller, lighter frame and keeps weight low for better handling. 600Wh covers most rides comfortably, and the optional 250Wh PowerMore range extender gives you the freedom to go further when you need to.

You'll notice the Vala doesn't use Santa Cruz's familiar VPP layout. With the motor in place there isn't room to position a VPP linkage optimally, so Santa Cruz went back to the drawing board and designed a 4-bar linkage instead. It delivers excellent e-bike suspension kinematics, a big improvement in anti-rise for better braking performance, and much more seatpost insertion depth for longer dropper posts.

There are two builds. The Deore kit pairs a full Shimano Deore 12-speed drivetrain and brakes with a RockShox Psylo fork and Deluxe Select shock. The SRAM 70 kit has an Eagle T-Type 12-speed drivetrain, SRAM DB8 brakes and a RockShox ZEB Base fork with Super Deluxe Base shock.

Features

• Aluminium frame sharing the carbon Vala's design
• Bosch Performance Line CX Gen 5 motor, up to 120Nm
• Compact, lightweight 600Wh battery
• Compatible with the optional Bosch 250Wh PowerMore range extender
• 150mm 4-bar rear suspension with a 160mm fork
• Mixed wheels: 29" front, 27.5" rear
• Deep seatpost insertion for long-travel droppers
• Lifetime frame warranty

Sizing

• S: 5'0" and over
• M: 5'4" and over
• L: 5'9" and over
• XL: 6'1" and over