Make sure you let your loved ones know where you're riding because the new Santa Cruz Heckler makes any ride more epic.

More Range: An all-new 720wh battery (up from 504wh in the Heckler 8) paired with the class-leading 85nm Shimano EP8 motor means that the days of "range anxiety" are long behind you. You're free to ride further, faster, and never have to worry if you'll be pushing your dead sled back to the car on empty.

Refinement through and through: Improved suspension kinematics with a new "flip-chip," redesigned passthrough allowing you to choose virtually any aftermarket shock, MX, and 29" wheel options.

The Heckler 9's suspension was tuned to allow the rider to choose how they like to ride. The addition of a flip-chip (A reversible keyed insert that raises and lowers the rear linkage) offers two positions; high and low.

HIGH: provides the rider with a more progressive suspension curve that builds up as the suspension moves deeper into its travel. This setting helps hold the bike higher in its travel and creates an excellent platform for all-day riding.

LOW: tuned to provide a liner suspension path, this setting maintains a consistent feel regardless of where the bike is in its travel, meaning that it is predictable and easier to use the bike's full 150mm of rear travel to bottom-out.

For the first time on the Heckler, you can choose between MX (29" front and 27.5" rear) and 29" wheels options.

These bikes are not created equal: and each comes to you with a unique rear end designed to get the most out of the chosen wheel size. Each bike shares the front triangle, but has a different rear triangle and linkage.

29": 460mm chainstay length - This platform is best for riders looking for stability, speed, and the ability to mow over terrain without a second thought to rocks, roots, or even your fallen comrades if they happen to tip over in your warpath.

MX: 445mm Chainstay length - Choose your buzzword here! "Poppy", "Playful", "Catlike". The MX Wheel option keeps the rear end short, allowing the rider to more easily carry the front wheel over obstacles and turn on a dime in even the hardest corners.

If you're like us, you like to fiddle with everything you buy and make it EXACTLY how you want it. The Heckler 9 will now fit virtually any rear shock. From high volume air shocks to coils, anything goes.

Reasons to stay stock: Santa Cruz spec'd it for a reason! Featuring the Rockshox Super Delux Select, Select+, or Ultimate this shock is nearly impossible to set up incorrectly. Go ahead - google it; we'll wait—the best performance without needing a certified technician sitting trailside with you.

Reasons to change: You know why... if this is you, you've already been Youtubin' and Pinkbike foruming till your heart's desire. More tuneable air shocks or more linear coils to help amplify the characteristics of the lower position of the flip-chip, that's what you're here for.