2024 Santa Cruz Bicycles Vala MX (hi) S

	S	M	xl	xl	xxl
Stack	623mm	632mm	641mm	655mm	668mm
Reach	435mm	460mm	480mm	500mm	525mm
Stack to Reach Ratio	1.43:1	1.37:1	1.34:1	1.31:1	1.27:1
Seat Tube Length, C-T	380mm	400mm	420mm	460mm	500mm
Top Tube Length, Actual C-C	573mm	601mm	622mm	645mm	673mm
Top Tube Slope	26deg	23.8deg	22deg	19deg	15.9deg
Head Tube Angle	64.2deg	64.2deg	64.2deg	64.2deg	64.2deg
Seat Tube Angle	77.5deg	77.5deg	77.5deg	77.5deg	77.5deg
Head Tube Length	110mm	120mm	130mm	145mm	160mm
Bottom Bracket Drop	28mm	28mm	28mm	28mm	28mm
Bottom Bracket Height	344mm	344mm	344mm	344mm	344mm
Chainstay Length	439mm	440mm	443mm	446mm	450mm
Chainstay Length Horizontal	438.1mm	439.1mm	442.1mm	445.1mm	449.1mm
Front-Center	771mm	800mm	825mm	851mm	883mm
Front-Center Horizontal	771.9mm	800.9mm	825.9mm	851.9mm	883.9mm
Wheelbase	1210mm	1240mm	1268mm	1297mm	1333mm
Fork Offset/Rake	44.4mm	44mm	44.6mm	43.9mm	44.6mm
Trail	130.6mm very high	130.9mm very high	130.3mm very high	131mm very high	130.3mm very high
Mechanical Trail	117.5mm	117.9mm	117.3mm	118mm	117.3mm
Wheel Flop	51.2mm	51.3mm	51mm	51.4mm	51.1mm
Standover Height	741mm	735mm	734mm	734mm	728mm
Tire to Pedal Spindle	229mm 170 mm cranks	258mm 170 mm cranks	283mm 170 mm cranks	309mm 170 mm cranks	341mm 170 mm cranks
Pedal Spindle to Ground Clearance	174mm 170 mm cranks	174mm 170 mm cranks	174mm 170 mm cranks	174mm 170 mm cranks	174mm 170 mm cranks

Very Upright

Somewhat Upright

Average

Somewhat Aggressive

Very Aggressive

The Bike Insights Upright/Aggressive scale is based on analysis of a bike’s proportions relative to similar sized bikes in the same category.

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Source:https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/collections/vala/products/vala-s-2025?variant=49996357468442

Geometry