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2005 Santa Cruz VP Free R FR

Launched at $3,299

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What a used one is worth

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New

$486

$221 to $695

Like new

$461

$210 to $661

Excellent

$437

$199 to $626

Good

$364

$165 to $522

Fair

$267

$121 to $383

For parts

$146

$66 to $209

From the launch price, aged to 2026 and adjusted for condition. Guidance from our catalog, not an appraisal.

Overview

Brand
Santa Cruz
Model family
VP Free
Model year
2005
Category
Mountain · freeride
Frame material
aluminum
Sizes
S, M, L, XL
Launch MSRP (US)
$3,299

Drivetrain

Groupset
Shimano XT
Chainrings
2
Electronic
false

Build

Fork
Sherman Slider
Stem
Easton Vice
Tires
Kinetics 2.6 Kevlar
Brakes
Avid Mechanical w/ 8" rotors; levers Avid Speed Dial 5.0
Saddle
WTB Rocket V Comp
Wheels
Mavic EX 729 disc rim hand-laced to DT Onyx rear hub White 20mm front hub or standard 9mm Onyx front hub with DT spokes
Crankset
TruVativ Holzfeller 22/32 w/ rock guard
Seatpost
Easton EA50
Shifters
Shimano M570 (LX)
Handlebar
Easton EA70
Rear shock
DHX 5
Travel rear mm
215
Rear derailleur
Shimano M 750 GS (XT)

Kit components, kit names and US prices from the Santa Cruz US site (model page kit tab, kit spec frames and price list frame) on web.archive.org. Model year from the capture date: the page names no year, and January to August captures show the current model year. Sizes, frame material and rear travel from the maker's product support page for this frame generation (vp-free-1, production 2004 to 2006). Complete package: R Disc FR kit with Sherman Slider fork and DHX 5 shock at $3299 (US price list captured 2005-04, powdercoat finish). The same kit was also sold built to order with a choice of fork, from $3637 (Sherman Slider Plus). Kit front derailleur Shimano M 570 (LX). msrp_usd from the maker's US price list captured 2005-04, inside the model year's launch window. Rear derailleur from the kit frame's first row, which the page prints with the kit code glued to its label ("rdfrREAR DER").

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