The latest from Santa Cruz, revealed on their blog just recently, is that there’s a new carbon fibre 29er hardtail in the pipeline. We just know this is going to make a lot of people very excited.

Details are thin on the ground, but it’s immediately clear that Santa Cruz have put all their expertise in carbon fibre manufacture gained from producing most of its current range in plastic, such as the Blur and Tallboy.

The new hardtail obviously looks to capitalise on the great reception the company’s first 29er bike received. Weight looks impressively low, just a smidgen over 20lbs when built with a smattering of bling components like SRAM XX and ENVE carbon fibre rims.

Here’s the message straight from the horses mouth, as it were: “Yes, carbon fiber. Yes, hardtail. Yes, 29″ wheels. Regular ol’ bottom bracket shell, regular weight ol’ tubes in regular ol’ tires, rise bars, nice parts, twenty pounds, nine ounces. No, not a joke. No, we’re not gonna say anything more right now. Available sometime after the cherry blossoms fall from the tree. Stay tuned.”

So there we go. We know about as much as you do at present but we’re working on finding out more as soon as possible. Watch this space. Or keep your browser tuned to www.santacruzbikes.co.uk for the latest.