Santa Cruz Chameleon 8 Complete Bike
What the checker saysnot checked
No fit check runs on a complete bike, and we will not pretend one does. A complete bike does not fill a slot in the builder, so the checker has no counterpart to compare it against and has never produced a single sentence about one.
$2,099.00 to $2,999.00 MSRP
What the maker states
- Wheel configs
- Frame takes 29" and 29"/27.5" wheels
- Maximum fork travel
- Approved for a fork up to 140 mm of travel
- Minimum fork travel
- Approved for a fork down to 130 mm of travel
- Rear axle
- Boost 148x12
- Bottom bracket
- Bottom-bracket shell BSA threaded 73
- Head tube upper
- Upper head-tube bore IS41/28.6 (S.H.I.S.)
The maker’s build kit
The maker’s own component list, taken from the page linked below. Nothing on this list has been fit checked as a set.
Chameleon 8 D (2022)
14 of 20 parts on this list are verified rows here and are linked.
- Frame: Santa Cruz Chameleon 8
- Fork: RockShox Recon Silver RL 130 (not a verified row in this catalog)
- Front Wheel: WTB ST i30 TCS 2.0 (29, OE) (not a verified row in this catalog)
- Rear Wheel: WTB ST i30 TCS 2.0 (29, HG, OE) (not a verified row in this catalog)
- Front Tire: Maxxis Minion DHF 29x2.5 EXO 3C MaxxGrip
- Rear Tire: Maxxis Aggressor 29x2.3 EXO Dual
- Shifter: SRAM NX Eagle Trigger
- Rear Derailleur: SRAM SX Eagle
- Cassette: SRAM PG-1230 NX Eagle 11-50
- Chain: SRAM SX Eagle 12-speed (not a verified row in this catalog)
- Crankset: SRAM X1 1000 Eagle DUB
- Bottom Bracket: SRAM DUB BSA 73
- Front Brake: SRAM Level Bronze Stealth (2-piston)
- Rear Brake: SRAM Level Bronze Stealth (2-piston)
- Front Rotor: SRAM CenterLine 180mm (6-bolt)
- Rear Rotor: SRAM CenterLine 180mm (6-bolt)
- Handlebar: Race Face Ride 35 (not a verified row in this catalog)
- Stem: Race Face Ride 35 (not a verified row in this catalog)
- Saddle: WTB Silverado
- Dropper Post: SDG Tellis V2
Chameleon 8 S (2022)
18 of 20 parts on this list are verified rows here and are linked.
- Frame: Santa Cruz Chameleon 8
- Fork: Fox 34 Factory 130
- Front Wheel: Race Face AR-30 29 Front (Boost) (not a verified row in this catalog)
- Rear Wheel: Race Face AR-30 29 Rear (XD, Boost) (not a verified row in this catalog)
- Front Tire: Maxxis Minion DHF 29x2.5 EXO 3C MaxxGrip
- Rear Tire: Maxxis Aggressor 29x2.3 EXO Dual
- Shifter: SRAM GX Eagle Trigger
- Rear Derailleur: SRAM GX Eagle
- Cassette: SRAM XG-1275 Eagle 10-52
- Chain: SRAM GX Eagle 12-speed
- Crankset: SRAM GX Eagle DUB
- Bottom Bracket: SRAM DUB BSA 73
- Front Brake: SRAM G2 R
- Rear Brake: SRAM G2 R
- Front Rotor: SRAM CenterLine 180mm (6-bolt)
- Rear Rotor: SRAM CenterLine 180mm (6-bolt)
- Handlebar: Burgtec RideWide Enduro 35
- Stem: Burgtec Enduro MK3 35
- Saddle: WTB Silverado
- Dropper Post: SDG Tellis V2
2 verified variants
| Variant | Price (MSRP) | Weight | Source | Last checked | Build |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chameleon 8 D (2022) | $2,099.00 | not stated | maker’s page | 2026-08-20 | Build with this |
| Chameleon 8 S (2022) | $2,999.00 | not stated | maker’s page | 2026-07-15 | Build with this |
What the maker states1 not published
1 further field the checker looks for is not published by Santa Cruz, so we leave it blank rather than estimate it, and that check stays silent on this complete bike. It is rotor adapter documented. Each is recorded as “not stated by the maker (not checked)”.
Source: each variant links the maker’s own page in the table above. Last checked 2026-07-15 to 2026-08-20.