Santos Cross Lite
Looking for a versatile gravel racer? The Santos Cross Lite is fast, functionally light, and suitable for full gear. The powerful hydraulic disc brakes - the largest race discs available - and the comfortable drop handlebar with a shallow bend make it a sporty, sleek crosser. Perfect for both on- and off-road adventures.
For bigger trips, the Cross Lite can be equipped with carriers, wide tires (35 - 57 mm possible), and fenders. Choose the fork that best suits your adventure, with options ranging from lightweight full carbon to robust steel or aluminum with extra mounts for lowriders.
This Santos is ready for you every weekday in our showroom and can be taken outside for a test ride! Call us to schedule an appointment.
Multifunctional gravelracer
The Cross Lite is very versatile. You can use it both on and off road. With lugs for a carrier and a rigid frame, suitable for a full load. Ideal for gravel racing, bikepacking and commuting. With a fixed front fork, it can easily be turned into a touring bike.
Easy to clean, low maintenance
Rapid road racer
The Cross Lite is light and fast. A great alternative for road racing cyclists who want to continue training in wintertime when roads are wet and dirty. The Rohloff hub with internal gears and Gates carbon belt drive allow you to just hose off you bike afterwards. Or put it away with mud and all, no problem.
Minimalist travel adventures
Bikepacking companion
The Cross Lite is agile and strong. Just what you need for your next bikepacking adventure. Strap some luggage to the Cross Lite frame for an exciting trip on unpaved tracks and when the night falls, you simply put up a small tent in the woods or even sleep under the stars.
Lots of luggage for a cycling holiday
Transform it into a touring bike
Fit mudguards, opt for a fixed front fork suitable for lowrider racks or mount the Santos Lite Rack XL especially for 29ers. You have all the options to transform the Cross Lite into a proper touring bike.
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Carefree riding, low maintenance
Reliable Rohloff hub
Want to ride lots of carefree kilometers? Opt for the reliable and user-friendly internal Rohloff gear hub with Santos belt drive. It transforms your Cross Lite into a low-maintenance and super strong travel partner.
The Rohloff hub has 14 gears and is available in 6 colors.
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Longer lifespan, less maintenance
Durable Santos belt drive
With the right belt and sprockets the bike's drive system is super durable. The Cross Lite has this durable Santos belt drive. That means fixed rear dropouts (so your rear wheel is always straight) and a Gates belt drive with extra strong CDX-EXP sprockets. It's the ultimate system for lots of silent kilometers.
A unique combination
Rohloff hub with race shifters
A Cross Lite is equipped with a Rohloff hub. This transmission is a reliable, super durable and low-maintenance. Opt for the smooth turning shifters from Co-Motion or the race shifters (by Sram for example) to operate it. They can both be mounted on a drop bar.
The combination of Rohloff and race shifters is quite unique. The neat Gebla click-box ensures that you can still retain the shifting feeling of a road bike, while using a hub gear system. For true cycling enthusiasts!
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Powerful hydraulic disc brakes
Evenly distributed braking power
The Cross Lite has powerful, hydraulic disc brakes with the largest race-discs available. This way you always have enough braking power, even when fully loaded.
Very comfortable
Wide tires
The Cross Lite frame fits tires from 35 to 57 mm. You can mount narrow gravel racers or fat mountain bike tires. Just what you like best.
Freedom of choice
Optimal eyelet count
The primary aim in creating the Santos Adventure fork was to avoid preemptively restricting your choices. Constructed from aluminum, this fixed fork boasts a meticulously determined number of eyelets. This empowers you to imagine and customize as you see fit. Not only during the bike's initial assembly but also at a later stage. Exceptional flexibility; an attribute we deeply value at Santos.
SON lighting
In case you opt for the SON light set, you get a beautiful headlight with a wide, clear beam. This is a distinctive feature of the SON headlights. We mount the headlight on a Santos headlight bracket, this provides a clear, straight beam above your front wheel.
The SON headlights are available in 6 colors, just like the corresponding SON dynamo hub and rear light.
Bikes with power
E-bike ready
Cross Lite is designed with the future in mind. It is E-bike ready. This means the bike can be converted into an E-bike whenever you wish to do so.
It has a strong motor and a large battery for a long riding range. We have opted for a modular system to offer you maximum flexibility. Both now and later.
Solo bikepacking adventure Portugal by Philine
On a winter micro-adventure! by Tom (NL)
Impressions of a pupil gravel cyclist. by Luc Verdoodt (NL)
Is it the right bike for me?
Is it the Santos Cross Lite that appeals most to you? Or maybe one of our other bicycles? To get your thoughts clear, you may use the Santos step-by-step plan. This plan is currently only available in Dutch, but we hope to publish an English version soon. You don’t need to fill it in, it is meant as a guideline for when you get in touch with us.
How much will it cost?
Convinced that the Cross Lite is the bike for you? Then you may want to use the Santos customizer as a guideline to make choices about the drive, the brakes and the entire assembly such as the handlebars, the saddle and the tires. Use this tool to see the many options of custombuilding and to get a rough idea about pricing.
Where can I get more information?
You can visit our factory or one of our dealers. Our factory is located just a stone’s throw away from Amsterdam airport. Our dealer network is mainly based in the Netherlands and Belgium. You can also make a video appointment. We then "walk" you through our factory and show you frames, models, colours and accessories. We can ship worldwide.