Santa Cruz htSQD Collection
A limited edition collection as worn by Santa Cruz htSQD, gravel racing’s heaviest hitters.
HEAVY METAL MOMENTUM
Explosive tempos. An appetite for disruption. Energy turned up to 11. All terms you’d find in any description of heavy metal – but what about a cycling team? Just like the arrival of rock music’s weightiest subgenre in the ‘60s, Santa Cruz htSQD emerged on the XC and gravel scene just under three years ago and flipped the script on the status quo. New faces, new ways of doing things, and a new mindset that’s not just about dominating, but showing no mercy while they're at it.
THE HITTERS
The team is made up of current Lifetime Grand Prix champ and Leadville 100 course record holder Keegan Swenson, WhiteRim FKT holder Alexis Skarda and former U23 US National Cyclocross Champion Tobin Ortenblad. Inspired by team leader Swenson’s lust for all things mud, metal, and medals, we’re proud to reveal a limited edition Pro Team collection designed for your gnarliest rides.
“I don’t race to finish 4th or 5th. I was raised to win, and I like making everyone else suffer. I just say ‘f**k ‘em’.”
Keegan Swenson
BEHIND THE DESIGN
The design takes its cues from the music that motivates Swenson’s monumental rides. Cycling – just like metal – is only sustained by relentless, emphatic momentum. High output and high volume. Heavy metal for the heaviest hitters.
STARS AND STRIPES
The collection features a team and a US National Champion design, as worn by Keegan Swenson and Alexis Skarda, to celebrate their time as national champions in Gravel and Marathon Mountain Bike respectively.