2020 Santa Cruz
Tallboy XTR Reserve / Carbon CC / 29
A 29″ carbon frame full suspension trail bike with ultra high-end components.
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Manufacturer Price
$9,799| Frame | Carbon |
|---|---|
| Suspension | Full, 120 / 130mm |
| Fork | RockShox Pike Ultimate |
| Shock | Fox Float DPS Factory |
| Wheels | 29″ Carbon |
| Drivetrain | 1 × 12 |
| Groupset | XTR, e*thirteen TRS Race |
| Brakes | Hydraulic Disc |
| Seatpost | Dropper |
For This Bike
4'7" – 5'2"
5'0" – 5'6"
5'4" – 5'10"
5'8" – 6'2"
6'0" – 6'5"
6'3" – 6'8"
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Sep 2020 · Ryan Salyer
THE AVERAGE GUY’S AVERAGE BIKE USED 2013 SANTA CRUZ TALLBOY LTc REVIEW Words by Ryan Salyer If you’ve been in this world a while you’ll know that keeping a budget can be tough. When you throw different circumstances into life; marriage, kids, broken
Jun 2020 · Christoph Bayer
The Santa Cruz Tallboy is a versatile trail bike designed to appeal to riders looking for a comfortable and fun ride. We put it to the test.
Capable descender
Lots of traction
Versatile despite short travel
Sluggish climber
Hefty price
Mar 2020 · Ian Collins
Back in August, Santa Cruz introduced the Tallboy as the latest bike in their lineup to migrate over to the newer "lower link VPP" suspension layout.
Feb 2020 · Logan Watts
The Santa Cruz Tallboy was revamped with 120mm of lower-link suspension and axle flip-chip that allows 10mm of chainstay adjustment and 29 x 2.6" tires.
Well engineered suspension redesign that makes it aesthetically pleasing and one of the most downhill-capable short-travel 29ers on the market
Clearance for 29 x 2.6” tires
Adjustable geometry with axle and shock flip chips
Purple colorway looks really nice
Santa Cruz preserved under downtube bottle mounts (bike has two pairs)
Odd build spec with a few cons (as detailed above under Build Kit)
Can get a little clumsy and wandering on steep climbs (especially for us long-legged riders)
Despite the lower linkage shock, it still has a relatively small frame bag space in the triangle
The internally routed cables exit the headtube pretty far forward which was a bit of an issue with a standard handlebar roll
Feb 2020
The new Tallboy isn't a cross-country racer, but that's not to say you couldn't enter a race with it. That being said, you could also take it down your local jump line just fine.
Nov 2019 · Tom Marvin
Hard-charging yet short-travel trail bike that rewards riding with attitude
Oct 2019 · Jeremy Benson
Santa Cruz recently redesigned their popular short-travel 29er and in doing so they've created an impressively versatile and capable trail bike. The update...
Oct 2019 · Danny Milner
The new Santa Cruz Tallboy blends big bike geometry with small bike travel: so is it a trail bike, an XC bike, or something else entirely?
Punches well above its weight.
Can be a handful if you take it out of its comfort zone. Needs a Pike Ultimate at this level.
| Frame | Tallboy XTR Reserve / Carbon CC / 29 BB Standard: BSA, 73mm, Threaded Colors: Stormbringer Purple and Black; Rocksteady Yellow and Yellow |
|---|---|
| Fork | RockShox Pike Ultimate 130mm 29" Travel: 130mm Spring Type: Air |
| Shock | FOX Float Factory DPS Kashima Travel: 120mm Spring Type: Air |
| Bottom Bracket | E13 BSA BB |
| Headset | Chris King DropSet 3 Black |
| Stem | i9 A35 |
| Handlebar | Santa Cruz Bicycles AM Carbon Bar 35x760 |
| Saddle | WTB Silverado Team Saddle |
| Seatpost | RockShox Reverb Stealth 31.6 Type: Dropper |
| Grips | Santa Cruz Palmdale Grips |
| Rear Derailleur | Shimano XTR M9100 SGS, 11/12spd |
|---|---|
| Crank | E13 TRSr, 32T, Boost, 170mm (XS-M), 175mm (L-XXL) |
| Shifters | Shimano XTR M9100 SL, 12spd, I-Spec |
| Cassette | Shimano XTR, 12spd, 10-51 |
| Chain | Shimano XTR, 12spd, w/Quick Link |
| Brakes | Shimano XTR M9120 Type: Hydraulic Disc |
| Rims | Santa Cruz Reserve 27 29" Carbon Rims |
|---|---|
| Spokes | DT Competition Race (28) |
| Front Hub | i9 Hydra, 15x110, Torque Cap, Centerlock, 28h |
| Rear Hub | i9 Hydra, 12x148, MicroSpline, Centerlock, 28h |
| Tires | Front: Maxxis Minion DHF 29"x2.3" 3C EXO TR, Rear: Maxxis Minion DHR2 29x2.3 EXO TR |
| Disc Rotors | Shimano XTR Ice. Tech Rotors, Centerlock, 180mm |
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