2020 Santa Cruz
Tallboy XX1 Reserve / Carbon CC / 29
A 29″ carbon frame full suspension crosscountry bike with ultra high-end components.
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Manufacturer Price
$9,199| Frame | Carbon |
|---|---|
| Suspension | Full, 110 / 130mm |
| Fork | Fox Factory Float 34 |
| Shock | Fox Float DPS Factory |
| Wheels | 29″ Carbon |
| Drivetrain | 1 × 12 |
| Groupset | XX1 Eagle |
| Brakes | Hydraulic Disc |
| Seatpost | Dropper |
For This Bike
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 XX1 Reserve / Carbon CC / 29 Colors: Forest Green and Baby Blue; Oxblood and Tan |
|---|---|
| Fork | FOX 34 Float Factory 130 Travel: 130mm Spring Type: Air |
| Shock | FOX Float Factory DPS Kashima Travel: 110mm Spring Type: Air |
| Headset | Cane Creek 110 IS Integrated Headset |
| Stem | Easton Haven 55mm |
| Handlebar | SCB AM Flat Bar Carbon 31.8x780 |
| Saddle | WTB Silverado Team Saddle |
| Seatpost | RockShox Reverb Stealth 31.6 Type: Dropper |
| Grips | Santa Cruz Palmdale Grips |
| Rear Derailleur | SRAM XX1 Eagle |
|---|---|
| Crank | SRAM XX1 Eagle 148 DUB, 32t - 170mm (XS-S), 175mm (M-XL) |
| Shifters | SRAM XX1 Eagle |
| Cassette | SRAM XG1295 Eagle 10-50T |
| Chain | SRAM XX1 Eagle 12 SPD |
| Brakes | SRAM Level Ultimate Type: Hydraulic Disc |
| Rims | Santa Cruz Reserve 27 Carbon Rim - 28h |
|---|---|
| Spokes | DT Competition Race (28) |
| Front Hub | I9 15x110 28H |
| Rear Hub | I9 148x12 28H XD |
| Tires | Front: Maxxis Minion 29x2.3 DHF 3c EXO TR, Rear: Maxxis Crossmark II 29X2.25 DC EXO TR |
| Disc Rotors | Avid Centerline 180mm |
Last updated August 20
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