Product Description
Brand |
Santa Cruz Bicycles |
Category |
MOUNTAIN |
Seller |
Backcountry |
Now that the Blur has made its way back into Santa Cruz's lineup as their premier cross-country race bike, the esteemed California company was free to fine-tune the Tallboy into the trail weapon it was always meant to be. So this year, the Tallboy 29 Carbon S Complete Mountain Bike gets a major overhaul, coming equipped a host of updates that expand the bike's capabilities further than ever before. Changes start with 10mm extra travel, along with a new lower-link-driven VPP suspension platform inspired by Santa Cruz's longer travel bikes. This allows the fourth generation Tallboy to soak up rough terrain with newfound stability and cool composure. The bike also gets radical new geometry with a 65. 5-degree head tube angle that boosts confidence on the descents, and a steep 76. 3-degree seat tube angle that preserves the lively climbing performance we've come to know and love. The geometry is adjustable via a flip chip in the linkage, and the chainstays have +/- 10mm of rear axle adjustment to ensure riders of all sizes and styles feel comfortable on the bike. The carbon frame itself is more refined than ever, delivering a responsive and quiet ride that makes you want to sprint both up and down the mountain. In short, you no longer have to hold back on fun and fast trails just because you're not on a bigger bike, because the new Tallboy redefines what short-travel bikes are truly capable of. Because Santa Cruz's Bronson and Hightower got makeovers in the suspension department, it doesn't come as a huge surprise to see the tweaks to the Tallboy went in the same direction. The new Tallboy follows the trends of its deeper-travel siblings, moving the VPP suspension down to a lower-link that offers improved stabilization in the roughest terrain, while an extra 10mm of travel helps soak up additional rocks and roots that the previous Tallboy would have shied away from. This makes the new ride more confident than ever, ready for bigger trails, rutted out lines, brakes b...
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