Santa Cruz Tallboy
Riders who want Santa Cruz trail manners with less travel than Hightower.
Shorter-travel 29er Santa Cruz. Pedals toward downcountry, still a trail bike, quicker than Hightower.
Riders who want Santa Cruz trail manners with less travel than Hightower.
Shorter-travel 29er Santa Cruz. Pedals toward downcountry, still a trail bike, quicker than Hightower.
Trail riders who want a Yeti do-everything bike. SB120 is shorter travel; ASR is XC.
Yeti's 140 mm trail bike, Switch Infinity, and a reputation as a traction finder. It pedals better than the travel number suggests and wants to be ridden in the right sag.
| Measurement |  EvilOffering 2019 | EvilOffering 2018 |  Santa CruzTallboy 2024 |  YetiSB140 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 630 | 630 | 633+3 | 630 |
| Reachmm | 485 | 485 | 475−10 | 485 |
| Head tube angle° | 65.4 | 65.4 | 65.1−0.3 | 65.5+0.1 |
| Seat tube angle° | 76.8 | 76.8 | 77.4+0.6 | 77.0+0.2 |
| Chainstaymm | 432 | 432 | 430−2 | 434+2 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1242 | 1242 | 1225−17 | 1245+3 |
| BB dropmm | 33 | 33 | 40+7 | 30−3 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Offering L | Offering L | Tallboy L | SB140 LG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 50 mm | 50 mm | 50 mm | 50 mm |
| Bar | 800 mm | 800 mm | 800 mm | 800 mm |
| Crank | 175 mm | 175 mm | 175 mm | 175 mm |
140mm 29er Evil the Offering addresses past issues, and also adds more reach to each frame size so you no longer need to upsize to get a good fit.
The BMW M5 (Evil Offering) isn't a one trick pony like, say, the Audi R8 (Yeti SB 130). It's comfortable and sophisticated, but also fast and menacing.
Our reviewer Mick Kirkman rated the Santa Cruz Tallboy as "fast and responsive and perfectly balances never sapping your energy with not sapping your thrills.".
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