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.
| Measurement |  EvilOffering 2019 | EvilOffering 2018 |  Santa CruzTallboy 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 630 | 630 | 633+3 |
| Reachmm | 485 | 485 | 475−10 |
| Head tube angle° | 65.4 | 65.4 | 65.1−0.3 |
| Seat tube angle° | 76.8 | 76.8 | 77.4+0.6 |
| Chainstaymm | 432 | 432 | 430−2 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1242 | 1242 | 1225−17 |
| BB dropmm | 33 | 33 | 40+7 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — |
| Part | Offering L | Offering L | Tallboy L |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 50 mm | 50 mm | 50 mm |
| Bar | 800 mm | 800 mm | 800 mm |
| Crank | 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.
My Santa Cruz Tallboy. Over two years, it's been raced, thrashed, photographed, packed for travel, rebuilt, refined and washed a lot. It's quick, efficient, and ...
Truly a downhiller's XC bike, the Santa Cruz Tallboy is an inspiring machine that's likely to serve both a trail center cruiser and light enduro bruiser well.
