Santa Cruz Highball
XC hardtail racers.
XC hardtail. Stiff, fast, and steep enough to race. Chameleon is the more trail-oriented hardtail.
XC hardtail racers.
XC hardtail. Stiff, fast, and steep enough to race. Chameleon is the more trail-oriented hardtail.
XC racers who want the lightest Epic, not a trail 29er.
The hardtail-ish World Cup Epic: minimal rear travel, race-steep intent, built to be ridden by people who already go fast on XC courses.
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 | MondrakerFoxy 2024 |  Santa CruzHighball 2024 |  SpecializedEpic World Cup 2023 |  YetiSB140 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 632 | 614−18 | 614−18 | 630−2 |
| Reachmm | 490 | 460−30 | 465−25 | 485−5 |
| Head tube angle° | 65.5 | 67.0+1.5 | 66.5+1.0 | 65.5 |
| Seat tube angle° | 76.5 | 73.5−3.0 | 74.5−2.0 | 77.0+0.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 435 | 430−5 | 430−5 | 434−1 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1249 | 1180−69 | 1181−68 | 1245−4 |
| BB dropmm | 32 | 58+26 | 57+25 | 30−2 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Foxy L | Highball L | Epic World Cup 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 |
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