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.
Hardtail trail riders who do not want a full-suspension Hightower.
The trail hardtail Santa Cruz: slacker than Highball, happier with bigger tires and a dropper.
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 |  PropainSpindrift 2014 |  Santa CruzTallboy 2023 |  Santa CruzChameleon 2024 |  YetiSB140 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 644 | 633−11 | 638−6 | 630−14 |
| Reachmm | 492 | 475−17 | 465−27 | 485−7 |
| Head tube angle° | 63.8 | 65.1+1.3 | 65.0+1.2 | 65.5+1.7 |
| Seat tube angle° | 77.5 | 77.4−0.1 | 74.4−3.1 | 77.0−0.5 |
| Chainstaymm | 442 | 430−12 | 430−12 | 434−8 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1284 | 1225−59 | 1232−52 | 1245−39 |
| BB dropmm | 22 | 40+18 | 50+28 | 30+8 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Spindrift L | Tallboy L | Chameleon 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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