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.
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.
Riders who want a fun trail bike more than a race-stage 29er.
Playful 27.5 trail bike. Poppier and more manual-friendly than Hightower, less of a straight-line 29er.
| Measurement |  Santa CruzTallboy 2024 | Santa CruzTallboy 2023 |  YetiSB140 2023 |  Santa Cruz5010 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 633 | 633 | 630−3 | 622−11 |
| Reachmm | 475 | 475 | 485+10 | 459−16 |
| Head tube angle° | 65.1 | 65.1 | 65.5+0.4 | 65.2+0.1 |
| Seat tube angle° | 77.4 | 77.4 | 77.0−0.4 | 77.4 |
| Chainstaymm | 430 | 430 | 434+4 | 430 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1225 | 1225 | 1245+20 | 1219−6 |
| BB dropmm | 40 | 40 | 30−10 | 30−10 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Tallboy L | Tallboy L | SB140 LG | 5010 M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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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