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.
| Measurement | ![]() Santa CruzTallboy 2026 | ![]() Santa CruzTallboy 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 633 | 633 |
| Reachmm | 475 | 475 |
| Head tube angle° | 65.1 | 65.1 |
| Seat tube angle° | 77.4 | 77.4 |
| Chainstaymm | 430 | 430 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1225 | 1225 |
| BB dropmm | 40 | 40 |
| BB heightmm | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — |
| Part | Tallboy L | Tallboy L |
|---|---|---|
| Stem | 50 mm | 50 mm |
| Bar | 800 mm | 800 mm |
| Crank | 175 mm | 175 mm |
Santa Cruz has a fairly predictable approach to geometry, particularly when it comes to the front end of the bike, and the new Tallboy follows suit in kind.
The new Santa Cruz Tallboy features just-updated Glovebox 2.0 downtube storage, with “improved ease of access.” The new frame design also allows for a longer, ...
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.