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.
| Measurement | ![]() Santa CruzTallboy 2026 | ![]() Santa CruzTallboy 2025 | ![]() YetiSB140 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 633 | 633 | 630−3 |
| Reachmm | 475 | 475 | 485+10 |
| Head tube angle° | 65.1 | 65.1 | 65.5+0.4 |
| Seat tube angle° | 77.4 | 77.4 | 77.0−0.4 |
| Chainstaymm | 430 | 430 | 434+4 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1225 | 1225 | 1245+20 |
| BB dropmm | 40 | 40 | 30−10 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — |
| Part | Tallboy L | Tallboy L | SB140 LG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 50 mm | 50 mm | 50 mm |
| Bar | 800 mm | 800 mm | 800 mm |
| Crank | 175 mm | 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.
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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.
So after just a few hours on the new bike, my first impressions of the Yeti SB140 LR T1 are definitely positive. It's a bike that's full of character and plenty ...
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