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 on 2010s Trek enduro geometry. For current long-travel, look at Slash.
The older enduro/all-mountain Trek before Slash fully took that brief. Steeper and shorter-reach than a modern Slash, depending on year.
Trail riders who want one Giant for climbs and descents.
Trail 29er with Maestro suspension. Playful for a Giant, still a trail bike rather than an XC Anthem or a Reign enduro.
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 |  TrekRemedy 2019 |  GiantTrance X 2022 |  YetiSB140 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stackmm | 633 | 632−1 | 630−3 | 630−3 |
| Reachmm | 475 | 475 | 475 | 485+10 |
| Head tube angle° | 65.1 | 65.0−0.1 | 65.5+0.4 | 65.5+0.4 |
| Seat tube angle° | 77.4 | 75.5−1.9 | 77.0−0.4 | 77.0−0.4 |
| Chainstaymm | 430 | 435+5 | 438+8 | 434+4 |
| Wheelbasemm | 1225 | 1242+17 | 1241+16 | 1245+20 |
| BB dropmm | 40 | 32−8 | 40 | 30−10 |
| BB heightmm | — | — | — | — |
| Standovermm | — | — | — | — |
| Part | Tallboy L | Remedy L | Trance X 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 |
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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