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Santa Cruz Tallboy AL R

Santa Cruz Tallboy AL R
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If ever there was a gravity riders' XC bike, the Tallboy is it.

The new 120mm Tallboy takes a leap further into what short-travel bikes really are capable of. With kick-ass lower-link VPP suspension, a streamlined design, the typical Santa Cruz refinement, and rather radical geometry, the Tallboy is back to being a genre-bending folk hero.

Sure, 10mm more travel might only seem like one small step. But, coupled with a lower link-driven VPP suspension design, this is one giant leap for the Tallboy.

It's the kind of bike that makes you sprint while going up, along, over, or down because of the maximum efficiency of the VPP design and responsive, lightweight chassis. But, because it shares the same engineering principles as our longest travel bikes, the progressive lower link-mounted shock feels equally at home doing cross-country as it does in extreme-country. Paired with a 130mm fork the new Tallboy becomes ever more appealing to riders who like to open it up.

And, the geometry: that's a big part of what's going on...

Established theory suggests shorter-travel bikes get ridden more slowly, therefore require steeper and more conservative geometries. In reality though, when was the last time you ever throttled back on a fun trail because you weren't on a bigger bike? ...caution to the wind and all that. So, we've done the same here and mimicked our longer travel geometry to create a bike with a 65.5-degree head-angle, generous front center, and short-offset fork, something rarely seen on a bike of this ilk.

And, the radical thinking doesn't stop there. The Tallboy's short-short 430mm chainstays have +/- 10mm of rear axle adjustment to ensure riders of all sizes and styles feel equally at home. Match that to a relatively low BB (335mm and 37.5mm drop), and you've got a combo that's ready to haul into every pocket turn and launch out the other side.

High Setting
bike frame with labeled dimensions
Bike Sizes:
MLXL
A. Reach 437mm 462mm 492mm
B. Stack 632mm 637mm 641mm
C. Standover 718mm 719mm 719mm
E. Head Tube Angle 63.7° 63.7° 63.7°
F. Head Tube Length 100mm 105mm 110mm
H. Seat Tube Length 445mm 455mm 465mm
I. Bottom Bracket Height 356mm 356mm 356mm
J. Bottom Bracket Drop 16mm 16mm 16mm
M. Wheelbase 1251mm 1278mm 1315mm
N. Front to Center 806mm 833mm 865mm
O. Chainstay Length 445mm 445mm 450mm

Low Setting
bike frame with labeled dimensions
Bike Sizes:
MLXL
A. Reach 435mm 460mm 490mm
B. Stack 631mm 635mm 640mm
C. Standover 713mm 714mm 714mm
E. Head Tube Angle 63.3° 63.3° 63.3°
F. Head Tube Length 100mm 105mm 110mm
H. Seat Tube Length 445mm 455mm 465mm
I. Bottom Bracket Height 351mm 351mm 351mm
J. Bottom Bracket Drop 21mm 21mm 21mm
M. Wheelbase 1252mm 1279mm 1316mm
N. Front to Center 806mm 833mm 865mm
O. Chainstay Length 445mm 445mm 450mm

Specs

Frame R
Fork FOX Rhythm 34, 130mm, 29"
Rear Shock FOX Float Performance DPS
Rims RaceFace AR Offset 30 29" Rims
Hubs Front: SRAM MTH 716, 15x110, 32h
Rear: SRAM MTH 746, 12x148, 32h
Spokes Sapim Race
Tires Front: Maxxis Dissector, 29"x2.4, 3C, EXO, MaxxTerra, TR
Rear: Maxxis Rekon, 29"x2.4, 3C. EXO, MaxxTerra, TR
Bottom Bracket SRAM DUB 68/73mm
Crankset SRAM Stylo DUB
Chainrings 32t
Shifters SRAM NX Eagle, 12spd
Rear Derailleur SRAM NX Eagle, 12spd
Cassette/Freewheel SRAM PG1230, 12spd, 11-50t
Chain SRAM NX Eagle, 12spd
Brakes SRAM Guide T
Rotors Avid Centerline 180mm
Handlebars RaceFace Ride
Tape/Grips Santa Cruz House Grips or Burgtec Bartender Pro Grip Minnaar
Stem Burgtec Enduro MK3, 42.5mm
Headset Cane Creek 10 IS Integrated Headset
Seatpost SDG Tellis
Saddle WTB Silverado Race Saddle or WTB Volt
Pedals Sold separately

* Subject to change without notice.

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