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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 due to 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 slower, 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.
| Fork FOX Rhythm 34, 130mm, 29" |
Shock FOX Float Performance DPS |
Rear Derailleur SRAM NX Eagle, 12spd |
| Shifter SRAM NX Eagle, 12spd |
Crankset SRAM Stylo DUB 30t |
Cassette SRAM PG1230, 12spd, 11-50t |
| Chain SRAM NX Eagle, 12spd |
Brakes SRAM Guide T |
Rotors Avid Centerline 180mm |
| Handlebars RaceFace Ride |
Stem Burgtec Enduro MK3, 42.5mm |
Grips Santa Cruz House Grips or Burgtec Bartender Pro Grip Minnaar |
| Headset Cane Creek 10 IS Integrated Headset |
Seatpost SDG Tellis |
Saddle WTB Silverado Race Saddle or WTB Volt |
| Front Tyre Maxxis Dissector, 29"x2.4WT, 3C, EXO, MaxxTerra, TR |
Rear Tyre Maxxis Rekon, 29"x2.4WT, 3C. EXO, MaxxTerra, TR |
Front Hub SRAM MTH 716, 15x110, 32h |
| Rear Hub SRAM MTH 746, 12x148, 32h |
Rims RaceFace AR Offset 30 29" Rims |
Spokes Sapim Race |
Please Note: Whilst we do our best to keep this information accurate, due to the availability of components some parts listed here may be swapped in order to avoid lengthy delays.
