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.
We get it, you want to know every configuration, the geometry, and all the parts each of those comes with. So we've got you covered, below are PDFs with the geometry and kits that this bike comes in.
Price
£2899GBP
Weight
14.73kg / 32.48lbs
Material
Aluminum
Fork
RockShox Recon RL 130
Shock
FOX Float Performance DPS
Rear Derailleur
SRAM SX Eagle 12spd
Shifters
SRAM SX Eagle
Crankset
SRAM SX Eagle 148 DUB, 32t - 165mm (XS), 170mm (S-M), 175mm (L-XXL)
Cassette
SRAM CS PG1210 Eagle, 11-50t
Chain
SRAM CN SX Eagle 12spd
Bottom Bracket
SRAM DUB 68/73mm Threaded BB
Brakes
SRAM Level
Brake Rotors
Avid Centerline 180mm
Headset
Cane Creek 10 IS Integrated Headset
Bars
Race Face Ride 35x760 bar
Stem
Race Face Ride 50mm
Grips
Santa Cruz Palmdale Grips
Front Hub
SRAM MTH 716, 15x110, Torque Cap, 32h
Rear Hub
SRAM MTH 746, 12x148, 32h
Rims
WTB ST i25 TCS 2.0 29" Rims
Rim Options
Spokes
DT Competition (32)
Front Tire
Maxxis Minion DHF 29"x2.3" EXO TR
Rear Tire
Maxxis Minion DHR2 29x2.3 EXO TR
Tubes
Stans Sealant 2oz
Seat Post
Race Face Ride, 31.6 400mm
Saddle
WTB Silverado Comp
Price
£4199GBP
Weight
13.83kg / 30.48lbs
Material
Carbon C
Fork
Fox Rhythm 34 130mm 29"
Shock
FOX Float Performance DPS
Rear Derailleur
SRAM NX Eagle
Shifters
SRAM NX Eagle
Crankset
SRAM NX Eagle 148 DUB, 32t - 165 (XS), 170mm (S-M), 175mm (L-XXL)
Cassette
SRAM PG1230 11-50t
Chain
SRAM NX Eagle
Bottom Bracket
SRAM DUB 68/73mm Threaded BB
Brakes
SRAM Guide T
Brake Rotors
Avid Centerline 180mm
Headset
Cane Creek 10 IS Integrated Headset
Bars
Race Face Ride 35x760 bar
Stem
Race Face Ride 50mm
Grips
Santa Cruz Palmdale Grips
Front Hub
SRAM MTH 716, 15x110, Torque Cap, 32h
Rear Hub
SRAM MTH 746, 12x148, 32h
Rims
WTB ST i25 TCS 2.0 29" Rims
Rim Options
Spokes
DT Competition (32)
Front Tire
Maxxis Minion DHF 29"x2.3" EXO TR
Rear Tire
Maxxis Minion DHR2 29x2.3 EXO TR
Tubes
Stans Sealant 2oz
Seat Post
Race Face Aeffect, 31.6
Saddle
WTB Silverado Race Saddle
Price
£4999GBP
Weight
13.45kg / 29.66lbs
Material
Carbon C
Fork
FOX 34 Float Performance 130mm 29"
Shock
FOX Float Performance DPS
Rear Derailleur
SRAM GX Eagle
Shifters
SRAM GX Eagle
Crankset
SRAM Stylo 7k 148 DUB, 32t - 165mm (XS), 170mm (S-M), 175mm (L-XXL)
Cassette
SRAM XG1275 Eagle 10-50T
Chain
SRAM GX Eagle 12 SPD
Bottom Bracket
SRAM DUB 68/73mm Threaded BB
Brakes
SRAM Guide R
Brake Rotors
Avid Centerline 180mm
Headset
Cane Creek 40 IS Integrated Headset
Bars
Race Face Ride 35x760 bar
Stem
Race Face Aeffect R 50mm
Grips
Santa Cruz Palmdale Grips
Front Hub
DT 370 15x110 32H (28H w/Reserve upgrade)
Rear Hub
DT 370 12x148 32H (28H w/Reserve upgrade)
Rims
Race Face AR Offset 27 29" Rims
Rim Options
Santa Cruz Reserve 27 Carbon Rim
Spokes
DT Competition (28)
Front Tire
Maxxis Minion DHF 29"x2.3" 3C EXO TR
Rear Tire
Maxxis Minion DHR2 29x2.3 EXO TR
Tubes
Stans Sealant 2oz
Seat Post
RockShox Reverb Stealth 31.6
Saddle
WTB Silverado Pro
Price
£6199GBP
Weight
12.69kg / 27.97lbs
Material
Carbon CC
Fork
RockShox Pike Select+ 130mm 29"
Shock
FOX Float Performance Elite DPS
Rear Derailleur
SRAM X01 Eagle
Shifters
SRAM X01 Eagle
Crankset
SRAM X1 Eagle Carbon 148 DUB, 32t - 165 (XS) 170mm (S-M), 175mm (L-XXL)
Cassette
SRAM XG1295 Eagle 10-50T
Chain
SRAM X01 Eagle 12 SPD
Bottom Bracket
SRAM DUB 68/73mm Threaded BB
Brakes
SRAM G2 RSC
Brake Rotors
Avid Centerline 180mm
Headset
Cane Creek 40 IS Integrated Headset
Bars
Santa Cruz Bicycles AM Carbon Bar 35x760
Stem
Race Face Aeffect R 50mm
Grips
Santa Cruz Palmdale Grips
Front Hub
DT 350 15x110 28H Torque Cap
Rear Hub
DT 350 148x12 28h XD
Rims
Race Face ARC Offset 27 29" Rims
Rim Options
Santa Cruz Reserve 27 Carbon Rim
Spokes
DT Competition Race (28)
Front Tire
Maxxis Minion DHF 29"x2.3" 3C EXO TR
Rear Tire
Maxxis Minion DHR2 29x2.3 EXO TR
Tubes
Stans Sealant 2oz
Seat Post
RockShox Reverb Stealth 31.6
Saddle
WTB Silverado Team Saddle
Price
£8399GBP
Weight
12.5kg / 27.55lbs
Material
Carbon CC
Fork
RockShox Pike Ultimate 130mm 29"
Shock
FOX Float Factory DPS Kashima
Rear Derailleur
Shimano XTR M9100 SGS, 11/12spd
Shifters
Shimano XTR M9100 SL, 12spd, I-Spec
Crankset
E13 TRSr, 32T, Boost, 170mm (XS-M), 175mm (L-XXL)
Cassette
Shimano XTR, 12spd, 10-51
Chain
Shimano XTR, 12spd, w/Quick Link
Bottom Bracket
E13 BSA BB
Brakes
Shimano XTR M9120
Brake Rotors
Shimano XTR Ice. Tech Rotors, Centerlock, 180mm
Headset
Chris King DropSet 3 Black
Bars
Santa Cruz Bicycles AM Carbon Bar 35x760
Stem
i9 A35
Grips
Santa Cruz Palmdale Grips
Front Hub
i9 Hydra, 15x110, Torque Cap, Centerlock, 28h
Rear Hub
i9 Hydra, 12x148, MicroSpline, Centerlock, 28h
Rims
Santa Cruz Reserve 27 29" Carbon Rims
Rim Options
Spokes
DT Competition Race (28)
Front Tire
Maxxis Minion DHF 29"x2.3" 3C EXO TR
Rear Tire
Maxxis Minion DHR2 29x2.3 EXO TR
Tubes
Stans Sealant 2oz
Seat Post
RockShox Reverb Stealth 31.6
Saddle
WTB Silverado Team Saddle
Price
£9299GBP
Weight
12.57kg / 27.71lbs
Material
Carbon CC
Fork
RockShox Pike Ultimate 130mm 29"
Shock
FOX Float Factory DPS Kashima
Rear Derailleur
SRAM XX1 Eagle AXS 12spd
Shifters
SRAM XX1 Eagle AXS 12spd
Crankset
SRAM XX1 Eagle AXS 148 DUB, 32t - 165mm (XS), 170mm (S-M), 175mm (L-XXL)
Cassette
SRAM XG1299 Eagle Rainbow 12spd 10-50t
Chain
SRAM XX1 Eagle 12spd
Bottom Bracket
SRAM DUB 68/73mm Threaded BB
Brakes
SRAM G2 Ultimate
Brake Rotors
Avid Centerline 180mm
Headset
Chris King DropSet 3 Black
Bars
Santa Cruz Bicycles AM Carbon Bar 35x760
Stem
i9 A35
Grips
Santa Cruz Palmdale Grips
Front Hub
i9 Hydra, 15x110, Torque Cap, 28h
Rear Hub
i9 Hydra, 12x148, XD, 28h
Rims
Santa Cruz Reserve 27 29" Carbon Rims
Rim Options
Spokes
DT Competition Race (28)
Front Tire
Maxxis Minion DHF 29"x2.3" 3C EXO TR
Rear Tire
Maxxis Minion DHR2 29x2.3 EXO TR
Tubes
Stans Sealant 2oz
Seat Post
RockShox Reverb Stealth 31.6
Saddle
WTB Silverado Team Saddle
