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
£2799GBP
Weight
15.06kg / 33.2lbs
Material
Aluminum
Fork
RockShox Recon RL, 130mm, 29/27+
Shock
FOX Float Performance DPS
Rear Derailleur
SRAM SX Eagle 12spd
Shifters
SRAM NX Eagle, 12spd
Crankset
SRAM SX Eagle 148 DUB, 32t
Cassette
SRAM CS PG1210 Eagle, 11-50t
Chain
SRAM PC1110, 11spd
Bottom Bracket
SRAM DUB 68/73mm
Brakes
SRAM Level
Brake Rotors
Avid Centerline 180mm
Headset
Cane Creek 10 IS Integrated Headset
Bars
RaceFace Ride
Stem
RaceFace Ride
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"
Rim Options
Spokes
Sapim Race
Front Tire
Maxxis Minion DHF, 29"x2.3", 3C EXO TR
Rear Tire
Maxxis Minion DHR II 29"x2.3" EXO TR
Tubes
Stan's Sealant
Seat Post
SDG Tellis
Saddle
WTB Silverado Comp
Price
£3399GBP
Weight
14.49kg / 31.94lbs
Material
Aluminum
Fork
FOX Rhythm 34, 130mm, 29"
Shock
FOX Float Performance DPS
Rear Derailleur
SRAM NX Eagle, 12spd
Shifters
SRAM NX Eagle, 12spd
Crankset
SRAM NX Eagle 148 DUB, 32t
Cassette
SRAM PG1230, 12spd, 11-50t
Chain
SRAM NX Eagle, 12spd
Bottom Bracket
SRAM DUB 68/73mm
Brakes
SRAM Guide T
Brake Rotors
Avid Centerline 180mm
Headset
Cane Creek 10 IS Integrated Headset
Bars
RaceFace Ride
Stem
RaceFace Ride
Grips
Santa Cruz Palmdale Grips
Front Hub
SRAM MTH 716, 15x110, 32h
Rear Hub
SRAM MTH 746, 12x148, 32h
Rims
WTB ST i25 TCS 2.0 29"
Rim Options
Spokes
Sapim Race
Front Tire
Maxxis Minion DHF, 29"x2.3", 3C EXO TR
Rear Tire
Maxxis Minion DHR II 29"x2.3" EXO TR
Tubes
Stan's Sealant
Seat Post
SDG Tellis
Saddle
WTB Silverado Race
Price
£4199GBP
Weight
13.8kg / 30.42lbs
Material
Carbon C
Fork
FOX Rhythm 34, 130mm, 29"
Shock
FOX Float Performance DPS
Rear Derailleur
SRAM NX Eagle, 12spd
Shifters
SRAM NX Eagle, 12spd
Crankset
SRAM NX Eagle 148 DUB, 32t
Cassette
SRAM PG1230, 12spd, 11-50t
Chain
SRAM NX Eagle, 12spd
Bottom Bracket
SRAM DUB 68/73mm
Brakes
SRAM Guide T
Brake Rotors
Avid Centerline 180mm
Headset
Cane Creek 10 IS Integrated Headset
Bars
RaceFace Ride
Stem
RaceFace Ride
Grips
Santa Cruz Palmdale Grips
Front Hub
SRAM MTH 716, 15x110, 32h
Rear Hub
SRAM MTH 746, 12x148, 32h
Rims
WTB ST i25 TCS 2.0 29"
Rim Options
Spokes
Sapim Race
Front Tire
Maxxis Minion DHF, 29"x2.3", 3C EXO TR
Rear Tire
Maxxis Minion DHR II 29"x2.3" EXO TR
Tubes
Stan's Sealant
Seat Post
SDG Tellis
Saddle
WTB Silverado Race
Price
£4199GBP
Weight
13.8kg / 30.42lbs
Material
Carbon C
Fork
FOX Rhythm 34, 130mm, 29"
Shock
FOX Float Performance DPS
Rear Derailleur
SRAM NX Eagle, 12spd
Shifters
SRAM NX Eagle, 12spd
Crankset
SRAM NX Eagle 148 DUB, 32t
Cassette
SRAM PG1230, 12spd, 11-50t
Chain
SRAM NX Eagle, 12spd
Bottom Bracket
SRAM DUB 68/73mm
Brakes
SRAM Guide T
Brake Rotors
Avid Centerline 180mm
Headset
Cane Creek 10 IS Integrated Headset
Bars
RaceFace Ride
Stem
RaceFace Ride
Grips
Santa Cruz Palmdale Grips
Front Hub
SRAM MTH 716, 15x110, 32h
Rear Hub
SRAM MTH 746, 12x148, 32h
Rims
WTB ST i25 TCS 2.0 29"
Rim Options
Spokes
Sapim Race
Front Tire
Maxxis Minion DHF, 29"x2.3", 3C EXO TR
Rear Tire
Maxxis Minion DHR II 29"x2.3" EXO TR
Tubes
Stan's Sealant
Seat Post
SDG Tellis
Saddle
WTB Silverado Race
Price
£5999GBP
Weight
13.64kg / 30.06lbs
Material
Carbon C
Fork
FOX 34 Performance Elite, Grip2, 130mm, 29"
Shock
FOX Float Performance Elite DPS
Rear Derailleur
Shimano XT M8100, 12spd
Shifters
Shimano XT M8100, 12spd
Crankset
Shimano XT M8100, 32t
Cassette
Shimano XT M8100, 12spd, 10-51t
Chain
Shimano XT, 12spd
Bottom Bracket
Shimano XT 68/73mm
Brakes
Shimano XT 8120
Brake Rotors
Shimano XT RT-86, Ice Tech, 180mm
Headset
Cane Creek 40 IS Integrated
Bars
Santa Cruz Bicycles Carbon Riser
Stem
Burgtec Enduro MK3
Grips
Santa Cruz Palmdale Grips
Front Hub
DT Swiss 350, 15x110, 28h
Rear Hub
DT 350, 12x148, MicroSpline, 28h
Rims
RaceFace AR Offset 27 29"
Rim Options
Santa Cruz Reserve 27 Carbon Rim
Spokes
Sapim Race
Front Tire
Maxxis Minion DHF, 29"x2.3", 3C EXO TR
Rear Tire
Maxxis Minion DHR II 29"x2.3" EXO TR
Tubes
Stan's Sealant
Seat Post
RockShox Reverb Stealth
Saddle
WTB Silverado Team
Price
£6999GBP
Weight
12.9kg / 28.44lbs
Material
Carbon CC
Fork
RockShox Pike Ultimate, 130mm, 29"
Shock
FOX Float Factory DPS
Rear Derailleur
SRAM X01 Eagle, 12spd
Shifters
SRAM X01 Eagle, 12spd
Crankset
SRAM X1 Eagle Carbon 148 DUB, 32t
Cassette
SRAM XG1295 Eagle, 12spd, 10-52t
Chain
SRAM X01 Eagle, 12spd
Bottom Bracket
SRAM DUB 68/73mm
Brakes
SRAM G2 RSC
Brake Rotors
Avid Centerline 180mm
Headset
Cane Creek 40 IS Integrated
Bars
Santa Cruz Bicycles Carbon Riser
Stem
Burgtec Enduro MK3
Grips
Santa Cruz Palmdale Grips
Front Hub
DT Swiss 350, 15x110, Torque Cap, 28h
Rear Hub
DT Swiss 350, 12x148, XD, 28h
Rims
RaceFace ARC Offset 27 29"
Rim Options
Santa Cruz Reserve 27 Carbon Rim
Spokes
Sapim Race
Front Tire
Maxxis Minion DHF, 29"x2.3", 3C EXO TR
Rear Tire
Maxxis Minion DHR II 29"x2.3" EXO TR
Tubes
Stan's Sealant
Seat Post
RockShox Reverb Stealth
Saddle
WTB Silverado Team
Price
£10499GBP
Weight
12.76kg / 28.13lbs
Material
Carbon CC
Fork
RockShox Pike Ultimate, 130mm, 29"
Shock
FOX Float Factory DPS
Rear Derailleur
SRAM XX1 Eagle AXS, 12spd
Shifters
SRAM XX1 Eagle AXS, 12spd
Crankset
SRAM XX1 Eagle AXS 148 DUB, 32t
Cassette
SRAM XG1299 Eagle, 12spd, 10-52
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 Integrated
Bars
Santa Cruz Bicycles Carbon Riser
Stem
i9 A35
Grips
Santa Cruz Palmdale Grips
Front Hub
i9 Hydra, 15x110, Torque Cap, 28h
Rear Hub
I9 Hydra 12x148 XD 28H
Rims
Reserve 27 29" Carbon
Rim Options
Spokes
Sapim D-light
Front Tire
Maxxis Minion DHF, 29"x2.3", 3C EXO TR
Rear Tire
Maxxis Minion DHR II 29"x2.3" EXO TR
Tubes
Stan's Sealant
Seat Post
RockShox Reverb Stealth 31.6
Saddle
WTB Silverado Team
