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Santa Cruz Bicycles
Hightower Carbon CC Mountain Bike Frame - 2017

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The freedom to choose.

You started riding with a preference for smooth and fast hardpack, but after getting your feet wet in other terrain, you’re moving past your XC beginnings and into enduro adulthood. With a feathery full carbon layup, responsive Boost spacing, and Santa Cruz’s ever-improving VPP suspension platform, the Hightower Carbon CC Mountain Bike Frame will let you relive your XC days when you pedal uphill, then let you get away with more than you should on the way down.


Take the Hightower to Moab for a long weekend, and its 5.3in travel will gobble up ledgy descents with the eagerness of 12-year olds diving into a birthday cake. Its stubby chainstays will snap to attention when a rutted out switchback catches you by surprise, while a long-and-low front end confidently tracks big lines without wavering. Choose the 27.5+ geometry for almost too-good-to-be-true stability and plushness, or spring for the classic speed of a 29er and you’ll barrel cleanly over everything from rocky spines to machined flow trails with ease.


While building the frame up, keep in mind that Santa Cruz suggests a 140mm fork for 29ers and a 150mm fork for the 27.5+ variation to ensure that changing wheel sizes produces a negligible effect on the Hightower's geometry, keeping the head tube at 67 and 66.8 degrees, respectively. In 27.5+ mode, the frame clears 2.8in tires, but three inches isn’t recommended. While equipped with 29in wheels, clearance understandably drops, but the frame still easily clears 2.4 or 2.5in tires. And don’t forget—the Hightower rolls with the added stiffness of Boost rear hub spacing, so anything other than 148mm thru-axles are a no-go.


Details

  • Conquer any trail in this innovative new rig
  • Top-end carbon CC construction is devoid of excess material
  • Flip chip allows for 27.5+ and 29er builds with one frame
  • VPP suspension adapts seamlessly to changing terrain
  • Lower standover height accommodates shorter riders well
  • Boost axle spacing encourages stiff, responsive cornering
  • Santa Cruz proves it’s deserving of its industry-leading reputation
  • Item #SNZ008R
Frame Material
Carbon CC
Suspension
VPP
Wheel Size
27.5+ in, 29 in
Rear Shock
RockShox Monarch RT
Rear Travel
135 mm
Fork Travel
[recommended 29er] 140 mm, [recommended 27.5+] 150 mm
Head Tube Diameter
1-1/8 - 1-1/2in integrated
Headset Included
no
Bottom Bracket Type
73 mm BSA threaded
ISCG Tabs
yes, ISCG 05
Cable Routing
internal
Front Derailleur Mount
none
Brake Type
disc
Seatpost Diameter
31.6 mm
Rear Axle
12 x 148mm Boost thru-axle
Claimed Weight
[w/ shock] 2,670 g
Recommended Use
all-mountain, enduro, trail
Manufacturer Warranty
lifetime on frame

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