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Hightower Carbon CC X01 Eagle Mountain Bike

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Hightower Carbon CC X01 Eagle Mountain Bike

Pre-ride playlists are a difficult thing to master. You need just the right balance of amp-you-up-energy, smooth rhythms to help you roll through the rough sections, and banger hits that we're convinced will help us power up climbs when we're feeling gassed and need to find a little more fuel in our reserve tank. Santa Cruz's new Hightower Carbon CC X01 Eagle Mountain Bike is not unlike your get-stoked jams. It packs in slack geometry that keeps you going when the descents get hairy, and lower-link VPP suspension that stabilizes the roughest terrain, without compromising the pep-in-your-step feel you need when climbs point skywards. This new generation of Hightower pushes beyond the already-capable Hightower and Hightower LT, finding a nice spot to hang out just between the Tallboy and the Megatower. It packs in all-new geometry from the old Hightower, and stretches further than even the LT before it, plus new lower linkage that lends queues to the Nomad for total downhill stability, and a flip-chip for flexibility. The result is a powerful trail bike that's capable of holding its own in the rough and rowdy, and racing back up to the top to get another lap of hits.


The new Hightower amps up travel just a bit with 140mm of VPP suspension in the rear, and 150mm up front. This is combined with a new suspension design that takes cues from the Megatower and Nomad. Instead of relying on the upper-link driven design, the new Hightower enjoys the increased bump compliance, and glued-to-the-trail traction you'll experience from a lower-link mounted shock. This lower-link VPP platform is something that's previously been reserved just for gravity-fueled sleds, but we saw it grace the Bronson last year, stretching it into the enduro category for a feel that can tackle gnarlier steeps, and turn around to soar back up climbs. This means the new Hightower is more downhill capable than before, but without sacrificing it all when you set your quads on fire to earn your descent.


Throughout Santa Cruz's lineup, the Hightower has long been known as a do-it-all trail bike, capable of backcountry endurance adventures in the Santa Cruz mountains, and fast laps at your local trail network when you need to hammer out as many post-workday miles as possible. It remains as that, but as a more capable bike than before, stretching its reach out a 20mm (on sizes small through large), offering more room in the cockpit to play with, while a more relaxed head tube elevates confidence on the descent. The new head tube angle sits a full 1.5-degrees slacker than the previous Hightower in High mode, and 1.8-degrees slacker in low, stretching things out to power over bigger rocks and chunder than ever before. And while this stretched out cockpit can come at the cost of pedal efficiency, Santa Cruz designers mitigate sluggish climbing by moving the seat tube to a steeper angle, adding an additional 2.3-degrees in low setting, or 2.8-degrees in high. The results are a bike that's steeper and more capable than the LT, and with more pep in its step for tackling steep climbs than the previous Hightower.


Santa Cruz combines the new lower-link suspension with flip-chip technology for adaptable geometry, so you can slacken things up for park laps with your crew, and steepen things, lifting the bottom bracket, and bringing in the head tube to a steeper angle for taking on all-out endurance backcountry expeditions, where every pedal stroke takes you further from the last cell tower, and you don't turn around until the sun is down, or you're out of water. The switch is easy to make with the turn of an Allen wrench, and changes the geometry quite significantly. The bike comes to you in Low mode, with a head tube angle that sits low and long at 65.2-degrees, perking up to 65.5 in High mode, while the seat tube angle shifts from 76.7 in Low, up to 77.1-degrees in High for a pedal-friendly position that's ready for attacking climbs.


While changes have happened left and right on the Hightower, one thing remains a constant, and that's Santa Cruz's carbon frame construction, with its legendary strength and unwavering stiffness. This particular Hightower benefits from the top-shelf Carbon CC layup, which drops weight, thanks to its use of a higher-end carbon, resin, and manufacturing process that sheds grams without sacrificing an ounce of strength or stiffness. You can count on this lighter Carbon CC version to drop anywhere from 250-to-280-grams below the lower-spec Carbon C model, making it well worth the upgrade if you covet a lighter build.


Santa Cruz pairs up the CC level carbon of this Hightower with cherry-picked components to maximize strength, efficiency, and your dollar. It aims to please with a RockShox Ulimate suspension package that softens harsh blows from unruly rock gardens, and gobbles up small bumps to keep traction locked in on steep climbs. The suspension partners up with SRAM's X01 Eagle 12-speed drivetrain to provide plenty of range on the days that tickle 5-digit ascent numbers, and offer you a lofty bailout cog that helps save you from hiking a bike up the steepest climbs.


Details

  • Take on bigger hits and descend with power on the new Hightower
  • Lower-link driven VPP improves small bump compliance
  • New geometry stretches beyond its predecessor and Hightower LT
  • Flip-chip slackens headtube angle from 65.5 degrees to 65.2 degrees
  • 5-inches of VPP travel eat up rocks, roots, and log rolls
  • Carbon CC frame reduces weight without sacrificing strength, stiffness
  • Cherry-picked components for ascending 5-digit numbers, and gobbling up the descents that follow
  • Item #SNZK146
Frame Material
Carbon CC
Suspension
VPP
Rear Shock
RockShox Super Deluxe Ultimate
Rear Travel
140mm
Fork
RockShox Lyrik Ultimate
Front Travel
150mm
Headset
Cane Creek 40 IS integrated
Shifters
SRAM X01 Eagle, 12-speed
Rear Derailleur
SRAM X01 Eagle, 12-speed
ISCG Tabs
ISCG-05
Crankset
SRAM X1 Eagle
Chainring Sizes
30t
Crank Arm Length
[extra small, small] 170mm, [medium, large, extra large, extra-extra large] 175mm
Bottom Bracket
SRAM DUB
Bottom Bracket Type
English threaded
Cassette
SRAM XG1295 Eagle, 12-speed
Cassette Range
10 - 50t
Chain
SRAM X01 Eagle, 12-speed
Brakeset
SRAM Code RSC
Brake Type
post-mount hydraulic disc
Rotors
Avid Centerline, 180mm
Handlebar
Santa Cruz AM Carbon
Grips
Santa Cruz Palmdale
Stem
Race Face Aeffect R
Saddle
WTB Silverado Team
Seatpost
RockShox Reverb Stealth
Wheelset
Race Face ARC Offset
Hubs
DT Swiss 350
Front Axle
15 x 110mm Boost
Rear Axle
12 x 148mm Boost
Tires
Maxxis Minion DHR, 3C EXO TR
Tire Size
2.4 x 29in
Pedals
not included
Recommended Use
enduro, trail
Manufacturer Warranty
lifetime on frame

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