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Tallboy 29 Carbon CC X01 Eagle Reserve Mountain Bike

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Tallboy 29 Carbon CC X01 Eagle Reserve Mountain Bike

Cross country and short travel rides sometimes get a bad rep, but when it comes to versatility, pedal-ability, and all out fun, we'd wager that they're damn near impossible to beat — and last time we checked, they've never slowed us down from having a berm-blasting good time. It's clear that Santa Cruz's engineers see eye to eye with us, and its clear with the launch of the new Tallboy 29 Carbon CC X01 Eagle Reserve Mountain Bike. With all new geometry that blurs the line between cross-country and backcountry, deeper travel than before, and a new lower-link VPP suspension design that takes queues from its deeper travel brethren, the Tallboy is all the more ready to party, eat up rock gardens, soar up climbs, and rocket back to the bottom to do it again. And if the new geometry isn't enough, Santa Cruz spec's this particular build with a slew of cherry-picked SRAM X01 Eagle components to offer you a massive 500% gear range to tackle days that boost up intense amounts of elevation, and soar down lofty rollers and banked berms on the descent, and a slick set of light and stiff Reserve carbon hoops to power you up punchy climbs with snappy, instantaneous power..


We suppose that with Santa Cruz's Bronson and Hightower getting makeovers in the suspension department, we shouldn't be all that surprised to see tweaks to the Tallboy went in the same direction. The new Tallboy follows the trends of its deeper-travel siblings, moving the VPP suspension down to a lower-link that offers improved stabilization in the roughest terrain, while an extra 10mm of travel helps soak up additional rocks and roots that the previous Tallboy would have shied away from. This makes the new ride more confident than ever, ready for bigger trails, rutted out lines, brakes bumps galore, and even turning the odd set of rollers into doubles — but not at the cost of climbing. The new suspension is designed with the same engineering principles as the brand's longest travel bikes, making it just as at home riding cross-country as it is extreme backcountry. Santa Cruz's VPP suspension is designed to stabilize the suspension when you're putting power down on the pedals, meaning the rear end ceases to bob, providing a much more responsive and lively feel when you hammer up steeps, so you aren't wasting all of the power you put down. This is achieved with counter-rotating links that are carefully arranged to resist activation by pedaling forces, all but eliminating bobbing under power.


But suspension is hardly where Santa Cruz stopped on upgrades with the new Tallboy. The bike sees a full makeover this year, with entirely different geometry, but continues to use the flip-chip we saw in previous years for adaptable geometry that can be tuned to your own personal riding needs. In the front things start out with a much slacker head tube angle that shifted from the 68-degrees in years past to the ultra-long 65.5-degrees it is today (with the flip chip in Low). This slack head tube elevates the confidence of the Tallboy when you point it downhill, providing improved handling in rough and jarring terrain, and boosting control at high speeds. With the head tube's shift into the slacker realm, balance needed to be achieved to maintain the bike's reputation for lively pedaling and handling, so the engineers at Santa Cruz opted to move the seat tube angle up a few degrees to a steep perch of 76.3 degrees — a full three degrees steeper than the previous model, allowing you to stay on top of the bike when pedal power matters, and keeping the cockpit compact enough for comfort when handling the bike in rowdy terrain.


In previous years the flip-chip on the Tallboy seemed to beckon for loftier 27.5+ hoops, but this year it serves a purpose tuned more acutely to riding style preferences. The flip chip not only tweaks head tube and seat tube geometry, but it also offers a full 10mm of adjustability to the stubby-short 430mm chainstays, which allows riders of all sizes and riding styles to make the necessary tweaks to feel right at home. This combines with a low bottom bracket for a combination that's built to thread the needle, rail berms, and launch out the other side with power and confidence.


With changes happening left and right on the Tallboy, thankfully Santa Cruz's Carbon CC frame construction remains unchanged and for this top-tier CC frame designation, the engineers use a higher modulus carbon versus the standard Carbon C model, so less material is required to hit the same strength and stiffness numbers. Less material equates to less weight, and well, we'll always take a lighter bike for any occasion. Climbing and just motoring along the flats is easier with less mass to haul around, and a stiffer chassis is more efficient at getting the power to the rear wheel and requires less body English while negotiating technical trails.


Perhaps our favorite part of the build may be Santa Cruz's Reserve carbon rims, which are laced to a DT Swiss 350 hubs. The Reserve rims showcase Santa Cruz's carbon fiber expertise, with a highly refined profile and reinforced nipple beads that nearly eliminate any chance of failure. And should you defy those odds, the Reserve rims are backed by a no-nonsense lifetime warranty — just like Santa Cruz's carbon fiber frames.


The frame's front and rear carbon triangles are built as whole pieces rather than glued together from separate bits. This method saves weight and increases structural integrity by allowing Santa Cruz to wrap carbon continuously around key junctures. It further reinforces the frame with less material while eliminating stress risers that result from bonded construction methods. Finally, the carbon is also compacted from the inside and the outside for a more even finish that avoids any structural defects, excess material build-up, and resin pooling for — you guessed it — even more weight savings.


Final details include a threaded bottom bracket that's what we've come to expect from the California-based brand, and it's a strong selling point for those who don't like dealing with the tricky tolerances and creaky interfaces of press-fit models. Santa Cruz specs this model with some of our house favorite components, with a SRAM X01 Eagle drivetrain for precise shifting and seemingly endless gears, plus a plush combination of FOX rear and RockShox front suspension that offers 120mm and 130mm of deep travel, respectively. This 29-inch version comes equipped with 2.3in Maxxis rubber, which occupies a sweet spot of cush and traction without feeling too sluggish, bouncy, or vague.


Details

  • Boost into new dimensions of travel and geometry with the all-new Tallboy
  • 10mm deeper travel soaks up more rocks, roots, and trail chatter
  • New lower-link suspension elevates stability and confidence
  • Super slack head tube feels controlled descending at high speeds
  • Stay perched for the pedal fest thanks to steep seat tube angle
  • Flip chip allows you to tweak angles and chainstay length
  • Longer reach increases high speed stability
  • Carbon CC frame saves weight without sacrificing strength
  • X01 Eagle drivetrain offers huge gear range for all-day epics
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Frame Material
Carbon CC
Suspension
VPP
Rear Shock
FOX Float Performance Elite DPS
Rear Travel
120mm
Fork
RockShox Pike Select+
Front Travel
130mm
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 Carbon
Chainring Sizes
32t
Crank Arm Length
[extra-small] 165mm, [small] 170mm, [medium, large, extra-large, extra-extra large] 175mm
Bottom Bracket
SRAM DUB BSA
Bottom Bracket Type
English threaded
Cassette
SRAM XG1295 Eagle, 12-speed
Cassette Range
10 - 50t
Chain
SRAM X01 Eagle, 12-speed
Brakeset
SRAM G2 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, 1x lever, MatchMaker
Seat Collar
31.6mm
Wheelset
Santa Cruz Reserve 27
Hubs
DT Swiss 350
Front Axle
15 x 110mm Boost
Rear Axle
12 x 148mm Boost
Tires
[front] Maxxis Minion DHF, 3C, EXO, TR, [rear] Maxxis Minion DHR II, EXO, TR
Tire Size
2.3 x 29in
Pedals
not included
Recommended Use
cross-country, trail
Manufacturer Warranty
lifetime on frame

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