The Tallboy has earned a loyal following amongst those who seek a go-to bike that will hold up to the relentless hammering of "power hour" hot laps or long days in the saddle harvesting the best trails. The highly-refined VPP™ suspension on the Tallboy combines pedaling efficiency and all-out bump-chomping prowess. If ever there was a gravity riders’ XC bike, the Tallboy is it.

Fully dialed at every size: Proportional Geometry and frame stiffness tune

Chainstay length and seat angle are matched to the frame size (STA steepens and rear centre grows as frame size increases) so that every rider, no matter what height, gets the same balance of geometry and handling characteristics.

We tailor stiffness for every size to make sure everyone gets the same ride quality. Bigger riders means greater stresses on larger frames, but that's remedied with our size-specific frame stiffness tunes.

• 13.46kg / 29.68lbs
• Carbon C
• RockShox Pike Select+ 130mm 29"
• FOX Float Performance Elite DPS
• SRAM GX AXS Eagle, 12spd
• SRAM GX AXS Controller
• SRAM GX Eagle 148 DUB, 32t
• SRAM XG1275 Eagle, 12spd, 10-50t
• SRAM GX Eagle, 12spd
• SRAM DUB 68/73mm Threaded BB
• SRAM G2 RS
• Avid Centerline 180mm
• Cane Creek 40 IS Integrated Headset
• Santa Cruz 35 Carbon Bar, 800mm
• Burgtec Enduro MK3, 42mm
• Santa Cruz Bicycles House Grips
• i9 1/1, 15x110, Torque Cap, 28h
• i9 1/1, 12x148, XD, 28h
• RaceFace ARC Offset 30 29"
• Maxxis Dissector 29"x2.4"WT, 3C MaxxTerra, EXO, TR
• Maxxis Rekon 29"x2.4"WT, 3C MaxxTerra, EXO, TR
• Reserve Tubeless Sealant
• RockShox Reverb Stealth, 31.6
• WTB Silverado Medium CroMo