Santa Cruz Tallboy S / Carbon C / 29 Review

Santa Cruz Tallboy S / Carbon C / 29 Review

Price: 6499 €
category: Trailbike
Frame Material: Carbon
Weight: 13,62 kg
Wheel Size: 29"
Travel Front: 130 mm
Travel Rear: 120 mm
Model Year: 2024 (carry over model from 2023)
  • Storage compartment in down tube
  • VPP rear end
  • low center of gravity
  • exclusive image
  • 25 years warranty
  • up the hill, it´s not the fastest bike
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Overall Bike Check

The most importanten ratings of the Santa Cruz Tallboy S / Carbon C / 29 in comparison to the competitor bikes of following categorie: (Trailbike up to 8000 €) .

Value for Money Check

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Geometry

Je steiler der Winkel des Sitzrohrs ist, desto effizienter können Sie in die Pedale treten.

SIZE XXS XS S M L XL XXL
Sizing of Manufacturer
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XS
S
M
L
XL
-
Wheelsize
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29
29
29
29
29
29
Stack
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603
612
621
630
648
658
Reach
-
403
428
453
473
493
518
Top Tube Length
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556
580
603
623
645
671
Seat Tube Length
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370
380
405
430
460
500
Seat Tube Angle
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75,7
76
76,4
76,6
76,8
76,8
Head Tube Length
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95
105
115
125
145
155
Head Tube Angle
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65,5
65,5
65,5
65,5
65,5
65,5
Bottom Bracket Drop
-
41
41
41
41
41
41
Bottom Bracket Height (absolut)
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332
332
332
332
332
332
Chainstay Length
-
431
431
434
438
440
444
Wheelbase
-
1138
1167
1199
1227
1257
1290
Standover Height
-
676
691
693
695
695
698
Specification
  • Frame Tallboy Carbon C
  • Frame Material Carbon
  • Fork FOX 34 Float Performance, 130mm, 29"
  • Spring Unit air
  • Remote-Lockout yes
  • Damper FOX Float Performance DPS
  • Gearrange 500%
  • Drivetrain 1x12
  • Gear Lever SRAM GX Eagle, 12spd
  • Rear Derailleur SRAM GX Eagle, 12spd
  • Crank SRAM GX Eagle 148 DUB, 32t
  • Cassette SRAM XG1275 Eagle, 12spd, 10-50t
  • Chain SRAM GX Eagle, 12spd
  • Brake Set SRAM G2 R
  • Brake Rotors 180/180
  • Rims RaceFace AR Offset 30 29"
  • Front Hub DT Swiss 370, 15x110, 28h
  • Rear Hub DT Swiss 370, 12x148, XD, 36t, 28h
  • Tires Front Maxxis Dissector 29"x2.4"WT, 3C MaxxTerra, EXO, TR
  • Tires Rear Maxxis Rekon 29"x2.4"WT, 3C MaxxTerra, EXO, TR
  • Saddle WTB Silverado Medium CroMo
  • Seat Post RockShox Reverb Stealth, 31.6
  • Stem Burgtec Enduro MK3, 42mm
  • Handle Bar Burgtec RideWide Alloy Bar, 800mm
  • Handle Bar Width 800
  • Head Set Cane Creek 40 IS Integrated Headset

Expirience with the Santa Cruz Tallboy S / Carbon C / 29

Ludwig Döhl Admittedly, with 130 mm travel, the Tallboy S is always somewhat overshadowed by the more downhill-heavy bikes from Santa Cruz. Unjustifiably so, in our opinion. With a 65,5 degree head tube angle and a reach that tends to be long you can certainly speak of a modern geometry. When entering the saddle, the Tallboy S conveys a balanced seating position. If you want to hunt Strava-KOMs uphill, the Tallboy S is probably not the right bike for you. One should not forget: the geometry is the heart of a mountain bike. For 6499 Euro, Santa Cruz provides more than the competitors in the same price range. The guarantee of 25 years proves that Santa Cruz is behind its products.

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About the author

Ludwig Döhl

Ludwig Döhl

... has spent more than 100,000 kilometers in the saddle of over 1000 different mountain bikes. The essence of many hours on the trail: Mountain bikes are awesome when they match your personal preferences! With this realization, he founded bike-test.com to assist cyclists in finding their very own dream bike.