That was the thinking as the santa cruz design team went to work on revising the highball 29er which after 3 years was ready for a refresh.
Santa cruz highball aluminum 29er hardtail frame.
Want something even faster for cross country racing.
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More capable than a pure endurance bike more composed than most xc race rigs the highball has evolved to be easier to ride harder for longer.
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The result is the new highball launched today which sheds a half pound of frame weight and sees the seatstay seat tube junction drop by about 2 inches now residing well below the top tube junction.
Ending today at 3 00pm pdt 14h 13m.
The 29er comes with a 120mm fork and the 27 5 has a 130mm.
Santa cruz highball c large magura ts8 sl 29 120mm 15mm ta dt swiss mx 401s laced to hope pro evo ii hubs conti mountain king 2 4 front conti race king 2 2 rear xt crankset set up 1x hope nw chainring 30 front 11 36 xt cassette wolftooth chainring bolts slx shifter xt shadow rear d xt chain xt pedals easton ec 70 carbon seatpost.
Mountain bike frames could be made out of.
Take a look at the highball.
Santa cruz highball c carbon 29er hardtail frame.
Riding mostly loose terrain.
We fine tuned the carbon layup process and the low angle bridgeless seatstays join the seat tube below the top tube junction.
The highball is our flagship carbon hardtail race thoroughbred and a dark horse in xc versatility.
Highball aluminum hardtail introduction by francis cebedo there is no doubt the highball carbon is cool.
I bought the c frame and did a custom build.
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Six builds are offered which start at 1 800 and top out at 3 200.
At 2 5 lbs it delivers a fast yet comfortable ride.
215mm 27 5 mx mixed 29 700c 650b 26.
Going for maximum speed and rollability.
But the frame alone costs 1900 and it is not singlespeed friendly.
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And we continue to offer most of our models in aluminum because it delivers a rock solid ride experience at a great price.
Hardtail 29 27 5 plus.
Well santa cruz has answered.
Our engineering team build aluminum prototypes here in santa cruz because it s still the swiftest way to take a design from drawing board to trail.
Hardtail 29 27 5 plus.
It is low to the ground and it handles like a champ.
The highball is our flagship carbon hardtail race thoroughbred and a dark horse in xc versatility.
This alloy can be molded into various shapes.
The most versatile bike in our range ticks even more boxes.
Santa cruz will continue to offer the chameleon with aluminum frame.