Santa Cruz Tallboy 3 Frame Weight

Seems like it s built to go straight up and straight down.

Santa cruz tallboy 3 frame weight.

While the first two iterations of the 29in wheeled xc orientated tallboy were very similar with steep angled 70 degree head short travel 100mm 2 2kg frames this third version is an. Santa cruz s all new tallboy isn t a surprise it was one of their last models waiting for a redesign and it s not exactly a shock to see it using their lower link vpp suspension to deliver. With kick ass lower link vpp suspension a streamlined design the typical santa cruz refinement and rather radical geometry the tallboy is back to being a genre bending folk hero. Then the xc race focused 100mm blur 29.

The tallboy muddles the line between xc and trail with 110mm of rear wheel travel paired with a 120mm fork and fast rolling 29er wheels. In a nutshell cc is santa cruz s top tier carbon layup meaning that they are able to use less carbon than in the c frames yet retain the same strength making it a lighter frame. The new 120mm tallboy takes a leap further into what short travel bikes really are capable of. Just seems like there is a big gap now between the blur and tallboy.

Where the tallboy 2 frame was around 2 390g our new tallboy 3 cc came in at 2 630g frame and shock but no thru axle so it s also gained a bit of beef along the way as well. The version 4 2020 santa cruz tallboy and the new juliana joplin which shares the same frame comes in aluminum and both c and cc carbon frames. Looking forward to my tallboy 3 though. Tallboy santa cruz bicycles 29er mountain bike this santa cruz website uses cookies for example to improve and analyze the website for social media and to ensure that you see relevant ads.

Pragmatic design so a lot has changed with the new tallboy but santa cruz has stuck to their guns on a number of fronts. Loved the tallboy 1 2 and waited on this before deciding to go tallboy 3 instead of 4.