Santa Cruz TALLBOY D / Aluminum / 29 Review

Santa Cruz TALLBOY D / Aluminum / 29 Review

Price: 3799 €
category: Trailbike
Frame Material: Aluminium
Wheel Size: 29"
Travel Front: 130 mm
Travel Rear: 120 mm
Model Year: 2022
  • casual image
  • good VPP rear triangle
  • 25 years warranty
  • up the hill, it´s not the fastest bike
  • there are better groupsets
fun to ride in
easy terrain extreme terrain
seating position
upright efficient
handling
playful easy calm
framesize runs
small big

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Santa Cruz TALLBOY D / Aluminum / 29 Review
Ludwig Döhl
With the TALLBOY D, Santa Cruz has a classic in its product line. Like many American bikes, the trail bike also has the combination of a low-lying shock absorber and a VPP rear triangle. This ensures calm in the rear even through rougher terrain. With its geometry, the Trailbike of Santa Cruz is right in the middle between playfulness and high speed stability. The seating position does not manage to be too athletic, nor too upright. It´s moderate character is likely to suite the vast majority of bikers. On climbs, other bikes in the under 4500 Euro present a little better performance than the Santa Cruz TALLBOY D. The guarantee of 25 years proves that Santa Cruz puts a lot of trust in its products.

Geometry

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SIZE XXS XS S M L XL XXL
Sizing of Manufacturer
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XS-Low
S-Low
M-Low
L-Low
XL-Low
-
Wheelsize
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29
29
29
29
29
29
Stack
-
593
603
612
621
639
657
Reach
-
398
423
448
468
488
513
Top Tube Length
-
540
568
597
622
647
679
Seat Tube Length
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370
380
405
430
460
500
Seat Tube Angle
-
76,5
76,4
76,3
76,2
76
75,8
Head Tube Length
-
90
100
110
120
140
160
Head Tube Angle
-
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)
-
332
332
332
332
332
332
Chainstay Length
-
436
436
436
436
436
436
Wheelbase
-
1128
1157
1187
1211
1239
1272
Standover Height
-
678
692
704
703
698
698
Specification
  • Frame TALLBOY Aluminum / 29
  • Frame Material Aluminium
  • Fork RockShox Recon RL, 130mm, 29"
  • Spring Unit air
  • Remote-Lockout yes
  • Damper FOX Float Performance DPS
  • Gearrange 455%
  • Drivetrain 1x12
  • Gear Lever SRAM NX Eagle, 12spd
  • Rear Derailleur SRAM SX Eagle 12spd
  • Crank SRAM X1 Eagle 148 DUB, 30t
  • Cassette SRAM PG1230, 12spd, 11-50t
  • Chain SRAM SX Eagle, 12spd
  • Brake Set SRAM Level
  • Brake Rotors 180/180
  • Rims WTB ST i25 TCS 2 29"
  • Front Hub SRAM MTH 716, 15x110, Torque Cap, 32h
  • Rear Hub SRAM MTH 746, 12x148, 32h
  • Tires Front Maxxis Dissector, 29"x2.4, 3C, EXO, MaxxTerra, TR,
  • Tires Rear Maxxis Rekon, 29"x2.4, 3C. EXO, MaxxTerra, TR
  • Saddle WTB Silverado Comp Saddle or WTB
  • Seat Post SDG Tellis
  • Stem RaceFace Chester
  • Handle Bar RaceFace Ride
  • Handle Bar Width 800
  • Head Set Cane Creek 10 IS Integrated Headset

About the author

Ludwig

Ludwig

... 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.