Completely overhauled in every aspect from suspension platform to travel and frame features, the Santa Cruz Tallboy 6 takes the existing bike and makes it more predictable, longer travel and lighter all at once.
Still a full 29' wheeled bike, the Tallboy 6 steps up in travel to 140mm front and 130mm rear opening up more trail options than ever before. The switch to a Horst Link suspension platform results in a more linear bike with suspension which stays active through both pedalling effort and braking forces, while also creating a predictable and consistent suspension feel.
Dropper post insertion is improved across all sizes and every bike can carry both a bottle and accessories via a new mount under the top tube. At the same time frame weight has been reduced with the new version coming in a full 300 grams lighter than the previous Tallboy 6.
Geometry is well thought out as always from Santa Cruz, with almost every number changing through the sizes to keep the ride balanced for every rider. All that combines to make for an incredibly versatile bike - light enough to take on massive XC missions, yet also hard enough hitting that for many riders it will be able to ride everything they might ever want to. Long rides, short rides, technical trail or easy flow, it's going to be a near perfect bike for the whole lot.
This build, the CC 90, combines a solid mechanical T-Type drivetrain with easy to tune RockShox suspension and a set of Reserve / DT Swiss wheels to produce a super reliable and easy to live bike at a very reasonable price.
Want more technical details? Check out the full bike launch on our blog.
Specification
- Frame: Carbon CC 29" 130mm Travel 4-Bar
- Fork: RockShox Pike Select, 140mm
- Shock: RockShox Deluxe Select Plus, 185x50 Trunnion
- Wheelset: DT Swiss 370 hubs with Reserve 30|TR AL rims
- Tyres: Maxxis Forekaster 29"x2.4", MaxxTerra, EXO
- Brakes: SRAM DB8
- Rotors: SRAM HS2 200mm Front, 180mm Rear
- Cranks: SRAM 90 Eagle DUB T-Type, 32t:XS-S: 165mm, M-XXL: 170mm
- Bottom Bracket: SRAM DUB 73mm MTB Wide BB
- Chainring: SRAM 32t T-Type Direct Mount
- Chain: SRAM GX Eagle T-Type, Flattop, 12spd
- Cassette: SRAM XS 1275 Eagle T-Type, 10-52t
- Rear mech: SRAM 90 Eagle T-Type, 12spd
- Shifter: SRAM 90 Eagle T-Type
- Headset: Cane Creek 50 IS Integrated Headset
- Chain device: One Up Chain Guide
- Seatpost: OneUp Dropper Post, 31.6:XS: 120mm, S: 150mm, M: 180mm, L-XL: 210mm, XXL: 240mm
- Saddle: SDG Bel-Air V3 Lux-Alloy
- Handlebar: OneUp Aluminum Bar, 35mm:XS-M: 760mm, 20mm Rise, L-XXL: 800mm, 35mm Rise
- Stem: One Up Enduro Stem 42.5mm
- Grips:Santa Cruz House Grips