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The Tallboy has gone on a diet and bulked up on travel to fit the kind of rider looking to maximize power hours or just ride all the hours.
The Tallboy has gone on a diet and bulked up on travel to fit the kind of rider looking to maximize power hours or just ride all the hours.
Santa Cruz

2027 Santa Cruz Tallboy CC 90 - Gloss Carbon

£5,299.00
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2027 Santa Cruz Tallboy CC 90 - Gloss Carbon

Season:2027

Brand:Santa Cruz

Code:27SCTB90C

GO HARD. THE TALLBOY IS HARDER

The Tallboy has gone on a diet and bulked up on travel to fit the kind of rider looking to maximize power hours or just ride all the hours.
The Tallboy has always been fun and capable, but we felt it was time “light” rejoined the mix.

GLOVEBOX V2
Improved ease of access, frame contact, and latch engagement, Longer, straighter down tube for improved storage

ACCESSORY MOUNTS
Top tube accessory mounts for extra
CYA essentials

GEO FLIP CHIP
Raises/lowers BB and adjusts headtube angle Hi for pedaling, Lo for sending

Proportional geo and stiffness for every size to make sure everyone gets the same ride quality

Uninterrupted seatpost insertion means all sizes of riders get the drop they need

CC Carbon only now. All bikes get cable routing

300g+ (0.6lb) Frame weight reduction

○ Tallboy6 CC 2530g
○ Tallboy5 CC 2830g
○ Tallboy5 C 2913g

● Massive suspension improvements for a short-travel trail bike
● Added travel but increased pedaling prowess
● Decreased progression to keep it supportive in initial travel
● Low anti-squat to provide suppleness and traction pedaling through bumps or charging downhill
● Very good under braking

The Tallboy has long been a favorite of ours and riders that love to taste blood and get their rocks off. But how it rode changed a lot over the years. For the sixth gen we wanted to prioritize handling confidence but make it zippy. We made a variety of mules using a variety of different suspension platforms, each with several adjustments. Something we can fabricate in-house and ride right out of the door. After getting these bikes on trail, we decided four-bar was the right direction. We made MANY links, about 15 different iterations if you must know, and so many different shock tunes that we lost count. Whereas most brands let suppliers give them stock tunes, we sweat the stacks to make sure the bike rides just like we feel it should.

“For the Tallboy we wanted a more consistent leverage curve than previous generations, to
bring more support at the top of the stroke and add some zip to a bike that's been known as a
DH-oriented short travel bike.

WHY 4-BAR HERE BUT VPP ON NOMAD?
The small links on a shorter-travel VPP bike naturally create progressive curves, so we had something soft off the top but quite rampy later on. This works well in certain conditions but doesn't really encourage you when climbing, and can get out of sorts in really rough terrain. We also knew we wanted to chop some weight out of the bike, and we'd taken the Tallboy 5 as far as we could in that regard. To significantly reduce weight and drastically change the ride feel, we needed a different design.
We started the project with a Blur-style flexstay mule and a 4-bar mule; both with numerous configurations available within them. The flexstay architecture is quite finicky (but light as heck), and adding travel compared to the Blur made it impossible to accomplish all of our suspension goals. The 4-bar design is quite versatile and we were able to really fine-tune the kinematics to get what we wanted: a moderately progressive suspension that eats bumps while being quite spritely and sporty. The low anti-rise and lower anti-squat result in a bike that's very controlled under braking, and allows you to pedal through roots and rocks without causing any hiccups or losing traction. We're really pleased with how it turned out. The lighter weight and improved seatpost insertion are big cherries on top.
The Nomad was a different story - we didn't want to drastically change the feel of the bike, just keep a similar leverage curve and improve the anti-squat and anti-rise behaviour (plus the chassis stiffness updates). VPP does a great job of getting us what we're looking for with the longer-travel platforms; where we're able to create straighter, more consistent curves. It's great having access to all three designs and being able to pick from that toolbox as desired.”

- Josh Kissner, Director of Product

All Santa Cruz and Juliana frames, Pivot bearings, and Reserve carbon rims have our lifetime warranty.

REAL SUPPORT
From real riders of the Santa Cruz Rider Support team, empowered to do what it takes to keep our bikes rolling.

NO BS, Easy to work on, easy to find parts for, built to last.
Technical Information
TALLBOY TECH INFO

BB SHELL 73mm Threaded

BRAKE MOUNT 180mm

SHOCK SPECS 185x50 Trunnion

FORK OFFSET 44mm

HEADSET Integrated (IS41/52)

CHAIN GUIDE Integrated One-Up Upper Guide
MAX CHAINRING 36t

MAX TIRE 29x2.5

SPACING 148mm Boost

SUSPENSION Four-Bar

Sizing Information
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