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If ever there was a gravity riders’ XC bike, the Tallboy is it.
If ever there was a gravity riders’ XC bike, the Tallboy is it.
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Santa Cruz Tallboy C S - Flat Earth

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Santa Cruz Tallboy C S - Flat Earth

Season:2022

Brand:Santa Cruz

Code:SCTBCSFE

If ever there was a gravity riders’ XC bike, the Tallboy is it.

The 120mm Tallboy takes a leap further into what short-travel bikes really are capable of. 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.


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Sure, 10mm more travel might only seem like one small step—but coupled with a lower link-driven VPP suspension design this is one giant leap for the Tallboy.

It’s the kind of bike that makes you sprint while going up, along, over, or down due to the maximum efficiency of the VPP design and responsive, lightweight chassis. But because it shares the same engineering principles as our longest travel bikes, the progressive lower link-mounted shock feels equally at home doing cross-country as it does in extreme-country. Paired with a 130mm fork the Tallboy becomes ever more appealing to riders who like to open it up.

And the geometry, that's a big part of what's going on...

Established theory suggests shorter travel bikes get ridden slower, therefore require steeper and more conservative geometries. In reality though, when was the last time you ever throttled back on a fun trail because you weren’t on a bigger bike? Caution to the wind and all that. So we’ve done the same here and mimicked our longer travel geometry to create a bike with a 65.5-degree head-angle, generous front center, and short offset fork. Something rarely seen on a bike of this ilk.

And the radical thinking doesn’t stop there. The Tallboy’s 436mm chainstays ensure that the bike stays nimble in every situation. Match that to a relatively low BB (335mm and 37.5mm drop) and you’ve got a combo that’s ready to haul into every pocket turn and launch out the other side.

Key Features:
  • Frame: Carbon C
  • Wheel Size: 29er
  • Front Travel: 130mm
  • Rear Travel: 120mm
Technical Information
  • Frame Material
    Carbon C
  • Fork
    FOX 34 Float Performance, 130mm, 29"
  • Shock
    FOX Float Performance DPS
  • Rear Derailleur
    SRAM GX Eagle 12sp
  • Shifter
    SRAM GX Eagle 12sp
  • Cranks
    SRAM GX Eagle 148 DUB 32t
  • Cassette
    SRAM XG1275 Eagle 12sp 10-50t
  • Chain
    SRAM GX Eagle 12sp
  • Bottom Bracket
    SRAM DUB 68/73mm Threaded
  • Brakes
    SRAM G2 R
  • Rotors
    Avid Centerline 180mm
  • Headset
    Cane Creek 40 IS Integrated Headset
  • Handlebar
    Burgtec Alloy Bar, 800mm, 30mm Rise
  • Stem
    Burgtec Enduro MK3, 42.5mm
  • Hubs
    DT Swiss 370, 15x110 & 12x148, 32h (Spec. may vary to E-Thirteen Hubs depending on availability)
  • Rims
    RaceFace AR Offset 30 29" Rims
  • Tire/Front
    Maxxis Dissector, 29"x2.4, 3C, EXO, MaxxTerra, TR
  • Tire/Rear
    Maxxis Rekon, 29"x2.4, 3C. EXO, MaxxTerra, TR
  • Seatpost
    Rockshox Reverb Stealth

Sizing Information
HighXSSMLXLXXL
A - Reach400mm425mm450mm470mm490mm515mm
B - Stack592mm601mm610mm619mm637mm656mm
C - Head Tube Angle65.7°65.7°65.7°65.7°65.7°65.7°
D - Seat Tube Length370mm380mm405mm430mm460mm500mm
E - Front Center699mm728mm757mm781mm809mm842mm
F - BB Height335mm335mm335mm335mm335mm335mm
G - BB Drop38mm38mm38mm38mm38mm38mm
H - Wheelbase1129mm1158mm1187mm1211mm1239mm1272mm
I - Rear Center436mm436mm436mm436mm436mm436mm
J - Head Tube Length90mm100mm110mm120mm140mm160mm
K - Top Tube Length539mm567mm596mm619mm646mm678mm
L - Seat Tube Angle76.8°76.7°76.6°76.4°76.2°76°
M - Standover Height681mm696mm708mm706mm702mm702mm

The Tallboy utilises a flip chip which is a simple mechanism used to adjust geometry and suspension feel of the bike. The lower-link flip chip sits in the shock mount in lower-link. Just remove the lower shock bolt and flip the chips to the setting you desire.


LowXSSMLXLXXL
A - Reach398mm423mm448mm468mm488mm513mm
B - Stack593mm603mm612mm621mm639mm657mm
C - Head Tube Angle65.5°65.5°65.5°65.5°65.5°65.5°
D - Seat Tube Length370mm380mm405mm430mm460mm500mm
E - Front Center698mm727mm757mm781mm809mm842mm
F - BB Height332mm332mm332mm332mm332mm332mm
G - BB Drop41mm41mm41mm41mm41mm41mm
H - Wheelbase1128mm1157mm1187mm1211mm1239mm1272mm
I - Rear Center436mm436mm436mm436mm436mm436mm
J - Head Tube Length90mm100mm110mm120mm140mm160mm
K - Top Tube Length540mm568mm597mm622mm647mm679mm
L - Seat Tube Angle76.5°76.4°76.3°76.2°76°75.8°
M - Standover Height678mm692mm704mm703mm698mm698mm


Not all bodies at a given height are the same. If you have longer legs and a shorter torso than the average person your height, that may push you towards the smaller of the recommended sizes. If you're all torso and arms, most likely you'll want to size up.

A larger size frame will be more stable, and will give you more room to move without upsetting the weight-balance of the bike. The larger size will put the front wheel further in front of you, which gives the feeling of security and conversely, it will require more significant body movements when you WANT to shift the weight-bias of the bike. Think hard about your riding style and how active/intuitive you want it to be vs stable and speedy. You'll need to work a bit harder to muscle the larger bike around.
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