Santa Cruz Launch The New Tallboy

Published: 26th April 2016 | By billy1979

What happens when South African mountain biking legend, Greg Minnaar, meets legendary South African mountain bike stage race, the Absa Cape Epic?

“Greg’s Epic”?!  

Filmed live during the 2016 event, this is a tall tale of what the new Tallboy can do in the hands of a deviant.  Watch here.

Santa Cruz Tallboy

More travel and updated geometry distills the new Tallboy's character into something all the more mischevious. Ready to tackle anything from an all day marathon to rock garden rally, the original 29 inch benchmark has been reset again with future-proof options for running 27+ and any drivetrain configuration your twisted trail rides need.

In its 29-inch form, the Tallboy's renowned wild streak comes to the fore. Happy at full gas, up or down hill, the speed and agility of the 29 configuration will have you bagging on e-bikes at every turn.

As a 27+ bike it revels in the severe. In desert-dry conditions the wider tires float above the dust and find oases of grip where standard tires flounder. And when the monsoon comes, lower tire pressures pull the Tallboy through the slickest of root sections like a Defender on diff-lock.

Adjust the geometry for high and tight or getting low and loose with flip-chip on the link, 120 or 130mm fork options. Five sizes from Small to XXL suits all statures.

The versatile trail bike of choice for rapid riders like Greg Minnaar—the Tallboy is for those who don't roll with the pack - and is available today.

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