Highball Carbon CC 27.5 XTR Complete Mountain Bike - 2016
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Get in the zone on brutal climbs and twisting, techy XC descents on the 2016 Santa Cruz Bicycles Highball Carbon CC 27.5 XTR Complete Mountain Bike. Pairing mid-sized wheels that hit the sweet spot between agile handling and roll-over-anything aggression, this Highball brings Shimano's renowned XTR componentry and Santa Cruz's high-end carbon construction methods to your favorite trailhead. Whether you're dusting flowy singletrack or giving your full-squish friends a lesson in hardtail finesse, the Highball is up for the challenge.
The Highball Carbon CC frame is built with the same Carbon CC construction as its predecessor. It features a higher modulus carbon than the Carbon C model, so less material is required to hit the same strength and stiffness numbers. Less material equates to a lighter chassis that needs fewer watts to propel, and the watts that you do pour into it are transferred with greater efficiency courtesy of the frame's uncompromising stiffness.
The entire frame is also constructed as a single piece instead of a jigsaw puzzle of individually-cured carbon tubes. This allows Santa Cruz to wrap the fibers continuously around structurally important junctures like the head tube and bottom bracket, buttressing the frame and dissipating the force from impacts and pedaling load. Translated onto the trail, this means it jumps when you stomp on the pedals and dampens high-speed chatter—all with a low-weight that makes any full-suspension bike's climbing and sprinting feel about as sharp as a rotten zucchini.
Santa Cruz uses a 69-degree head tube angle, citing the line-holding benefits of high rake combined with 27.5in wheels to keep the Highball running true. Compared to the original 29er Highball, the 27.5 model has a lower, longer geometry, so it's tethered to lines both on the way up and the way down. Despite its long wheelbase, the Highball 27.5 has shorter chainstays then the 29er, so it capitalizes on the stiff, carbon hardtail and 12x142mm rear axle for efficient power transfer that lends itself to pushing through grades and carrying speed out of switchbacks.
Details
- A responsive, race-ready XC hardtail
- 27.5in wheels balance agility with rolling aggression
- Top tier Carbon CC construction for lightweight stiffness
- Long reach and a short stays make for nimble handling
- Steep front end stays on point while grinding out climbs
- Shimano's XTR drivetrain provides precise gear shifts
- Item #SNZ005L
- Frame Material
- Carbon CC
- Suspension
- hardtail
- Fork
- Fox Float Factory
- Front Travel
- 100 mm
- Headset
- Cane Creek 110 IS Tapered
- Shifters
- Shimano XTR M9000 SL
- Front Derailleur
- Shimano XTR M9025D
- Rear Derailleur
- Shimano XTR M9000 GS
- Crankset
- 26 / 36 t Shimano XTR M9020 w/BB
- Bottom Bracket
- BSA threaded
- Cassette
- 11 - 40 t Shimano XTR M9000 CS
- Chain
- Shimano XTR M9000
- Brakeset
- Shimano XTR M9000
- Brake Type
- hydraulic disc
- Rotors
- 160 mm Shimano Ice Tech
- Handlebar
- Santa Cruz Carbon Flat Bar 31.8x720mm
- Handlebar Rise
- 8 mm
- Handlebar Width
- 720 mm
- Grips
- ESI Racers Edge
- Stem
- Syntace F109
- Saddle
- WTB Silverado SLT
- Seatpost
- Syntace P6 27.2x400mm Carbon
- Seatpost Diameter
- 27.2 mm
- Wheelset
- Easton ARC 24 28H
- Hubs
- DT Swiss 240
- Front Axle
- 15 x 100mm thru-axle
- Rear Axle
- 12 x 142mm thru-axle
- Tires
- Maxxis Ikon TR
- Tire Size
- 27.5 x 2.2 in
- Pedals
- not included
- Recommended Use
- cross country
- Manufacturer Warranty
- lifetime on frame
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