Highball Carbon CC 29 X01 Complete Mountain Bike - 2016
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When it comes to Santa Cruz's XC pageant, the Highball Carbon CC 29 X01 Complete Mountain Bike takes the crown and scepter. There are certainly more expensive builds of the wagon-wheeled hardtail, but anyone who's spun SRAM's X01 drivetrain up to speed knows that the only real difference between it and XX1 is weight. The DT Swiss 350 hubs and WTB i19's are similarly dependable and race-ready kit, and — far from being a budget model — Shimano's XT brakes are largely the choice of any aspiring racer without a sponsor insisting that they ride a more expensive model.
The latest 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 increased stiffness.
The whole frame is also 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 into trail talk, this means it hits the bricks when you stomp on the pedals and dampens high-speed chatter. The Highball's efficiency combines with its low-weight for a package that makes any full-suspension bike's responsiveness feel as sharp as an overripe banana.
- Frame Material
- Carbon CC
- Fork
- FOX 32 Float Factory
- Front Travel
- 100 mm
- Headset
- Cane Creek 40
- Shifters
- SRAM X01 (right only)
- Front Derailleur
- n/a
- Rear Derailleur
- SRAM X01
- ISCG Tabs
- yes, ISCG 05
- Crankset
- 32 t Race Face Turbine
- Bottom Bracket
- 73mm BSA threaded
- Cassette
- 10 - 42 t SRAM XG1180
- Chain
- SRAM PC1130
- Brakeset
- Shimano XT
- Brake Type
- hydraulic disc
- Rotors
- 160 / 160 mm Shimano RT86 Ice Tech
- Handlebar
- Santa Cruz Carbon Rise
- Handlebar Width
- 720 mm
- Grips
- Santa Cruz Palmdale lock-on
- Stem
- Race Face Turbine Basic
- Saddle
- WTB Silverado Team
- Seatpost
- Easton EC70
- Wheelset
- WTB i19
- Hubs
- DT Swiss 350
- Front Axle
- 15 x 100mm
- Rear Axle
- 12 x 142mm
- Tires
- Maxxis Ikon
- Tire Size
- 29 x 2.2 in
- Pedals
- not included
- Recommended Use
- cross country
- Manufacturer Warranty
- lifetime on frame
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