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Santa Cruz Bicycles
Highball Carbon CC 29 X01 Complete Mountain Bike - 2016

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High aspirations.

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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