Highball Carbon CC X01 Complete Mountain Bike 29in - 2015
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The one-by SRAM group at the heart of Santa Cruz's Highball Carbon CC X01 29er tells you everything you need to know about this bike's intended use. It's a race-oriented threshing machine that eliminates any chaff to harvest nothing but speed from a cross-country or trail course.
The frame's carbon layup is 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, strengthening the frame, dissipating the force from impacts and pedaling load, and allowing for comparable strength with less material. Translated into trail talk, this means it hits the bricks when you stomp on the pedals, dampens high-speed chatter, and holds lines like a cat on carpet — all with a low-weight that makes any full-suspension bike look like a bloated downhill-only machine.
The Highball does somewhat address the lack of rear suspension with a diminished seatpost, slimmed down to 27.2 millimeters. While this doesn't quite equate to the square-edge hit capabilities of the Nomad or Bronson, it does help to eat up chatter that will otherwise accumulate over the course of a long ride. Up front, the 29-inch model has a sharper head tube angle than the Highball 27.5 so it dances nimbly through switchbacks and technical sections. Although it has longer chainstays than the 27.5 version, The Highball 29er actually has a shorter wheelbase, courtesy of that head tube angle, which contributes to the confident handling when quarters get tight.
With the exception of a Race Face crank, the drivetrain comprises bits from SRAM's X1, X01, and XX1 lines for the optimal balance of weight, function, and price, while Shimano's meticulous expertise surfaces at the brakes in order to calm things down when the edge starts to get a little too ragged. Finally, the wheels also bear mentioning, bringing two familiar faces together with WTB rims laced to DT Swiss hubs.
Details
- Frame constructed with a single section of carbon (rather than multiple, individually-cured carbon tubes)
- 27.2mm seatpost
- Sharper head tube angle and shorter wheelbase offer confident handling
- One-by SRAM group
- Shimano brakes
- WTB rims laced to DT Swiss hubs
- Item #SNZ004G
- Frame Material
- Carbon CC
- Suspension
- hardtail
- Fork
- Fox 32 Float CTD, Kashima
- Front Travel
- 100 mm
- Headset
- 1.5 - 1.125 in Cane Creek 40
- Shifters
- SRAM X01
- Rear Derailleur
- SRAM X1 (11-speed)
- Crankset
- 32t Race Face Turbine Cinch
- Cassette
- 10 - 42 t SRAM XG1180
- Chain
- SRAM XX1 (11-speed)
- Brakeset
- Shimano XT M78
- Brake Type
- disc
- Rotors
- 160 mm Shimano RT86 Ice-Tech
- Handlebar
- Santa Cruz Carbon Flat Bar
- Handlebar Width
- 720 mm
- Grips
- Santa Cruz Palmdale Lock-on
- Stem
- Race Face Turbine Basic
- Saddle
- WTB SIlverado Team
- Seatpost
- Easton EC70
- Wheelset
- WTB Asym i19
- Hubs
- DT Swiss 350
- Front Axle
- 15mm thru-axle
- Rear Axle
- 12x142 mm
- Tires
- Maxxis Ikon, TR
- Tire Size
- 29 x 2.2 in
- Pedals
- not included
- Recommended Use
- all-mountain
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 5 years on frame
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