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Santa Cruz Bicycles
Highball Carbon CC X01 Complete Mountain Bike 29in - 2015

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Trail thresher.

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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