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Tallboy CC Mountain Bike Frame
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Santa Cruz Tallboy CC carbon mountain bike frame, 130mm 4-bar suspension, RockShox Pike compatible
What Our Gearhead® Experts Are Saying:
"The switch to four-bar suspension is the story of this generation. Santa Cruz tested 15 link configurations to land on a leverage curve with low anti-squat and low anti-rise, suspension that stays active and traction-positive when pedaling through rough sections and doesn't firm up or kick back under braking. Combined with 10 more millimeters of travel than the previous generation, this rides closer to a trail bike than an XC-adjacent platform."
Why We Like It
The four-bar platform required Santa Cruz to tune their own shock stacks rather than accepting supplier defaults, so they ran through more tune configurations than they kept count of before landing on the production spec. The geo flip chip adjusts both BB height and head tube angle simultaneously, so we can optimize for pedaling efficiency or descending confidence without geometry compromises in between. The 300g frame weight reduction over the previous TB5 CC comes from a full layup redesign, not a single targeted change.
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Details
- Trail and all-mountain mountain bike frame for custom builds
- Four-bar suspension, 130mm rear travel — low anti-squat keeps pedaling traction-positive through rough sections
- Slack 65.1° head angle in Hi, 64.8° in Lo — geo flip chip adjusts BB height and head tube angle simultaneously
- CC Carbon frame — 300g lighter than the previous generation with a full layup redesign
- 148x12mm Boost dropouts with UDH — compatible with mechanical and wireless drivetrains
- Improved dropper post insertion across all six sizes — XS through XXL get full-stroke compatibility
- RockShox Pike compatible, 140mm fork recommended
- Glovebox V2 downtube storage — improved latch and access over the previous version
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- Frame Material
- Carbon CC
- Suspension
- four-bar
- Wheel Size
- 29in
- Rear Shock
- Rockshox Deluxe Select+
- Rear Travel
- 130mm (5.1in)
- Fork Travel
- 140mm compatible
- Head Tube Diameter
- tapered (1-1/8–1-1/2in)
- ISCG Tabs
- ISCG 05
- Cable Routing
- internal
- Front Axle
- 15 x 110mm Boost
- Rear Axle
- 12 x 148mm Boost
- Dropouts
- 148 x 12mm Boost, UDH
- Extras
- Glovebox V2 downtube storage, top tube accessory mounts, integrated chain guide
- Claimed Weight
- 5.6lb
- Activity
- trail
- Manufacturer Warranty
- [frame] lifetime