Escape Bike Shop Ex Demo - Custom Built Tallboy CC
Spec Summary: - Fox Factory 34 fork / Float DPS shock/ Transfer dropper
- Reserve 30/ DT 350 Wheelset
- Shimano M8020 12 Speed Transmisson and 4 Pot Brakes
- Burgtec finishing kit
- Invisiframe
Condition is very good with the suspension servived and in immaculate condition, a new chain, pads and rear tyre with fresh sealant.
Paint wise the bike has some trail scuffs in the odd places and has suffered some paint fading under the frame protection.
Sold with the frame and wheel lifetime warranty and a 30 day warranty on the other components.
The 120mm Tallboy takes a leap further into what short-travel bikes really are capable of. With kick-ass lower-link VPP suspension, a streamlined design, the typical Santa Cruz refinement, and rather radical geometry, the Tallboy is back to being a genre bending folk hero.
Sure, 10mm more travel might only seem like one small step—but coupled with a lower link-driven VPP suspension design this is one giant leap for the Tallboy.
It’s the kind of bike that makes you sprint while going up, along, over, or down due to the maximum efficiency of the VPP design and responsive, lightweight chassis. But because it shares the same engineering principles as our longest travel bikes, the progressive lower link-mounted shock feels equally at home doing cross-country as it does in extreme-country. Paired with a 130mm fork the Tallboy becomes ever more appealing to riders who like to open it up.
And the geometry, that's a big part of what's going on...
Established theory suggests shorter travel bikes get ridden slower, therefore require steeper and more conservative geometries. In reality though, when was the last time you ever throttled back on a fun trail because you weren’t on a bigger bike? Caution to the wind and all that. So we’ve done the same here and mimicked our longer travel geometry to create a bike with a 65.5-degree head-angle, generous front center, and short offset fork. Something rarely seen on a bike of this ilk.
And the radical thinking doesn’t stop there. The Tallboy’s 436mm chainstays ensure that the bike stays nimble in every situation. Match that to a relatively low BB (335mm and 37.5mm drop) and you’ve got a combo that’s ready to haul into every pocket turn and launch out the other side.