Santa Cruz Highball 27.5 Carbon CC XX1 Kit Complete Mountain Bike - ENVE
Santa Cruz Highball 27.5 Carbon CC XX1 Kit Complete Mountain Bike - ENVE
Same great bike, new smaller wheels.
The Highball is now available in 29 and 27.5. You pick. Santa Cruz tried to keep the handling characteristics the same between the two bikes, and let the wheel sizes traits shine through. One difference the 27.5 version has a size small, while the 29er does not, and that the 29er has an XXL, while the 27.5 does not. On the 29er, they shortened the chainstays by almost a half-inch, and stretched out the front end of the bike by about the same. This allows you to run a more modern stem/bar combo and makes the bike a little quicker in the corners. A lot of folks want to talk about head tube angle when they talk about hardtails, but they rode a lot of different options, and decided the 70.5-degree angle they used on the first Highball was spot-on. It strikes the right balance of quick handling and stability, and wont wander on you when youre climbing.
The carbon layup changed a bit, too, particularly in the seat stays and seat tube, and they reduced the seat post size to 27.2mm, which adds some compliance youll appreciate when youre 80 miles in to a 100-mile race. All the cables route internally, now, but that doesnt mean multiple obscenity-laden nights in the garage to get it set up. Everything has either a tunnel or an easy-to-route cable guide to make it as hassle-free as possible. This CC-level carbon Highball has been trimmed, optimized, and strengthened to provide the very best performance they could engineer into a hardtail, and does so at a fighting weight thats about 280 grams less than the C-level Highball.
The Highball is unapologetically fast, surprisingly fun, and every bit a Santa Cruz mountain bike.
Specifications:
- Frame Material - Carbon CC
- Fork - Fox 32 Float 27.5 Factory 100
- Rear Drailleur - Sram XX1 11sp
- Shifters - Sram XX1 1x11
- Crankset - Raceface Next SL Carbon, 32t Narrow/Wide ring
- Bottom Bracket - Included w/ crankset
- Cassette - Sram XG1195 11sp, 10-42
- Chain - Sram XX1, 11sp
- Brakes - Shimano XTR M9000
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