Product Description
$12,990.00
Our greatest hits compiled into one bike—just hit play.
If ever a bike resembled your most cherished mix tape compilation, the Hightower is it. Featuring our lower-link mounted shock design, updated, adjustable geometry, this “Engineering Best Of…” assembles some of our biggest design pleasers into one belter of a road-trip companion.
The Hightower has been a does-it-all-well trail bike since its inception. More maneuverable than its longer-travel sibling, the Megatower, and more at home in the steep-and-chunky than its snappy cousin Tallboy, Hightower excels when the route covers ‘all points in between,’ and descents come courtesy of some big-ass climbs. The VPP suspension’s lower-link-mounted shock creates a nearly linear leverage curve, meaning it mops up bumps of all sizes and maintains the kind of progressivity normally reserved for our V10 DH bike!
Description
145mm of rear travel complemented by a 150mm front end gives Hightower just a bit more front and rear travel over the first generation model. Combined with a slacker 65-degree head tube angle, the Hightower still sits squarely in the Goldilocks zone, but with a touch more “Oh sh*t get me out of here” capability when the porridge gets too hot!
Balancing stiffness and weight savings in all the right places is a hallmark of all Santa Cruz carbon frames and the Hightower flies the flag yet higher. The advanced composite chassis tracks well across all trail surfaces, holds a line, and is reactive to rider directions while isolating pedal-influenced inputs.
The Hightower also has a bonus disc to heighten the experience—the flip chip. In the High setting, the BB height is a little higher for those tricky tech trails and/or when Plus sized tires are required. In the Low position the shock rate is more progressive, to provide additional bottom-out resistance. Whatever mood you’re in, the tone of the Hightower can be adapted to meet your individual taste.
And speaking of taste, there’s a room for a water bottle inside the main frame and a threaded BB for convenience. There’s refined cable routing for better shifting performance, simpler installation, and no cable rub. On top of that, there’s a tailgate shuttle guard, downtube protector, shock fender, and noise-canceling chainstay protector keeping things quiet.
The lifetime frame warranty, lifetime pivot bearing replacement policy, and lifetime guarantee on the optional Reserve carbon wheels assures you that the Hightower will keep delivering the hits for years to come.
TECH SPECS
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Frame Santa Cruz Hightower CC RS SDU Melon XL ’22
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Wheelset XD – Hope Fortus 30 29″ – PRO4 HUBS [15 x 110mm front and 12 x 148mm rear] – BLACK
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Cassette SRAM X01 XG-1295 Eagle 10-52 12 speed Black
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Shifter SRAM X01 Eagle Trigger 12 spd Lunar
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SRAM X01 EAGLE 12 SPEED POWERLOCK CHAIN SILVER
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Rear Derailleur SRAM X01 Eagle 12 speed Lunar Max 52T
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SRAM Descendant Eagle Carbon DUB Boost Crankset 170mm 32t
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Sram Code RSC Brakeset Complete Front and Rear – Black
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Fox Factory Transfer Dropper Post Kashima Coated 31.6mm / 175mm
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Fox Racing Shox – Transfer Dropper Seatpost Lever 2021
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Fork Fox Factory 36 Float Grip2 29″ 160mm 44mm Black ’22
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Rotor SRAM Centreline 200m 6 bolt
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Burgtec Ride Wide UD Carbon Enduro Bar 35mm 800mm 20mm Rise
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Grip Burgtec Bartender Pro Greg Minnaar Lock-On Black
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Burgtec Mk3 Enduro Stem Black 35×50
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Headset Cane Creek 40 Series Tapered IS41/28.6/H9|IS52/40 BLACK
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Bottom Bracket SRAM DUB English Threaded MTB 68/73mm
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Brake Adapter SRAM Post 20P FR 180 RR 160 W/Stainless bolts CPS
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Tyre Maxxis Assegai 29 x 2.5 WT Grip EXO+ TR Fold 120 TPI
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Maxxis Minion DHR II Tyre 29 x 2.4WT EXO+ 3C Maxx Terra TR
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