Mountain Bikes: Santa Cruz Tallboy

GO HARD. THE TALLBOY IS HARDER.

The Tallboy is a short-travel bike with long legs. Santa Cruz's perennial 29-inch bike has gone on a diet and bulked up the amount of travel to fit the kind of rider looking to maximize power hours or rides. It’s light and efficient enough to climb with the best of them, yet punches way above its weight class as soon as the trail turns down. Excellent suspension, big wheels, a thoroughly tuned carbon layup, and rock-solid reliability let you go as hard as you want.