With these numbers, the Tallboy pushes the limits of a XC bike. With a super-slack head angle and Santa Cruz's redesigned lower-link VPP suspension, the new Tallboy is set up to rip at high speeds--stable and confident on terrain that doesn't see too much spandex traffic. The addition of 10mm of suspension front and rear doesn't hurt its ability to handle rough stuff, and it pedals like a race machine. This 29er is a singletrack slaying, berm destroyer that will not back down. Hard to label, impossible not to enjoy!
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The Joplin screams to be ridden--and quite aggressively, at that. 120mm of ultra-efficient lower-link VPP suspension out back makes this beauty pedal like the XC bike it used to be, while the short chainstays and 130mm-travel slack front end help it smash through rough bits like the all-mountain bike it can be. Built up with components to match its impressive pedigree, the Joplin is a genre-buster that transcends bike disciplines. There's no need to pigeonhole your riding, it's time to go fast everywhere!
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