Santa Cruz Bicycles Hightower CC X01 Complete Mountain Bike 2023

Mountain bikes are built for tackling rough terrain with frames made of durable materials like aluminum or carbon fiber, ensuring stability and maneuverability. They feature suspension to absorb impacts from rocks, roots, and drops, providing a smoother ride.

Trail bikes are the quintessential “mountain bikes.” If you’re heading into the woods expecting to do it all on two wheels – climbing, technical sections, AND fun descents – you’re looking for a trail bike.

Carbon is a composite frame material. Unlike metals, carbon is composed of fibrous strands woven into a grid and bonded with epoxy. Carbon is favored by many for its lightness and stiffness but its complexity in fabrication makes it the most expensive option.

The Fox 36 is the undisputed all-mountain champion. Lighter, stronger, faster — the 36 continues to dominate the all-mountain category.

“Factory” says it all – feature-packed and designed to exceed the demands of Fox's Factory-level riders. What they sell is what they race. Factory Series products feature slippery smooth, ultra-durable Genuine Kashima Coat.

In it to win it? Super Deluxe Ultimate is the smart bet for the podium. Packed to the hilt with fine-tuning adjustments that meaningfully improve suspension performance, it’s the most advanced shock RocShox have ever made. Pioneering one of the most impactful innovations in damper history, the new RC2T damper allows for 100% independent High Speed and Low Speed Compression adjustments, rounding out an arsenal of elite technology.

Shock Adjustments - Separate and Independent Open and Threshold Pistons / Low Speed Compression Adjustment / Rebound Adjustment / Air Spring Pressure

A rider’s cockpit is their sanctuary and the shifter is at the heart of it. Make any refinement, and it better have been made to elevate performance. The X01 Eagle™ shifter stays true to this philosophy. It comes with a forged aluminum trigger to hold up better to everyday demands, and an enhanced lever feel rolling on sealed cartridge bearings offering more precision through the full range of movement. 

Elevating the shift, expanding the capable, the X01 Eagle derailleur features an updated cage architecture, to provide better chain management than ever. The X01 Eagle rear derailleur works with the new 10-52t cassettes and is backwards compatible to also work with 10-50t options.

Strength is how the X01 Eagle crankset takes capability to places never before reached. It’s the strongest crank in the entire Eagle ecosystem, and it holds this status at a weight that is hard to fathom.

FEATURES

• The strongest crank in the entire Eagle ecosystem.
• Signature X01 colorway as part of Eagle Colorsystem – goes with all cassette and chain color options.
• Available in the X01 signature colorway and Oxy Red X01 signature colorway.
• Raw aluminum chainring teeth to fresh throughout the entire lifespan of the precision CNC machined direct mount ring.

The XG-1295 cassette gives riders more than ever before, with an unprecedented 520-percent range. For a little extra to avoid the hike-a-bike, a little more in the “spin to win” game, the XG-1295 cassette also allows stronger riders to increase their chainring size if they want.

FEATURES

• Provides a massive 520-percent gear range for brutal steeps and avoiding hike-a-bikes.
• Stronger riders can increase chainring size for speed, without sacrificing climbing.
• Avalable in Black, the Eagle™ Colorsystem lets the cassette and chain express the look of the bike.

It might look normal from the outside, but the engineering inside this incredible chain design makes possible a gear range previously found only in 2-chainring drivetrains. And it's also the biggest contributor to the Eagle drivetrain's ultra-smooth, precise, durable and quiet performance. The Eagle chain's links have a smooth radius, with no sharp edges or chamfers, which yield a significant reduction in noise, friction and wear on chainrings and cassette cogs. This design also allows for a flatter plate, which means more consistent chain riveting and greater overall strength. Hard Chrome technology extends the chain's optimal performance life.

FEATURES

• Groundbreaking chain design and technology
• The Eagle chain has been completely re-engineered, and is produced with new manufacturing technology.
• Eagle PowerLock chain connector with FLOW LINK technology provides better chain-guiding and increased longevity
• The Eagle chain is the quietest, strongest and most wear-resistant chain in the world
• Unique features and design also provide significantly improved wear resistance on Eagle cassettes and rings

Meet the new standard for hard-hitting, heavy-duty braking. SRAM added 15% extra piston power and 30% more volume in the lever reservoir, ensuring peak performance for the full run. And with SwingLink™ and Lever Pivot Bearing technologies, lever feel remains smooth and progressive, no matter how hard the pull. Go deeper and grab more power.

Don’t let its familiar good looks fool you—Reverb is a whole new weapon with clean, stealthy internal routing. Engineered to provide legendary performance and reliability: all the smallest details, down to the single seal, have had to pass the hardest and longest durability tests. This is the RockShox Reverb, engineered for the next-generation mountain biker.

Bomber 6069 aluminum rims on Industry Nine's storied hubs: these wheels are meant to take a beating. They're made to handle the toughest trails around without a weight penalty, balanced and incredibly durable.

With side knobs borrowed from the legendary Minion DHF, but widened to provide more support, the DHR II corners like no other. The center tread features ramped leading edges to improve acceleration and sipes to create a smooth transition when leaning the bike. Paddle-like knobs on the center tread dig in under hard braking and help keep the bike under control.

• 3C MaxxGrip: The stickiest, slowest rebounding rubber Maxxis offers.
• EXO: A cut and abrasion-resistant material added to the sidewalls.

With side knobs borrowed from the legendary Minion DHF, but widened to provide more support, the DHR II corners like no other. The center tread features ramped leading edges to improve acceleration and sipes to create a smooth transition when leaning the bike. Paddle-like knobs on the center tread dig in under hard braking and help keep the bike under control.

• 3C MaxxTerra: A triple compound ideal for trail riding in all conditions - offers more traction than 3C MaxxSpeed, yet provides better treadwear and less rolling resistance than 3C MaxxGrip.
• EXO: A cut and abrasion-resistant material added to the sidewalls.