The Large bike listed here is due in June 2026. Other sizes and colours are also available - please get in touch for more details on delivery dates for your chosen build.
Completely overhauled in every aspect from suspension platform to travel and frame features, the Santa Cruz Tallboy 6 takes the existing bike and makes it more predictable, longer travel and lighter all at once.
Still a full 29' wheeled bike, the Tallboy 6 steps up in travel to 140mm front and 130mm rear opening up more trail options than ever before. The switch to a Horst Link suspension platform results in a more linear bike with suspension which stays active through both pedalling effort and braking forces, while also creating a predictable and consistent suspension feel.
Dropper post insertion is improved across all sizes and every bike can carry both a bottle and accessories via a new mount under the top tube. At the same time frame weight has been reduced with the new version coming in a full 300 grams lighter than the previous Tallboy 6.
Geometry is well thought out as always from Santa Cruz, with almost every number changing through the sizes to keep the ride balanced for every rider. All that combines to make for an incredibly versatile bike - light enough to take on massive XC missions, yet also hard enough hitting that for many riders it will be able to ride everything they might ever want to. Long rides, short rides, technical trail or easy flow, it's going to be a near perfect bike for the whole lot.
This XT Di2 build leaves very little room for upgrade anywhere, with the Ultimate Level RockShox suspension at both ends, Motive Silver Brakes, Reserve Alloy wheels and a Shimano XT Di2 drivetrain.
Want more technical details? Check out the full bike launch on our blog.
Specification
- Frame: Carbon CC 29" 130mm Travel 4-Bar
- Fork: RockShox Pike Ultimate, 140mm
- Shock: RockShox Deluxe Ultimate, 185x50 Trunnion
- Wheelset: DT Swiss 350 DEG DF with Reserve 30|TR AL rims
- Tyres: Maxxis Forekaster 29"x2.4", MaxxTerra, EXO
- Brakes: SRAM Motive Silver
- Rotors: SRAM HS2 200mm
- Cranks: Shimano XT M8200, 32t: XS-S: 165mm, M-XXL: 170mm
- Bottom Bracket: Shimano MT800 BSA
- Chainring: Shimano 32T
- Chain: Shimano XT M8100, 12spd
- Cassette: Shimano XT M8200, 10-51t
- Rear mech: Shimano XT M8250 Di2, SGS, 12spd
- Shifter: Shimano Deore XT M8250 Shift Switch w/ Wolf Tooth Shiftmount Adapter
- Chain device: One Up Bash Guide
- Seatpost: OneUp Dropper Post, 31.6: XS: 120mm, S: 150mm, M: 180mm, L-XL: 210mm, XXL: 240mm
- Saddle: SDG Bel-Air V3 Lux-Alloy Atmos
- Handlebar: OneUp Aluminum Bar, 35mm: XS-M: 760mm, 20mm Rise, L-XXL: 800mm, 35mm Rise
- Stem: Santa Cruz CNC: All Sizes: 40mm
- Grips: Santa Cruz House Grips