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If ever a bike resembled your most cherished mix tape compilation, the Santa Cruz Hightower D Mountain Bike is it.
If ever a bike resembled your most cherished mix tape compilation, the Santa Cruz Hightower D Mountain Bike is it.
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Santa Cruz Hightower Alloy D Mountain Bike 2022 Melon

£3,499.00
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Leisure Lakes Bikes Returns,
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Titan Way,
Leyland,
PR26 7EW

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  • a) If we have sent you the incorrect bicycle, we will cover the cost of collection and delivery of the correct model.
  • b) If we have delivered the bicycle you ordered, but upon inspection you decide it is not the bike for you, we will charge you £50.00 for the collection.

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Refunds will be made for faulty or incorrect items, including any delivery charge incurred by the buyer (excluding ‘Special Delivery’) in the return of the item. If the products you ordered are delivered to you in good condition but you wish to return them for any reason we will refund the full value of the goods excluding any carriage charge upon receipt of your returned goods.

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Santa Cruz Hightower Alloy D Mountain Bike 2022 Melon

Season:2022

Brand:Santa Cruz

Code:SCS22HT19-MEL

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!

140mm 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.

Santa Cruz Hightower D Mountain Bike Features
  • FORK: RockShox 35 Gold RL, 150mm, 29"
  • SHOCK: FOX Float Performance DPS
  • REAR DERAILLEUR: SRAM SX Eagle, 12spd
Technical Information
WHEEL SIZE29"
FORKRockShox 35 Gold RL, 150mm, 29"
SHOCKFOX Float Performance DPS
REAR DERAILLEURSRAM SX Eagle, 12spd
SHIFTERSSRAM NX Eagle, 12spd
CRANKSETSRAM X1 Eagle DUB, 30t - 165mm
SRAM X1 Eagle DUB, 30t - 170mm (S,M,L)
SRAM X1 Eagle DUB, 30t - 175mm (XL)
BOTTOM BRACKETSRAM DUB 68/73mm Threaded BB
CASSETTESRAM PG1230, 12spd, 11-50t
CHAINSRAM SX Eagle, 12spd
BRAKESETSRAM Guide T
DISC ROTORSAvid Centerline 180mm
HANDLEBARRaceFace Aeffect R
STEMRaceFace Chester
GRIPSSanta Cruz House Grips or Burgtec Bartender Pro Grip Minnaar
HEADSETCane Creek 10 IS Integrated Headset
SEATPOSTSDG Tellis Dropper, 31.6
SADDLEWTB Silverado Medium Cromoly SL Fusion Saddle or WTB Volt
FRONT TYREMaxxis Minion DHR II 29"x2.4", 3C, MaxxGrip, EXO, TR
REAR TYREMaxxis Minion DHR 29"x2.4", 3C, EXO, MaxxTerra
HUBSF: SRAM MTH 716, 15x110, 32h
R: SRAM MTH 746, 12x148, 32h
WheelsF: SRAM MTH 716, 15x110, Torque Cap, 32h
R: SRAM MTH 746, 12x148, 32h
Rims: WTB ST i30 TCS 2.0 29"
Spokes: Sapim Race
Sizing Information

Geometry

XXL Only Available in Carbon Models

SMLXLXXL
Carbon Only
AReach16.85"17.83"18.62"19.41"20.39"
BStack23.66"24.02"24.37"25.08"25.98"
CHead Tube Angle65.5°65.5°65.5°65.5°65.5°
DSeat Tube Length14.96"15.94"16.93"18.11"19.69"
EFront Center29.33"30.47"31.42"32.56"33.94"
FBB Height13.54"13.54"13.54"13.54"13.54"
GBB Drop1.14"1.14"1.14"1.14"1.14"
HWheelbase46.38"47.52"48.46"49.61"51.22"
IChainstay Length17.05"17.05"17.05"17.05"17.05"
JHead Tube Length3.54"3.94"4.33"5.12"6.1"
KTop Tube Length22.28"23.39"24.33"25.39"26.73"
LSeat Tube Angle77.1°77.0°76.8°76.6°76.3°
MStandover Height27.72"28.27"28.23"28.27"27.91"
NEye to Eye Length
Seatpost Length125mm150mm170mm170mm170-200mm
Stem Length50mm50mm50mm50mm50mm
Crank Length170mm170mm170mm170mm170mm
SMLXLXXL
Carbon Only
AReach16.73"17.72"18.5"19.29"20.28"
BStack23.74"24.09"24.45"25.16"26.06"
CHead Tube Angle65.2°65.2°65.2°65.2°65.2°
DSeat Tube Length14.96"15.94"16.93"18.11"19.69"
EFront Center29.33"30.47"31.42"32.56"33.94"
FBB Height13.39"13.39"13.39"13.39"13.39"
GBB Drop1.3"1.3"1.3"1.3"1.3"
HWheelbase46.42"47.56"48.5"49.65"51.02"
IChainstay Length17.09"17.09"17.09"17.09"17.09"
JHead Tube Length3.54"3.94"4.33"5.12"6.1"
KTop Tube Length22.32"23.46"24.37"25.43"26.77"
LSeat Tube Angle76.7°76.6°76.5°76.3°76.0°
MStandover Height27.52"28.07"28.07"28.07"27.72"
NEye to Eye Length
Seatpost Length125mm150mm170mm170mm170-200mm
Stem Length50mm50mm50mm50mm50mm
Crank Length170mm170mm170mm170mm170mm

* Effective top tube
** Seat Tube length measured from center of BB to top of seat tube

Size Guide

S
5'1"5'5"
M
5'5"5'9"
L
5'9"6'1"
XL
6'0"6'4"
XXL
6'4"6'7"
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