Santa Cruz 29er carbon hardtail

[The Dude]

Look what just popped up:

http://www.santacruzbicycles.com/104bronson/

I'm just about to pick up the phone to FTR and get my order in............

 

[Jubas]

Looks awesome!

 

[Refreshinglygood]

very nice...................

 

[Stevob]

thread needs pics

 

[tomacropod]

Want!

- Joel

 

[Rick_B]

That bike makes me feel kinda funny.....like when I used to climb the rope in Gym class.

 

[Stevob]

Looks like woeful mud clearance on the seatstay arch too.

 

[krisko]

Yep looks like a Continental tyre would scrape!!!!!Due to the taller profile.....

All other tyres in the mud would definitely cake up around the arch.
Unless your running Kenda Karma's or similar skinnies

 

[pi11wizard]

Looks like woeful mud clearance on the seatstay arch too.

Perhaps it is functional. It may help shed the mud before it builds up on the chainstay/Front Derailleur. Then again, it could just be shite design. Time will tell.

 

[tomacropod]

it is a 2.25" tyre mounted in those pics, pretty sure. Clearance for normal tyres should be better.

- Joel

 

[Petero]

I came.

That is all.

 

[dyon]

Perhaps it is functional. It may help shed the mud before it builds up on the chainstay/Front Derailleur. Then again, it could just be shite design. Time will tell.

nice looking bike.

my mamasita has similar clearances. mud just builds up at the seatstay arch and the wheel starts binding (with a 2.2 race king).

 

[tomacropod]

nice looking bike.

my mamasita has similar clearances. mud just builds up at the seatstay arch and the wheel starts binding (with a 2.2 race king).

I've never had any mud buildup problems on my mamasita - with 2.1" tyres though. I did Capital Punishment too... I agree the stays look very similar.

Dyon, you're all through the Mawson Marathon DVD

- Joel

 

[Antsonline]

http://www.bikerumor.com/2011/03/27/santa-cruzs-newest-bike-highball-carbon-29er/#more-29835

 

[frank_n]

Official SC release - Highball (carbon Hardtail)
http://www.santacruzbicycles.com/highball_carbon/highball_pr.html

 

[tomacropod]

I know one Canberra shop has ordered one of these. Delivery not too far away. Australian Distributor has apparently ordered 40 of these frames, a massive order for a boutique brand.

- Joel

 

[leftieant]

BikeRadar posted a first ride review of the Highball - http://bit.ly/dRgcoO