The hobby is enjoying a new wave of pandemic popularity but customers heading to the stores are finding that stocks are depleted and prices have surged.
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The original Santa Cruz Hightower converted a lot of riders to 29ers, does the new version have the same significance?
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Product: Santa Cruz Hightower CC review
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There’s an obvious theme running through the nomenclature of Santa Cruz’s 29er range. A tall boy is a chest for drawers, a 14oz beer can or literally a tall boy. Hightower is a native american name that means tall person and the definition of a mega tower is a very tall tower. The ever increasing reference to height, directly related to travel – the 140mm Hightower splitting the difference between the 120mm Tall Boy and the 165mm Megatower.
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Mild facelift for the iconic Santa Cruz Nomad. Subtle re-profiling of the head tube and BB area with crisp edges and sharp creases.
Santa Cruz Nomad 2021 Credit: Roo Fowler
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Fun with a capital ‘F’. Still pedals much better than it has any right. Improved sizing and geo.
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Product: Santa Cruz Nomad CC X01 RSV (2021) first ride review
Santa Cruz gives its iconic Nomad a mild facelift, but has it gained a new lease of life? The Santa Cruz Nomad needs no introduction, so apologies for being really annoying and making one anyway. Launched in 2005 with a hunchback, hydroformed alloy frame, it originally came under the all-mountain banner – which, at the time, was probably best described as ‘Trail’ with a capital ‘T’, or ‘freeride’ with a small ‘f’.