Back in August, Santa Cruz introduced the Tallboy as the latest bike in their lineup to migrate over to the newer “lower link VPP” suspension layout. In addition to seeing a boost in travel from 110mm to 120mm out back, the “downhiller’s XC” bike, as Santa Cruz calls it, also earned a more aggressive geometry set for a more confident stature. On the feature side, it picked up adjustable chainstays, fully sleeved internal cable routing and a second water bottle mount, among other things. We’ve been pulling the Tallboy out of our quiver for some of our longer, more adventurous rides over the last few months. Read on to see how it fared…

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