2025 Santa Cruz Bicycles Hightower V4 High Setting
- Category
- Full-suspension Trail MTB
- Design
- Flat Bar, Full suspension
- Frame
- Carbon/Composite
- Suspension
- 160mm fork travel, 150mm rear travel
- Features
- Disc brake
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category Suspension sag unknown Geometry may mis-represent actual riding geometry | Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category Suspension sag unknown Geometry may mis-represent actual riding geometry | Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category Suspension sag unknown Geometry may mis-represent actual riding geometry | Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category Suspension sag unknown Geometry may mis-represent actual riding geometry | Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category Suspension sag unknown Geometry may mis-represent actual riding geometry |
Geometry
S | M | L | XL | XXL | |
Stack | 623mm | 632mm | 641mm | 659mm | 668mm |
Reach | 435mm | 460mm | 480mm | 500mm | 525mm |
Stack to Reach Ratio | 1.43:1 | 1.37:1 | 1.34:1 | 1.32:1 | 1.27:1 |
Seat Tube Length, C-T | 380mm | 405mm | 430mm | 460mm | 500mm |
Top Tube Length, Effective/Horizontal Center | 572mm | 595mm | 614mm | 636mm | 662mm |
Top Tube Slope | 26deg | 23.4deg | 21.2deg | 19.4deg | 15.9deg |
Head Tube Angle | 64.2deg | 64.2deg | 64.2deg | 64.2deg | 64.2deg |
Seat Tube Angle | 77.6deg | 77.9deg | 78.2deg | 78.3deg | 78.4deg |
Head Tube Length | 110mm | 120mm | 130mm | 150mm | 160mm |
Bottom Bracket Drop | 29mm | 29mm | 29mm | 29mm | 29mm |
Bottom Bracket Height | 345.5mm | 345.5mm | 345.5mm | 345.5mm | 345.5mm |
Chainstay Length | 434mm | 436mm | 439mm | 442mm | 445mm |
Chainstay Length Horizontal | 433mm | 435mm | 438mm | 441.1mm | 444.1mm |
Front-Center | 771mm | 800mm | 825mm | 853mm | 883mm |
Front-Center Horizontal | 743mm | 802mm | 826mm | 855mm | 884mm |
Wheelbase | 1176mm | 1237mm | 1264mm | 1296mm | 1328mm |
Fork Offset/Rake | 44mm | 44mm | 44mm | 44mm | 44mm |
Fork Length, Unknown | 557.6mm | 557.6mm | 557.6mm | 557.6mm | 557.6mm |
Trail | 132.2mm very high | 132.2mm very high | 132.2mm very high | 132.2mm very high | 132.2mm very high |
Mechanical Trail | 119mm | 119mm | 119mm | 119mm | 119mm |
Wheel Flop | 51.8mm | 51.8mm | 51.8mm | 51.8mm | 51.8mm |
Standover Height | 721mm | 723mm | 725mm | 727mm | 731mm |
Tire to Pedal Spindle | 226.5mm 170 mm cranks | 255.5mm 170 mm cranks | 280.5mm 170 mm cranks | 308.5mm 170 mm cranks | 338.5mm 170 mm cranks |
Pedal Spindle to Ground Clearance | 175.5mm 170 mm cranks | 175.5mm 170 mm cranks | 175.5mm 170 mm cranks | 175.5mm 170 mm cranks | 175.5mm 170 mm cranks |
V4 High Setting Build
S | M | L | XL | XXL | |
Wheel Size | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD | 700C/29 in 622 mm BSD |
Tire Width | 2.5in | 2.5in | 2.5in | 2.5in | 2.5in |
Tire Width Max | 2.5in | 2.5in | 2.5in | 2.5in | 2.5in |
Tire Outer Diameter | 749mm | 749mm | 749mm | 749mm | 749mm |
Bike Length with Tires | 1925mm | 1986mm | 2013mm | 2045mm | 2077mm |
Handlebar Width | 800mm | 800mm | 800mm | 800mm | 800mm |
Stem Length | 42mm | 42mm | 42mm | 42mm | 42mm |
Stem Angle | 0deg | 0deg | 0deg | 0deg | 0deg |
Stack and Reach vs. Category Trend
Very Upright
Somewhat Upright
Average
Somewhat Aggressive
Very Aggressive
The Bike Insights Upright/Aggressive scale is based on analysis of a bike’s proportions relative to similar sized bikes in the same category.
Learn more about the Upright/Aggressive ScaleCategory Trend
Full-suspension Trail MTBSource:https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/pages/product-support/hightower-4-my25