2017 Santa Cruz Bicycles Hightower Base
- Design
- Flat Bar, Full suspension
- Frame
- Carbon/Composite
- Fork
- Aluminum
- Suspension
- 150mm fork travel
- Features
- Disc brake
Average stack and reachvs category Suspension sag unknown Geometry may mis-represent actual riding geometry | Average stack and reachvs category Suspension sag unknown Geometry may mis-represent actual riding geometry | Average stack and reachvs category Suspension sag unknown Geometry may mis-represent actual riding geometry | Average stack and reachvs category Suspension sag unknown Geometry may mis-represent actual riding geometry | Average stack and reachvs category Suspension sag unknown Geometry may mis-represent actual riding geometry |
Geometry
S | M | L | XL | XXL | |
Stack | 604mm | 609mm | 613mm | 623mm | 641mm |
Reach | 405mm | 430mm | 450mm | 475mm | 505mm |
Stack to Reach Ratio | 1.49:1 | 1.42:1 | 1.36:1 | 1.31:1 | 1.27:1 |
Seat Tube Length, Unknown | 390mm | 420mm | 450mm | 490mm | 510mm |
Top Tube Length, Actual C-C | 574mm | 601mm | 622mm | 650mm | 685mm |
Top Tube Slope | 24.1deg | 20.6deg | 17.5deg | 14deg | 13.1deg |
Head Tube Angle | 67deg | 67deg | 67deg | 67deg | 67deg |
Seat Tube Angle | 74.3deg | 74.3deg | 74.3deg | 74.3deg | 74.3deg |
Head Tube Length | 90mm | 95mm | 100mm | 110mm | 130mm |
Bottom Bracket Drop | 33mm | 33mm | 33mm | 33mm | 33mm |
Bottom Bracket Height | 336.4mm | 336.4mm | 336.4mm | 336.4mm | 336.4mm |
Chainstay Length | 435mm | 435mm | 435mm | 435mm | 435mm |
Chainstay Length Horizontal | 433.8mm | 433.8mm | 433.8mm | 433.8mm | 433.8mm |
Front-Center | 703mm | 730mm | 752mm | 781mm | 818mm |
Front-Center Horizontal | 704.3mm | 731.3mm | 753.3mm | 781.3mm | 821.3mm |
Wheelbase | 1138mm | 1165mm | 1187mm | 1215mm | 1255mm |
Fork Offset/Rake | 52.4mm | 52.2mm | 52.5mm | 51.4mm | 53.6mm |
Trail | 99.9mm very high | 100.1mm very high | 99.8mm very high | 101mm very high | 98.6mm very high |
Mechanical Trail | 92mm | 92.1mm | 91.8mm | 93mm | 90.8mm |
Wheel Flop | 35.9mm | 36mm | 35.9mm | 36.3mm | 35.5mm |
Standover Height | 710mm | 710mm | 713mm | 720mm | 727mm |
Tire to Pedal Spindle | 163.6mm 170 mm cranks | 190.6mm 170 mm cranks | 212.6mm 170 mm cranks | 241.6mm 170 mm cranks | 278.6mm 170 mm cranks |
Pedal Spindle to Ground Clearance | 166.4mm 170 mm cranks | 166.4mm 170 mm cranks | 166.4mm 170 mm cranks | 166.4mm 170 mm cranks | 166.4mm 170 mm cranks |
Base 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 | 2.3in | 2.3in | 2.3in | 2.3in | 2.3in |
Tire Outer Diameter | 738.8mm | 738.8mm | 738.8mm | 738.8mm | 738.8mm |
Bike Length with Tires | 1876.8mm | 1903.8mm | 1925.8mm | 1953.8mm | 1993.8mm |
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 All-mountain/Enduro MTBSource:https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/en-US/hightower-my17