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2025 Santa Cruz Bicycles Hightower Base

Category
Full-suspension All-mountain/Enduro MTB
Design
Moto/Klunker/Riser Bar, Full suspension
Frame
Carbon/Composite
Features
Disc brake
S - Low
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M - Low
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L - Low
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XL - Low
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XXL - Low
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Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category
Suspension sag unknown
Geometry may mis-represent actual riding geometry
Bar type unusual for category
This: Moto/Klunker/Riser Bar
Category: Flat Bar
vs category
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category
Suspension sag unknown
Geometry may mis-represent actual riding geometry
Bar type unusual for category
This: Moto/Klunker/Riser Bar
Category: Flat Bar
vs category
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category
Suspension sag unknown
Geometry may mis-represent actual riding geometry
Bar type unusual for category
This: Moto/Klunker/Riser Bar
Category: Flat Bar
vs category
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category
Suspension sag unknown
Geometry may mis-represent actual riding geometry
Bar type unusual for category
This: Moto/Klunker/Riser Bar
Category: Flat Bar
vs category
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category
Suspension sag unknown
Geometry may mis-represent actual riding geometry
Bar type unusual for category
This: Moto/Klunker/Riser Bar
Category: Flat Bar
vs category

Geometry

S - Low
M - Low
L - Low
XL - Low
XXL - Low
Stack
625mm
634mm
643mm
661mm
670mm
Reach
432mm
457mm
477mm
497mm
522mm
Stack to Reach Ratio
1.45:1
1.39:1
1.35:1
1.33:1
1.28:1
Seat Tube Length, Unknown
380mm
405mm
430mm
460mm
500mm
Top Tube Length, Effective/Horizontal Center
572mm
595mm
614mm
636mm
662mm
Top Tube Slope
26.3deg
23.7deg
21.4deg
19.6deg
16.1deg
Head Tube Angle
63.9deg
63.9deg
63.9deg
63.9deg
63.9deg
Seat Tube Angle
77.3deg
77.6deg
77.9deg
78deg
78.1deg
Head Tube Length
110mm
120mm
130mm
150mm
160mm
Bottom Bracket Drop
32mm
32mm
32mm
32mm
32mm
Bottom Bracket Height
342.5mm
342.5mm
342.5mm
342.5mm
342.5mm
Chainstay Length
434mm
436mm
439mm
442mm
445mm
Chainstay Length Horizontal
432.8mm
434.8mm
437.8mm
440.8mm
443.9mm
Front-Center
771mm
800mm
825mm
853mm
883mm
Front-Center Horizontal
743.2mm
802.2mm
826.2mm
855.2mm
884.2mm
Wheelbase
1176mm
1237mm
1264mm
1296mm
1328mm
Fork Offset/Rake
18.6mm
45.1mm
44.8mm
44.9mm
44.5mm
Trail
162.8mm
very high
133.2mm
very high
133.6mm
very high
133.5mm
very high
133.9mm
very high
Mechanical Trail
146.2mm
119.6mm
120mm
119.8mm
120.2mm
Wheel Flop
64.3mm
52.6mm
52.8mm
52.7mm
52.9mm
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
172.5mm
170 mm cranks
172.5mm
170 mm cranks
172.5mm
170 mm cranks
172.5mm
170 mm cranks
172.5mm
170 mm cranks

Base Build

S - Low
M - Low
L - Low
XL - Low
XXL - Low
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

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.

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Category Trend
Full-suspension All-mountain/Enduro MTB
Source:https://www.santacruzbicycles.com/en-US/bikes/hightower?color=Gloss%20Day%20Green&media=0
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