2026 Santa Cruz Bicycles Highball Base

Design
Flat Bar, Rigid, suspension corrected
Frame
Carbon/Composite
Fork
Carbon/Composite
Features
Disc brake
Average stack and reachvs category
Somewhat aggressive stack and reachvs category
Somewhat aggressive stack and reachvs category
Somewhat aggressive stack and reachvs category

Geometry

S
M
L
XL
Stack
596mm
605mm
614mm
633mm
Reach
415mm
440mm
460mm
490mm
Stack to Reach Ratio
1.44:1
1.38:1
1.33:1
1.29:1
Seat Tube Length, C-T
405mm
430mm
470mm
530mm
Top Tube Length, Effective/Horizontal Center
595mm
619mm
642mm
677mm
Top Tube Slope
21.4deg
18.9deg
15.4deg
11deg
Head Tube Angle
67deg
67deg
67deg
67deg
Seat Tube Angle
73.5deg
73.5deg
73.5deg
73.5deg
Head Tube Length
95mm
105mm
115mm
135mm
Bottom Bracket Drop
60mm
60mm
60mm
60mm
Bottom Bracket Height
296mm
296mm
296mm
296mm
Chainstay Length
426mm
426mm
426mm
426mm
Chainstay Length Horizontal
421.8mm
421.8mm
421.8mm
421.8mm
Front-Center
693mm
719mm
743mm
781mm
Front-Center Horizontal
697.3mm
723.3mm
747.3mm
785.3mm
Wheelbase
1119mm
1145mm
1169mm
1207mm
Fork Offset/Rake
50.4mm
47.8mm
48mm
47.9mm
Fork Length, Unknown
485mm
485mm
485mm
485mm
Trail
96.4mm
very high
99.2mm
very high
99mm
very high
99.1mm
very high
Mechanical Trail
88.7mm
91.3mm
91.2mm
91.2mm
Wheel Flop
34.7mm
35.7mm
35.6mm
35.6mm
Standover Height
708mm
715mm
740mm
756mm
Tire to Pedal Spindle
167mm
170 mm cranks
193mm
170 mm cranks
217mm
170 mm cranks
255mm
170 mm cranks
Pedal Spindle to Ground Clearance
126mm
170 mm cranks
126mm
170 mm cranks
126mm
170 mm cranks
126mm
170 mm cranks

Base Build

S
M
L
XL
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
Tire Width
45mm
45mm
45mm
45mm
Tire Width Max
60mm
60mm
60mm
60mm
Tire Outer Diameter
712mm
712mm
712mm
712mm
Bike Length with Tires
1831mm
1857mm
1881mm
1919mm

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 Scale