{"id":18267,"date":"2016-04-26T08:35:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T07:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/2016\/04\/26\/greg-minnaar-rides-the-new-santa-cruz-tallboy-3-at-the-absa-cape-epic-r4661\/"},"modified":"2023-02-08T08:21:08","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T08:21:08","slug":"greg-minnaar-rides-the-new-santa-cruz-tallboy-3-at-the-absa-cape-epic-r4661","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bikehub.co.za\/news\/greg-minnaar-rides-the-new-santa-cruz-tallboy-3-at-the-absa-cape-epic-r4661\/","title":{"rendered":"Greg Minnaar rides the new Santa Cruz Tallboy 3 at the Absa Cape Epic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South African mountain biking legend, Greg Minnaar, meets legendary South African mountain bike stage race, the Absa Cape Epic. Filmed live during the 2016 event, Greg\u2019s Epic is a tall tale of what the Tallboy can do in the hands of a deviant.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-full aspect-video\">\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dIjQxEOgqIo?feature=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"text-2xl font-bold\">Santa Cruz Tallboy 3<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-70701700-1461659845.jpg\" data-fileid=\"717758\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"717758\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-70701700-1461659845.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-70701700-1461659845.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Tallboy cuts a whole new swath across the trail bike landscape.<\/p>\n<p>As a 27+ bike it revels in the severe. In desert-dry conditions the wider tires float above the dust and find oases of grip where standard tires flounder. And when the monsoon comes, lower tire pressures pull the Tallboy through the slickest of root sections like a Defender on diff-lock.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-62419400-1461660098.jpg\" data-fileid=\"717761\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"717761\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-62419400-1461660098.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-62419400-1461660098.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In its 29-inch form, the Tallboy\u2019s renowned rowdy streak comes to the fore. Happy at full gas, up or down hill, the speed and agility of the 29 configuration will have you bagging on e-bikes at every turn.<\/p>\n<p>A 68 degree head angle and 110mm of VPP travel distills the original Tallboy\u2019s playful character into something all the more mischievous. Longer reach and shorter chainstays fuel that personality, and bring the Tallboy bang up to date with the rest of the Santa Cruz range.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-10113500-1461660098.jpg\" data-fileid=\"717760\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"717760\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-10113500-1461660098.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-10113500-1461660098.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A flip chip on the upper link, combined with either a 130mm fork (for 27+) or 120mm fork (for 29-inch), ensures geometry remains consistent across a vast range of build kits and sizes, from S to XXL.<\/p>\n<p>The versatile trail bike of choice for rapid riders like Greg Minnaar\u2014the Tallboy is for those who don\u2019t roll with the pack.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"ipsAttachLink ipsAttachLink_image\" href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-54741800-1461660097.jpg\" data-fileid=\"717759\" data-fileext=\"jpg\" rel=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-fileid=\"717759\" class=\"ipsImage ipsImage_thumbnailed\" alt=\"ccs-62657-0-54741800-1461660097.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.bikehub.co.za\/production\/uploads\/2023\/02\/ccs-62657-0-54741800-1461660097.jpg\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This CC-level carbon frame is every bit as stiff and strong as our C-level frames, but weighs about 280 grams less, due to the use of some lighter, stronger, and more expensive carbon fiber. Using this material in key places allowed us to use less material overall, which is what shaves off more than half a pound from the frame.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-full aspect-video\">\n<div><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HuLvMC2l7RM?feature=oembed\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South African mountain biking legend, Greg Minnaar, meets legendary South African mountain bike stage race, the Absa Cape Epic. Filmed live during the 2016 event, Greg\u2019s Epic is a tall tale of what the Tallboy can do in the hands of a deviant. 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