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Santa Cruz Megatower C GX AXS

Santa Cruz Megatower C GX AXS
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Seriously. The Megatower's big wheels, long travel, and tough carbon fiber chassis delivers the high-speed security traits of a downhill bike. Yet the relatively-steep seat tube angle and size-specific geo maintain the Mega's mega pedaling ability—elevating its reputation as the perfect choice for big gravity rides and DH park laps.

Design Details:
- Glovebox: Place everything you need for a ride beneath the reassuringly high-quality latch and panel in the downtube, including your driving gloves. The Glovebox also comes with a Tool Wallet and Tube Purse, two refined pouches for keeping your essentials close to hand.
- Full carbon C and CC frame options: While both versions of our carbon frames are made in our own factory, are just as strong and stiff as one another, and have a lifetime warranty, there are a couple of differences between the two. CC frames use the very best materials and production processes available, while our C frames add on a little more weight for a little less $.
- Steeper seat tube angle: The steep seat tube angle puts you in the right place to scale the steepest pitches to get to the wildest descents. Even better, it gets progressively steeper as the sizes get larger so everyone sits in the right spot.
- 165mm of VPP travel: A relatively-low leverage ratio not only makes setup easier but delivers a more damped, controlled feel across the travel range.
- Coil and water compatibility: Even with a lower-link flip chip and the option to run large-body shocks, like a coil, you're still able to fit a water bottle inside the front triangle.
- Longer travel? 165mm of travel comes standard, but if you choose to run a shock with a longer, 65mm stroke, you can bump it up to 170mm.
- Details matter: The frame details are completed with a neat mud flap that protects the rear shock, a rubberized downtube protector that shrugs off strikes, and tidy cable routing within the frame and swingarm.
- Proportional geo: The Megatower's chainstay length is matched to the frame size so every rider, no matter their height, gets the same balanced geometry.

Geometry

Geometry Chart:
Frame SizeSmallMediumLargeX-LargeXX-Large
Reach | hi/lo (mm) 430/427 455/452 475/472 495/492 520/517
Stack | hi/lo (mm) 616/618 625/627 638/640 656/658 670/672
Head Tube Angle | hi/lo 63.8°/63.5° 63.8°/63.5° 63.8°/63.5° 63.8°/63.5° 63.8°/63.5°
Seat Tube Length | hi/lo (mm) 380 405 430 460 500
Front Center | hi/lo (mm) 770 799 826 855 886
BB Height | hi/lo (mm) 346/342.5 346/342.5 346/342.5 346/342.5 346/342.5
BB Drop | hi/lo (mm) 26.5/30 26.5/30 26.5/30 26.5/30 26.5/30
Wheelbase | hi/lo (mm) 1206 1236/1237 1266 1298 1333/1334
Rear Center | hi/lo (mm) 436/437 437/438 440/441 443/444 447/448
Head Tube Length | hi/lo (mm) 90 100 115 135 150
Top Tube Length | hi/lo (mm) 570 594/595 613 637/638 666/667
Seat Tube Angle | hi/lo 77.24°/77.0° 77.42°/77.2° 77.8°/77.5° 77.8°/77.5° 77.8°/77.5°
Standover Height | hi/lo (mm) 709/705 716/712 723/718 722/717 724/720
Sizes:
Frame SizeRider Height
Small 5'1" - 5'5"
Medium 5'5" - 5'9"
Large 5'9" - 6'1"
X-Large 6'1" - 6'4"
XX-Large 6'4" - 6'7"

Specs

Frame Carbon C
Fork FOX 38 Float Performance Elite, 170mm
Rear Shock RockShox Super Deluxe Select+ 230x62.5
Rims RaceFace ARC Offset 30 29" Rims
Hubs Front: Industry Nine 1/1, 110x15, 6 Bolt, 28h
Rear: Industry Nine 1/1, 148x12, XD, 6 Bolt, 28h
Tires Front: Maxxis Assegai 29"x2.5" 3C MaxxGrip, EXO+, TR
Rear: Maxxis Minion DHR II 29"x2.4"WT, 3C MaxxTerra, EXO+, TR
Bottom Bracket SRAM DUB 68/73mm Threaded BB
Crankset SRAM GX Eagle 148 DUB 30t
Shifters SRAM GX AXS Shifter
Rear Derailleur SRAM GX Eagle AXS, 12spd
Cassette/Freewheel SRAM XG1275 Eagle, 12spd, 10-50t
Chain SRAM GX Eagle, 12spd
Brakes SRAM Code RS
Rotors Avid Centerline 200mm
Handlebars Santa Cruz 35 Carbon Bar, 800mm, 35mm Rise
Tape/Grips Santa Cruz Bicycles House Grips
Stem Burgtec Enduro MK3 42mm
Headset Cane Creek 40 IS Integrated Headset
Seatpost RockShox Reverb Stealth, 31.6 or OneUp Dropper V2
Saddle WTB Silverado Medium CroMo
Pedals Sold separately

* Subject to change without notice.

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