Santa Cruz Hightower C XE

Name: Santa Cruz Hightower C XE
Brand: Santa Cruz

2018 MountainTrail Manufacturer page

Last known price: $5,599

Prices shown first for United States
Fork travel: 140 mm
Wheels: 29″
Drivetrain: 1 × 11 30t / 9–46t
Gear range: 511%
Frame: Carbon
Brakes: Hydraulic disc

Sizes

Size guide

The manufacturer did not publish rider heights for these sizes.

Components

20 of 22 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part

Frame

Carbon Fiber Not identified

Suspension

2 parts

Drivetrain

8 parts

Bottom bracket

threaded Not identified
Cassette
- e*thirteen
Chain
- Shimano SLX
Chain guide

None
Crankset
- Race Face Turbine
Front derailleur

None
Rear derailleur
- Shimano Deore XT RD-M8000
RD-M8000
Shifters
- Shimano Deore XT SL-M8000
SL-M8000

Brakes

2 parts

Wheels and tires

5 parts

Cockpit and contact points

7 parts

Sizes and geometry

5 sizes Open in the geometry plotter

Complete rider-height ranges are not published for these sizes. You can still explore the geometry below.

Size LG

Table

Reach 450mm

Stack 613mm

Wheelbase 1187mm

Head angle 67.0°

Seat angle 74.3°

Every size is drawn to the same scale, in millimeters. Explanatory schematic on an assumed 29″ wheel; exact published values are in the table below.

Size Reach Stack

Complete manufacturer geometry table 5 published sizes

Complete manufacturer geometry by size
Measurement
Reachmm	405	430	450	475	505
Stackmm	604	609	613	623	641
Top tube lengthmm	574	601	622	650	685
Seat tube lengthmm	390	420	450	480	510
Head tube lengthmm	90	95	100	110	130
Head tube angle	67°	67°	67°	67°	67°
Seat tube angle	74.3°	74.3°	74.3°	74.3°	74.3°
Chainstay lengthmm	434	434	434	434	434
Wheelbasemm	1138	1165	1187	1215	1255
Front centermm	707	734	755	783	823
Bottom bracket dropmm	37	37	37	37	37
Bottom bracket heightmm	337	337	337	337	337
Standover heightmm	710	710	713	720	727
Fork rakemm	55	55	55	54	56
Trailmm	99	99	99	100	98
Stack/reach ratio	1.49	1.42	1.36	1.31	1.27

Not published by the manufacturer: Front travel, Rear travel, Crank length, Handlebar width, Stem length, Stem angle, Seatpost length and Dropper post travel.

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit: Unisex
Frame material: Carbon

Suspension

Suspension configuration: Full suspension
Front travel: 140 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake

Front chainrings: 1
Smallest chainring: 30
Largest chainring: 30
Rear sprockets: 11
Smallest sprocket: 9
Largest sprocket: 46
Lowest gear: 18.9 in
Highest gear: 96.7 in

Wheels and brakes

Wheel configuration: Same size
Brake type: Hydraulic disc

Fit and controls

Seatpost: Dropper seatpost
Shifting: Mechanical

Additional specifications

Bottom bracket standard: BSA
Fork spring: Air
Tire width: 2.3″
Wheel material: Aluminum
Wheel size: 29″

Technical analysis

4 measures

How these figures sit among bicycles of the same class and model year. Context, not a ranking.

Front travel

140 mm

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2018
Sample: 925 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 98.6% of the class

Lowest gear

18.9 gear inches

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2018
Sample: 845 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 90.0% of the class

Highest gear

96.7 gear inches

This value is above the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2018
Sample: 845 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 90.0% of the class

Shifting

Mechanical

25 of 938 bicycles with this information use electronic shifting.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2018
Sample: 938 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 100.0% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

Lowest gear: 7.2 km/h
Highest gear: 37.0 km/h

Total gear range 511%

Technical details and class reference

These speeds describe the gearing at the selected cadence, not how fast you can ride.
Calculated from published gear-inch values and their wheel-size assumptions.
These gearing values describe the bicycle, not a selected frame size.
A 100% range means one ratio; 500% means the highest ratio is five times the lowest.
For e-bikes, motor assistance cutoff is not represented.

Gear-inch range

Lower gear-inch values travel less distance per pedal revolution; higher values travel farther.

This bicycle: 18.9–96.7 gear inches
Class reference (p10–p90): 16.5–93.5 gear inches; The band runs from p10 for the lowest gear to p90 for the highest gear.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2018
Lowest gear: 845 bicycles with this information, 90.0% of the class
Highest gear: 845 bicycles with this information, 90.0% of the class

Lineup changes

The published facts that differ across this family's builds and from the same model a year earlier. Missing information never counts as zero.

Differences across 2018 builds

Differences across 2018 builds
Specification	This bicycle Santa Cruz Hightower C XE	Santa Cruz Hightower CC X01	Santa Cruz Hightower CC XX1	Santa Cruz Hightower C R	Santa Cruz Hightower C S +	Santa Cruz Hightower LT Carbon CC X01
Frame
Bicycle weight	Not informed	Not informed	Not informed	Not informed	Not informed	14.31 kg
Suspension
Front travel	140 mm	140 mm	140 mm	140 mm	150 mm	150 mm
Rear travel	Not informed	Not informed	Not informed	Not informed	Not informed	150 mm
Drivetrain
Smallest chainring	30	30	30	30	32	30
Largest chainring	30	30	30	30	32	30
Rear sprockets	11	12	12	11	12	12
Smallest sprocket	9	10	10	10	10	10
Largest sprocket	46	50	50	42	50	50
Lowest gear	18.9 in	17.4 in	17.4 in	20.7 in	17.6 in	17.4 in
Highest gear	96.7 in	87.0 in	87.0 in	87.0 in	88.0 in	87.0 in
Other specifications
Tire width	2.3″	2.3″	2.3″	2.3″	2.8″	2.4″
Wheel material	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum	Carbon
Wheel size	29″	29″	29″	29″	27.5″	29″