Santa Cruz Hightower GX AXS

Name: Santa Cruz Hightower GX AXS
Brand: Santa Cruz

2026 MountainEnduro Manufacturer page

Last known price: $7,249

Prices shown first for United States
Travel: 160 / 150 mm Fork / rear shock
Wheels: 29″
Drivetrain: 1 × 12 32t / 10–52t
Gear range: 520%
Weight: 14.8 kg 32.6 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame: Carbon
Brakes: Hydraulic disc

Sizes

Size guide

SM High
SM Low
MD High
MD Low
LG High
LG Low
XL High
XL Low
XXL High
XXL Low

The manufacturer did not publish rider heights for these sizes.

Components

19 of 20 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part

Frame

Carbon CC 29" 150mm Travel VPP™ Not identified

Suspension

2 parts

Drivetrain

7 parts

Brakes

2 parts

Wheels and tires

4 parts

Cockpit and contact points

5 parts

Sizes and geometry

10 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 High

Table

Reach 480mm

Stack 641mm

Wheelbase 1264mm

Head angle 64.2°

Seat angle 78.2°

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 10 published sizes

Complete manufacturer geometry by size
Measurement
Reachmm	435	435	460	460	480	480	500	500	525	525
Stackmm	623	623	632	632	641	641	659	659	668	668
Top tube lengthmm	572	572	595	595	614	614	636	636	662	662
Seat tube lengthmm	380	380	405	405	430	430	460	460	500	500
Head tube lengthmm	110	110	120	120	130	130	150	150	160	160
Head tube angle	64.2°	64.2°	64.2°	64.2°	64.2°	64.2°	64.2°	64.2°	64.2°	64.2°
Seat tube angle	77.6°	77.6°	77.9°	77.9°	78.2°	78.2°	78.3°	78.3°	78.4°	78.4°
Chainstay lengthmm	434	434	436	436	439	439	442	442	445	445
Wheelbasemm	1206	1206	1237	1237	1264	1264	1296	1296	1328	1328
Front centermm	771	771	800	800	825	825	853	853	883	883
Bottom bracket dropmm	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29	29
Bottom bracket heightmm	344	344	344	344	344	344	344	344	344	344
Standover heightmm	721	721	723	723	725	725	727	727	731	731
Fork rakemm	46	46	45	45	45	45	45	45	45	45
Trailmm	130	130	131	131	131	131	131	131	131	131
Stack/reach ratio	1.43	1.43	1.37	1.37	1.34	1.34	1.32	1.32	1.27	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
Bicycle weight: 14.8 kg

32.6 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration: Full suspension
Front travel: 160 mm
Rear travel: 150 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake

Front chainrings: 1
Smallest chainring: 32
Largest chainring: 32
Rear sprockets: 12
Smallest sprocket: 10
Largest sprocket: 52
Lowest gear: 17.9 in
Highest gear: 92.8 in

Wheels and brakes

Wheel configuration: Same size
Brake type: Hydraulic disc

Fit and controls

Derailleur hanger: UDH
Seatpost: Dropper seatpost
Shifting: Electronic

Additional specifications

Fork spring: Air
Tire clearance: Maximum tire width: 2.5″
Tire width: 2.5″
Wheel material: Aluminum
Wheel size: 29″

Technical analysis

3 measures

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

Front travel

160 mm

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Enduro Model year: 2026
Sample: 1,332 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 95.2% of the class

Rear travel

150 mm

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Enduro Model year: 2026
Sample: 1,005 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 71.8% of the class

Shifting

Electronic

454 of 1,399 bicycles with this information use electronic shifting.

Cohort: Mountain / Enduro Model year: 2026
Sample: 1,399 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 100.0% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

Lowest gear: 6.8 km/h
Highest gear: 35.5 km/h

Total gear range 520%

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: 17.9–92.8 gear inches

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 2026 builds

Differences across 2026 builds
Specification	This bicycle Santa Cruz Hightower GX AXS	Santa Cruz Hightower 70	Santa Cruz Hightower 90	Santa Cruz Hightower RSV XTR
Frame
Bicycle weight	14.8 kg	15.74 kg	15.45 kg	14.49 kg
Drivetrain
Largest sprocket	52	52	52	51
Lowest gear	17.9 in	17.9 in	17.9 in	18.2 in
Cockpit
Derailleur hanger	UDH	Not informed	Not informed	Not informed
Shifting	Electronic	Mechanical	Mechanical	Electronic
Other specifications
Wheel material	Aluminum	Carbon	Carbon	Carbon
Battery	Not informed	Not informed	Not informed	Shimano Battery DN320
Bottom bracket standard	Not informed	Not informed	Not informed	BSA