Santa Cruz Hightower R / AL

Name: Santa Cruz Hightower R / AL
Brand: Santa Cruz

2023 MountainTrail Manufacturer page

Last known price: $4,299

Prices shown first for United States
Travel: 150 / 145 mm Fork / rear shock
Wheels: 29″
Drivetrain: 1 × 12 30t / 11–50t
Gear range: 455%
Weight: 15.48 kg 34.1 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame: Aluminum
Brakes: Hydraulic disc

Rider height by size (cm)

Size guide

SM High 155–166
SM Low 155–166
MD High 164–176
MD Low 164–176
LG High 174–185
LG Low 174–185
XL High 183–194
XL Low 183–194
XXL High 192–201
XXL Low 192–201

Components

20 of 21 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part

Frame

HIGHTOWER R / AL Not identified

Suspension

2 parts

Drivetrain

6 parts

Brakes

2 parts

Wheels and tires

4 parts

Cockpit and contact points

6 parts

Sizes and geometry

10 sizes Open in the geometry plotter

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Size LG High

Table

Reach 473mm

Stack 619mm

Wheelbase 1231mm

Head angle 65.5°

Seat angle 76.8°

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 Reported by the manufacturer

Complete manufacturer geometry table 10 published sizes

Complete manufacturer geometry by size
Measurement
Reachmm	428	425	453	450	473	470	493	490	518	515
Stackmm	601	603	610	612	619	621	637	639	660	662
Top tube lengthmm	566	567	594	596	618	619	645	646	679	680
Seat tube lengthmm	380	380	405	405	430	430	460	460	500	500
Head tube lengthmm	90	90	100	100	110	110	130	130	155	155
Head tube angle	65.5°	65.2°	65.5°	65.2°	65.5°	65.2°	65.5°	65.2°	65.5°	65.2°
Seat tube angle	77.1°	76.7°	77°	76.6°	76.8°	76.5°	76.6°	76.3°	76.3°	76°
Chainstay lengthmm	433	434	433	434	433	434	433	434	439	440
Wheelbasemm	1178	1179	1207	1208	1231	1232	1260	1261	1301	1296
Front centermm	745	745	774	774	798	798	827	827	862	862
Bottom bracket dropmm	29	33	29	33	29	33	29	33	29	33
Bottom bracket heightmm	344	340	344	340	344	340	344	340	344	340
Standover heightmm	704	699	718	713	717	713	718	713	709	704
Fork rakemm	52	53	52	52	52	52	53	53	52	47
Trailmm	114	115	114	116	114	116	112	115	114	121
Stack/reach ratio	1.40	1.42	1.35	1.36	1.31	1.32	1.29	1.30	1.27	1.29

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: Aluminum
Bicycle weight: 15.48 kg

34.1 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration: Full suspension
Front travel: 150 mm
Rear travel: 145 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake

Front chainrings: 1
Smallest chainring: 30
Largest chainring: 30
Rear sprockets: 12
Smallest sprocket: 11
Largest sprocket: 50
Lowest gear: 17.4 in
Highest gear: 79.1 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: 2.4″
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

150 mm

This value is above the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2023
Sample: 2,192 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 97.5% of the class

Lowest gear

17.4 gear inches

This value is below the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2023
Sample: 1,625 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 72.2% of the class

Highest gear

79.1 gear inches

This value is below the central range for this class.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2023
Sample: 1,625 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 72.2% of the class

Shifting

Mechanical

359 of 2,248 bicycles with this information use electronic shifting.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2023
Sample: 2,248 bicycles with this information
Coverage: 100.0% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

Lowest gear: 6.7 km/h
Highest gear: 30.3 km/h

Total gear range 455%

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: 17.4–79.1 gear inches
Class reference (p10–p90): 17.1–98.6 gear inches; The band runs from p10 for the lowest gear to p90 for the highest gear.

Cohort: Mountain / Trail Model year: 2023
Lowest gear: 1625 bicycles with this information, 72.2% of the class
Highest gear: 1625 bicycles with this information, 72.2% 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 2023 builds

Differences across 2023 builds
Specification	This bicycle Santa Cruz Hightower R / AL	Santa Cruz Hightower D / AL	Santa Cruz Hightower / Carbon C GX AXS	Santa Cruz Hightower RSV / Carbon C GX AXS	Santa Cruz Hightower R / Carbon C	Santa Cruz Hightower S / AL
Frame
Frame material	Aluminum	Aluminum	Carbon	Carbon	Carbon	Aluminum
Bicycle weight	15.48 kg	15.92 kg	14.39 kg	14.34 kg	14.52 kg	14.49 kg
Drivetrain
Smallest chainring	30	30	32	32	30	30
Largest chainring	30	30	32	32	30	30
Smallest sprocket	11	11	10	10	11	10
Lowest gear	17.4 in	17.4 in	18.6 in	18.6 in	17.4 in	17.4 in
Highest gear	79.1 in	79.1 in	92.8 in	92.8 in	79.1 in	87.0 in
Cockpit
Shifting	Mechanical	Mechanical	Electronic	Electronic	Mechanical	Mechanical
Other specifications
Wheel material	Aluminum	Aluminum	Aluminum	Carbon	Aluminum	Aluminum