Details
The ultimate power-wheeling, bump-chewing sidekick.
The Megatower is the fusion of big wheels and the biggest-hitting suspension system. It’s a modern day brawler, as suited to diehard racers as it is to riders wanting to conquer their hometown trails.
Tracing its roots to the Hightower, and now featuring the lower link-driven VPP suspension derived from the V10, the Megatower is the most capable, confidence-inspiring 29er trail bike in Santa Cruz's line-up. The lower-link mounted shock configuration — designed for compatibility with both air and coil shocks — provides a progressive shock rate that has unmatched traction and bottom-out resistance, making it ideal for taming the longest descents and rowdiest hits.
In order to make the Megatower stride confidently across the globe, it has an enormous amount of clever adjustability hidden in its bones. A tidy and concealed flip chip in the lower-link adjusts bottom bracket height and changes progressivity of the rear suspension. A second modular point in the rear dropouts allows for a 10mm fore-aft adjustment in chainstay length to dial in the rider’s rearward weight distribution — either set for play or for stability. The flip chips are a robust mechanism for riders looking to tune their ride according to their needs without compromising reliability and durability. No wackadoo mousetraps and frail proprietary shocks here.
The Megatower isn’t all fight and fury, it’s smart and savvy too. It has a sharp, 76-degree seat tube angle for winching to the top of the kinds of descents where having a roomier cockpit and a 65-degree head tube angle will come in handy. And you can still carry around a full water bottle inside the frame (even with a piggyback shock), and the frame is well protected with a shock fender, shuttle guard, downtube protector, and ribbed chainstay protector.
The Megatower 2.0 Carbon S Reserve features an upgraded wheelset built with Santa Cruz Reserve 30 carbon rims, for superior stiffness and weight savings.
Specs
Frame | Carbon |
---|---|
Fork | Fox 36 Float Performance 160mm 29" |
Headset | Cane Creek 40 IS Integrated Headset |
Rear Shock | Please choose rear shock from the drop-down menu |
Axles |
Front: 15 x 110mm Rear: 12 x 148mm |
Rims/Wheels | Santa Cruz Reserve 30 Carbon Rim 28h |
Hubs | DT 370 |
Spokes | DT Competition |
Tires |
Front: Maxxis Minion DHF, 29 x 2.5", 3C Silkshield Rear: Maxxis Minion DHR2, 29 x 2.4", 3C Silkshield |
Crankset | SRAM Stylo 7k 148 DUB - 170mm |
Chainrings | 30T |
Bottom Bracket | SRAM DUB 68/73mm Threaded BB |
Chain | SRAM GX Eagle 12 SPD |
Rear Derailleur | SRAM GX Eagle |
Cassette/Rear Cogs | SRAM XG1275 Eagle 10-50T |
Shifters | SRAM NX Eagle |
Handlebars | Race Face Aeffect R |
Tape/Grips | Santa Cruz Palmdale Grips |
Stem | Race Face Aeffect R 40mm |
Brakes | SRAM Code R |
Saddle | WTB Silverado Pro |
Seat Post | RockShox Reverb Stealth 31.6 |
Accessories & Extras | MRP AMg V2 Alloy Chainguide |
* Subject to change without notice.
Part Numbers
Option | UPC | MPN |
---|---|---|
Blackout / RockShox Super Deluxe Coil Select+ / Small | 192219116471 | 58-19199-109-2-628-951302 |
Blackout / RockShox Super Deluxe Select+ / Small | 192219115511 | 58-19199-109-2-628-941302 |
Blackout / RockShox Super Deluxe Coil Select+ / Medium | 192219116556 | 58-19199-109-3-628-961302 |
Blackout / RockShox Super Deluxe Select+ / Medium | 192219116532 | 58-19199-109-3-628-941302 |
Blackout / RockShox Super Deluxe Coil Select+ / Large | 192219116631 | 58-19199-109-4-628-971302 |
Blackout / RockShox Super Deluxe Select+ / Large | 192219116617 | 58-19199-109-4-628-941302 |
Blackout / RockShox Super Deluxe Coil Select+ / X-Large | 192219115535 | 58-19199-109-5-628-971302 |
Blackout / RockShox Super Deluxe Select+ / X-Large | 192219116693 | 58-19199-109-5-628-941302 |
Blackout / RockShox Super Deluxe Coil Select+ / XX-Large | 192219115610 | 58-19199-109-6-628-981302 |
Blackout / RockShox Super Deluxe Select+ / XX-Large | 192219115597 | 58-19199-109-6-628-941302 |
FS Green / RockShox Super Deluxe Coil Select+ / Small | 192219116518 | 58-19199-109-2-629-951302 |
FS Green / RockShox Super Deluxe Select+ / Small | 192219116495 | 58-19199-109-2-629-941302 |
FS Green / RockShox Super Deluxe Coil Select+ / Medium | 192219116594 | 58-19199-109-3-629-961302 |
FS Green / RockShox Super Deluxe Select+ / Medium | 192219116570 | 58-19199-109-3-629-941302 |
FS Green / RockShox Super Deluxe Coil Select+ / Large | 192219116679 | 58-19199-109-4-629-971302 |
FS Green / RockShox Super Deluxe Select+ / Large | 192219116655 | 58-19199-109-4-629-941302 |
FS Green / RockShox Super Deluxe Coil Select+ / X-Large | 192219115573 | 58-19199-109-5-629-971302 |
FS Green / RockShox Super Deluxe Select+ / X-Large | 192219115559 | 58-19199-109-5-629-941302 |
FS Green / RockShox Super Deluxe Coil Select+ / XX-Large | 192219115658 | 58-19199-109-6-629-981302 |
FS Green / RockShox Super Deluxe Select+ / XX-Large | 192219115634 | 58-19199-109-6-629-941302 |