| Weight | 15.46kg / 34.07lbs |
| Material | Carbon CC |
| Fork | FOX 38 Float Factory, 170mm, 29" |
| Shock | Fox DHX2 Factory Coil 2-Position Lever |
| Rear Derailleur | SRAM X01 Eagle |
| Shifters | SRAM X01 Eagle |
| Crankset | SRAM X1 Eagle 148 DUB, 30t - 170mm |
| Cassette | SRAM XG1295 Eagle, 12spd, 10-52t |
| Chain | SRAM X01 Eagle 12 SPD |
| Bottom Bracket | SRAM DUB 68/73mm |
| Brakes | SRAM Code RSC |
| Brake Rotors | Avid Centerline 200mm |
| Headset | Cane Creek 40 IS Integrated |
| Bars | Santa Cruz Bicycles AM Carbon Bar 35x800 |
| Stem | Burgtec Enduro MK2 |
| Grips | Santa Cruz Palmdale Grips |
| Front Hub | DT 350 15x110 28H |
| Rear Hub | DT Swiss 350, 12x148, XD, 28h |
| Rims | Race Face ARC Offset 30 29" Rims |
| Rim Options | Santa Cruz Reserve 30 Carbon Rim |
| Chainguide | OneUp Bash |
| Spokes | Sapim Race |
| Front Tire | Maxxis Assegai 29"x2.5", 3C, MaxxGRIP, Double Down, TR |
| Rear Tire | Maxxis Minion DHR II 29"x2.4", 3C, MaxxGRIP, Double Down, TR |
| Tubes | Stans Sealant 2oz |
| Seat Post | RockShox Reverb Stealth 31.6 |
| Saddle | WTB Silverado Team Saddle |
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 our line-up. The lower-link mounted shock configuration – designed for compatibility with both air (160mm fork) and coil shocks (170mm fork) – 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, 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.
