Reader's Ride: Adrian's Santa Cruz Tallboy 3

Ben_Haworth

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Cast your eyes over this riding>walking fast>faster fifth carbon fibre mountain bicycle.

Posted : 03/08/2026 7:30 am

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tall_martin

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I think that's the lightest XXL bike weight I've seen

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Posted : 03/08/2026 8:55 am

mickeyhodg

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Get a Fair Bicycles drop best for the seat angle. Game changer

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Posted : 03/08/2026 2:09 pm

matt_outandabout

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Impressive that as XXL it does not look like a gate!
How does that funky mudguard work in real world?

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Posted : 05/08/2026 8:51 am

sillyoldman

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The effective STA is wild though.

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Posted : 05/08/2026 8:53 am

ayjaydoubleyou

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Posted by: sillyoldman

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The effective STA is wild though.

think the first photo is either slightly off horizontal or the bike is pointed uphill. put the wheels level and the nose is only about 2 inches behind the BB.

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Posted : 05/08/2026 9:19 am