commencal meta tr 29 vs santa cruz hightower

#COMMENCAL META TR 29 VS SANTA CRUZ HIGHTOWER FOR FREE#
#COMMENCAL META TR 29 VS SANTA CRUZ HIGHTOWER FULL#

On that front, Kazimer often preferred to flip the shock's pedal-assist to the firmer trail-mode, but I thought the chunky Santa Cruz pedaled quite well without any assistance. The Hightower might not be my pick if most of my descents were accessed via challenging singletrack ascents.īut if your climbing is done on doubletrack and gravel roads then I guess it doesn't really matter at all, just so long as the Hightower is reasonably efficient. It's not unmanageable, mind you, but the Jeffsy and Vitus both offer more of that classic trail bike handling in those situations. On tight, low-speed climbs, it handled like the longest (it isn't) and slackest (it is) full-suspension bike in the group, making it feel more a little more like an enduro sled than a trail bike when it got really slow and tricky. That said, it did have the biggest on-trail presence of the bunch. The Hightower weighing a pound more than the rest of its Field Trip frenemies has little to zero effect on its climbing performance - the extra heft is in the frame, not its wheels and tires. One more thing you won’t have to upgrade.

Not the case here, though: There’s a set of Maxxis’ 2.4” wide DHR 2 tires in 3C compound and EXO casing. I’m also going to mention the Hightower's tires as that's a spot where we see some brands saving pennies by speccing rubber with hard compounds or that might not be tubeless-friendly.

#COMMENCAL META TR 29 VS SANTA CRUZ HIGHTOWER FOR FREE#

That means that if they start to feel nasty, you’ll get new ones for free if you’re the original owner, even after countless years of your usual abuse and neglect. Another point for Santa Cruz - a lifetime warranty on all of the pivot bearings.

There are some frame details worth mentioning as well, including well thought out cable routing, loads of room for a large bottle inside the front triangle, and a very effective chainstay protector.

#COMMENCAL META TR 29 VS SANTA CRUZ HIGHTOWER FULL#

At 35.2lb, the Fat-tower is the heaviest bike in our Field Trip group test by nearly a full pound. More info: Those are subtle changes if you ask me, but it alters the suspension's ramp-up as well.

Commencal meta tr 29 vs santa cruz hightower