The Santa Cruz Highball GX AXS is a race-tuned carbon hardtail built for pure speed and unwavering efficiency. It blends a lightweight Carbon C frame with wireless precision shifting and modern XC geometry, delivering a machine that’s ready for long days in the saddle, intense climbs, and every podium chase in between. Tough where it needs to be and impossibly light where it matters most — this is hardtail racing, evolved.

Standout Features

• C Carbon Frame — light, stiff, and built for racing
• Dropped Seat Stays for enhanced comfort and control
• Modern Geometry designed for today’s fastest XC riders
• SRAM GX Eagle AXS T-Type Drivetrain — flawless wireless 12-speed shifting
• RockShox SID SL Select+ Fork with on-the-fly remote adjustment
• 3 Water Bottle Mounts to stay fueled on long XC races

Frame

• Material: Carbon C
• Weight: 23.19 lbs / 10.52 kg
• Wheel Size: 29
• Travel: 100mm (Front) / 0mm (Rear)

Suspension

• Fork: RockShox SID SL Select+, 100mm, w/ Remote
• Remote: SRAM TwistLoc Ultimate, 3-Position, Sprint

Drivetrain

• Bottom Bracket: SRAM DUB 73mm MTB Wide BB
• Cassette: SRAM GX Eagle T-Type, 10-52t
• Chain: SRAM GX Eagle T-Type, Flattop, 12spd
• Crankset: SRAM GX Eagle DUB T-Type, 34t
• Rear Derailleur: SRAM GX Eagle AXS T-Type, 12spd
• Right Shifter: SRAM AXS Pod Bridge

Brakes

• Brakes: SRAM Level Bronze Stealth 4-Piston
• Front Rotor: SRAM HS2, 160mm
• Rear Rotor: SRAM HS2, 160mm

Cockpit

• Grips / Bar Tape: ESI Chunky Grips
• Handlebars: Santa Cruz Carbon Flat Bar, 31.8x760, 7mm Rise
• Headset: Cane Creek 40 IS Integrated
• Saddle: SDG Bel-Air V3, Lux-Alloy Atmos
• Seatpost: RaceFace Next, 27.2mm, 400mm
• Stem: SRAM Atmos, 60mm

Wheels & Tires

• Front Rim: RaceFace ARC Offset 27 29"
• Front Hub: DT Swiss 370, 15x110, 6-Bolt, 28h
• Front Tire: Maxxis Rekon Race 29"x2.35", EXO
• Rear Rim: RaceFace ARC Offset 27 29"
• Rear Hub: DT Swiss 370, 12x148, XD, 6-Bolt, 36t, 28h
• Rear Tire: Maxxis Rekon Race 29"x2.35", EXO

Specifications

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