The Downhillers XC Bike
The Tallboy has earned a loyal following amongst those who seek a go-to bike that will hold up to the relentless hammering of "power hour" hot laps or long days in the saddle harvesting the best trails. The highly-refined VPP™ suspension on the Tallboy combines pedaling efficiency and all-out bump-chomping prowess. If ever there was a gravity riders’ XC bike, the Tallboy is it.
The Tallboy is for riders who like to squeeze the life out of every ride. It's a bike that can be ridden on more technical trails than we normally see 120mm bikes on-- and sure, the rider might take a bit more of a beating, but the efficiency you get in trade makes up for it. Like the 5010, it's a great bike for riding fast on familiar trails.
But compared to the 5010, it's a bit more efficient, a bit more energetic, with a bigger bias towards speed. Next to the Hightower, it's again more efficient, but less forgiving-- the Tallboy isn't so much a jack of all trades as it is a specialist, made for a specific rider on a breadth of terrain, or for a wide range of riders on specific terrain.
