Hi
Have seen a SC Tallboy 29er ex demo for sale and kinda tempted. Looking potentially for a xc-trail full sus that pedals well and is reasonably light- my HT weights 13kg so I'm used to not superlight bikes.
Anyone got one? Would be used for big days out and some bikepacking too.
yes got the matt taupe C second hand this summer, lovely bike, stuck on a fox36 factory and upped it to 140mm.
moved all my kit XT/XTR/hope tech 3 e4 over from an orbea occam, never looked back
it pedals well uphill and its quick down smoother descents, the yeti arc has definately taken a back seat since i got it.
took it up cutgate last week, definately faster than trek slash up and a few mins off the pace down..
for my local woods it reminds me of a 29er version of my old 5010 mk2, which you'll never see a bad review
I'll let you know soon... I bought one at the weekend but yet to ride it. New-to-me but not new-new, it's a 2023/V5 XXL. Only experience I've had was a 5min trail ride on one a few weeks ago and really liked it. My main bike was a V3 Tallboy for years though so not surprising. Mine'll be my main trail bike alongside a bigger-travel bike for lumpier stuff.
For reference, this one is 15.2kg as pictured inc fairly chunky flat pedals. I suspect my scales are crap as everything I own appears heavier than anyone else quotes!
15.5 kg ? yeah definately seems over, unless your wheels/tyres are those hunt e-enduro's on sale at 2.6kg.
i'd say mine is 12.5--13.5kg ,
has your bike got the trap door under the water bottle i didnt think the v5 took coils or piggy backs..
Yeah definitely V5 and has the glovebox. Wasn't aware of any piggyback shock concerns - wasn't something I considered as the seller is someone whose judgement/knowledge I trust explicitly.
Wheels are Reserve HD30 carbon so not overly weightly. Cushcore Trail/XC inserts (no idea what these weigh?). No idea on tyre weight. Deity carbon bar (220g) and stem. Full XT 1x12 inc 4-pots and 203 rotors. Manitou Mezzer Pro fork quoted as 2040g. Fox DPX2. On the chunky end of typical build for a Tallboy for sure.
I know XXL has more frame material than a smaller size but not enough to account for such a weight difference, but equally there's savings possible in the spec of mine. The 'picking it up' weight feels fine to me so I suspect dodgy scales to some extent.
i'm probably wrong, must just be the coil shock that wont fit in the tunnel.
the conti's will be a kg a piece, certainly well over 14kg, your scale may not be that far off
I'll be swapping the tyres before proper use - winter mud season here - so will get weights then, rear's a Cross King 29x2.3 @ 745g quoted and front's a Xynotal 29x2.4 @ 1040g. Full spec as weighed. Still 2.2kg lighter than my Geometron on same scales.
