Hightower and Maverick at a glance

The Hightower and Maverick models from Californian brand Santa Cruz and its women's brand Juliana are what you would call all-mountain bikes. The twentyniners have 140 millimetres of suspension travel at the rear, controlled by the newly developed VPP rear suspension system and 150 millimetres of travel at the front.

The frames are equipped with attractive and practical details. Discreet cable entries on the head tube, the perfectly integrated strut protector with damping lamellas or the Shuttle-Guard in the upper area of the down tube are just a few of them.

Both bikes, the Hightower and the Maverick, have the same pedal-friendly geometry. With frame size M, the seat angle varies between 76.6 and 77 degrees, depending on the position of the "flip chip". Quite steep and it is a parameter that favors the transfer of power to the pedals. The seat angle decreases with increasing frame size.

The steering angle is the same for all frame sizes. With the high and steeper setting of the "flip chip", the two models offer 65.5 degrees, with the slacker setting 65.2 degrees. Together with the reach of 450 and 453 millimetres respectively, the 434 millimetre chainstays and 1208 millimetre wheelbase, the two bikes are also very suitable for downhill riding.
So you can guess that the Hightower and Maverick are the ideal companions on two-wheeled adventures of all kinds - a bike for everything from multi-day tours in the Alps to racy after-work laps and detours to enduro races.

Sizes and kits

Santa Cruz and Juliana also offer a variety of different kits and frame sizes. The latter range from S to XXL for the Hightower and from S to L for the Maverick. The seat tube length ranges from 380 millimetres for size S to 500 millimetres for size XXL.

The Hightower is available in three different frame versions - in aluminum, carbon C and the lighter high-end version carbon CC. The kits range from very inexpensive with Sram SX Eagle gears to the top versions with Sram XX1 Eagle AXS or Shimano XTR. Santa Cruz offers three aluminum, three C and four CC versions.

The Maverick models are available from the carbon C-frame up to the two CC models with Eagle X01 drivetrain and aluminum or spare carbon wheels.

As with all Santa Cruz and Juliana bikes, there is a lifetime warranty on the frames and a lifetime replacement for worn rear suspension bearings. For models with spare wheels, there is a further lifetime warranty.

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