2019 Santa Cruz Megatower CC XO1 // Bike Review
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- čas přidán 14. 10. 2024
- Reviewer Stats: 5’11” & 215 lbs
The prefix “mega” refers to 10 raised to the power of 6-a.k.a, one million. While Santa Cruz’s Megatower might not have a million millimeters of travel, it does have mega (well, a lot of) adjustability, including bottom-bracket height and chainstay length, which lets riders dial the bike to their preferred specs. Not being overly long, low or slack, the Megatower capitalizes on a mix of agility and send-ability, creating a bike that is precise and predictable in every scenario.
Correction: The rear travel of the Megatower is 160mm, not 165mm as stated in the video.
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I'm amazed by how good your voice-over is while riding and the audio quality, and the riding footage is great as well!
Thanks!
I would sound like a jet fighter pilot hitting g forces. This guys sounds like he's just in a coffe shop talking. Wow. Great review and even better riding.
Yeah, it's pretty amazing how composed Spencer stays during these!
At 3:00 I thought I was in Star Wars riding a speeder bike through the forests of Endor.
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I love watching you ride. You’re amazing. My only criticism is that every review is almost identical. Every bike is great with almost no downsides. It sounds like the Mega, Enduro, Evil are all the same and I have been on them and they definitely are not. I would love to really hear the differences. Thanks for your hard work.
Great review. Couldn't agree more with your thoughts.
The best review I have seen for a long time now. Very good explanation if you don't really know how to characterise the bike and targeted riders. Thanks mate, I just ordered one and found what I searched for!
Have about 1200 trail miles on mine now, and couldn’t agree with this review more. Love mine!
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Love your reviews. A review on a SC Hightower would be awesome.
Great riding in sloppy conditions. And the narration was great! Big props!...
You guys need to do more bike reviews...please
Would love to see you review the Bronson
Hi, I'm 178cm high and I'm thinking of buying a Megatower Medium. How tall are you and what sice do yo ride? Thanks, I loved your video, well expleined and nice style, keep going!
Nice review, good riding! Just a question; how tall are you? And you were testing the L frame in the video with 470 reach? I'm thinking about bying one but with a fox 36 factory float 170mm and a RS super deluxe coil, but in a XL being 6.0. Thanks in advance for answering my question.
Awesome review man, subbed instantly .
🙏Thank you for the support
Hellz yea!!! Any setup tips/hacks that you may have found to be special or helpful ?
Bike Somm I threw some extra volume reducers in the rear to try to get the initial stroke a bit softer. I also liked having my saddle slammed to the front.
Spencer Johnson awesome that’s what I wanted to hear.. I’ve also ended up basically slamming mine to the front & just playing with stem length and spacer stack height.. just got my Grip2 in the mail so I will have to try the spacer trick on the rear as it is a bit firm in that first 0-30% sag mark. Thank you much!
Late here but I just installed the rockshox MegNeg air can onto mine and wow... It works with the bike so well. Feels even more supple and has so much more bottom out support.
@@keatonstone207 wow,for real?I've been looking at the megatower for quite some time,and i been killing myself to find out whether i should get a coil or an air shock😂😂,as most of the review say its got a kinda stiff rear end,and i want a little more ''subtle-ness'' but but also need that good progressive-ness.So i thought the x2 or the megneg would be a great rear shock as it would make the rear end more subtle but not lose any progressive-ness,right?Any feedback is appreciated😁😁
Actually shopping bikes right now. Looking at this one. Nice this vid dropped today. It must be fate..
Glad we could help!
Tyler Lee you should get one I have just bought mine best bike I have ever owned
@@henryhild7404 Hey! It's an awesome bike for sure. I ended up going with the Hightower. Mega might have been too much bike for my local teails.
Beautiful bike. Great review!
Thanks!
You gave some pros and cons on the short vs long chainstay as well as the flip chip. Where did you land as your go-to settings? Thanks!
Long for technical trails at low speed and short for mud and higher speed!
@@johnsospencer it's the other way around :D
Markus K I realize it doesn’t sound intuitive, but definitely my experience. I had a hard time predicting the long rear end on sloppy days. The long was amazing for straight line tech. Especially uphill.
That is a great video and review!!
I definitely love my mega!!! Just put the Fox Factory 36 grip 2 on mine. Have the coil on the back. This thing is so sick!!! But only got the C frame. Upgraded literally everything else. XO1. Carbon wheels , cranks and bars. Dropper is next upgrade. Want a 175mm Fox Factory dropper. Let’s go!!!! #rookierider
It is a nice bike but I‘ll be going for a Deviate Highlander soon. What I don‘t like about the MT is that it hangs up on square edges and there‘s too much pedal feedback.
Great video! Impressive riding. Where can I find this trail?
The trail is called Double Black & Double Down in Bellingham Wa
dude what is the intro music, i want to ahve it autoplay in the morning when i make my coffee
Seven swords. Oliver Michael
Very nice video. Got a question, which bike(enduro) do you ride as your own private choice?
Thanks for watching! Spencer our reviewer actually owns the Mega Tower he was riding in this video!
Freehub Magazine ok nice Thanks and the Other guys what are they riding on ?😂
@@davidsch6490 Evil Offering, Specialized Enduro 29, Specialized enduro 27.5, Transition Patrol, Kona process 153, and a Santa Cruz Bronson are the bikes currently being ridden by the Freehub Team.
Freehub Magazine wow thanks for all that Information and Keep up the good work
@@freehubmag what's the take on the bronson? I'm interested in owning one
How does this compare to the sentinel and spire from transition. I wanted this bike for a while now. But now I'm torn between this the spire and sentinel..
could you try the hightower 👍
Pls review the Scott Spark