looks good 8/10

looks sweet the side profile is awesome

dude that is awesome, aggressive hardtails are super fun, do you have any pictures? also what brakes are you running and congrats on the bike

really clean and good spec 9/10

9/10 looks really good, the dark red looks sweet with the gold of the fox parts

https://www.bikology.com/builder/2024-santa-cruz-highball?build=parisroubaix-trail-angel-base-training-5970

yes i know there isnt a seatpost they dont have one for the highball for whatever reason, other than that how did i do

@spencer_mtb really good spec and awesome colors only thing i would change is the derailluer 9.5/10

@mtbmani 9/10 i think the colors are awesome

dude that is sick! ive always liked yetis they seem cool, have you done any mods to it or no?

looks pretty clean good stuff

super clean 9.5/10

that is an insanely clean color combo

oo super clean

both look good 8/10

looks sweet, is that a marin?

https://www.bikology.com/builder/2025-forbidden-dreadnought-v2?build=pissing-rain-radical-bonk-3291
watermelon style

9/10 i really like all the sorta matte colors

clean i like the grey wheels

@trafficones
if you look at the geometry specialized epic 8 evo pro, which im guessing you would call a xc bike, both that and the tallboy 5 in a size large have:
-headtube angle just under 66 degrees in the high position
-wheelbase just over 1200mm
-steep seat tube angles (75 & 75.7 degrees)
-similar bottom bracket heights (337 and 335mm)
though to be fair the tallboy does have higher stack height, but still im confused as to how the geometry of the tallboy isnt xc enough

looks good