Inspection
Frame condition
Inspect the frame, fork, welds, and high-stress areas for cracks, dents, or prior repairs.
Santa Cruz
2020 Santa Cruz Megatower 2.0 C S 29-" Reserve
Previous used estimate
$2,104 - $2,164
Actual value depends on condition, size, and local demand.
Value Guide market data · 2020 Santa Cruz Megatower 2.0 C S 29-" Reserve
12-month projected trend
8%
Direction and magnitude, not judgment
vs. category average
7%
Drops faster than category avg
Price over time - 2020 Santa Cruz Megatower 2.0 C S 29-" Reserve
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Overview
About this bike
The ultimate power-wheeling, bump-chewing sidekick. The Megatower is the fusion of big wheels and the biggest-hitting suspension system. It’s a modern day brawler, as suited to diehard racers as it is to riders wanting to conquer their hometown trails. Tracing its roots to the Hightower, and now featuring the lower link-driven VPP suspension derived from the V10, the Megatower is the most capable, confidence-inspiring 29er trail bike in Santa Cruz's line-up. The lower-link mounted shock configuration — designed for compatibility with both air and coil shocks — provides a progressive shock rate that has unmatched traction and bottom-out resistance, making it ideal for taming the longest descents and rowdiest hits. In order to make the Megatower stride confidently across the globe, it has an enormous amount of clever adjustability hidden in its bones. A tidy and concealed flip chip in the lower-link adjusts bottom bracket height and changes progressivity of the rear suspension. A second modular point in the rear dropouts allows for a 10mm fore-aft adjustment in chainstay length to dial in the rider’s rearward weight distribution — either set for play or for stability. The flip chips are a robust mechanism for riders looking to tune their ride according to their needs without compromising reliability and durability. No wackadoo mousetraps and frail proprietary shocks here. The Megatower isn’t all fight and fury, it’s smart and savvy too. It has a sharp, 76-degree seat tube angle for winching to the top of the kinds of descents where having a roomier cockpit and a 65-degree head tube angle will come in handy. And you can still carry around a full water bottle inside the frame (even with a piggyback shock), and the frame is well protected with a shock fender, shuttle guard, downtube protector, and ribbed chainstay protector. The Megatower 2.0 Carbon S Reserve features an upgraded wheelset built with Santa Cruz Reserve 30 carbon rims, for superior stiffness and weight savings.
Specifications
- Category
- Mountain
- Component Fork
- Fox 36 Float Performance 160mm 29"
- Component Hubs
- DT 370
- Component Stem
- Race Face Aeffect R 40mm
- Product Family
- Megatower
- Component Axles
- Front: 15 x 110mm Rear: 12 x 148mm
- Component Chain
- SRAM GX Eagle 12 SPD
- Component Frame
- Carbon
- Component Brakes
- SRAM Code R
- Component Saddle
- WTB Silverado Pro
- Component Headset
- Cane Creek 40 IS Integrated Headset
- Component Crankset
- SRAM Stylo 7k 148 DUB - 170mm
- Component Shifters
- SRAM NX Eagle
- Component Handlebar
- Race Face Aeffect R
- Component Seat Post
- RockShox Reverb Stealth 31.6
- Component Chainrings
- 30T
- Component Front Tire
- Front: Maxxis Minion DHF, 29 x 2.5", 3C Silkshield Rear: Maxxis Minion DHR2, 29 x 2.4", 3C Silkshield
- Component Rear Shock
- Please choose rear shock from the drop-down menu
- Component Tape Grips
- Santa Cruz Palmdale Grips
- Component Bottom Bracket
- SRAM DUB 68/73mm Threaded BB
- Component Rear Derailleur
- SRAM GX Eagle
- Component Accessories Extras
- MRP AMg V2 Alloy Chainguide
- Rear Shock
- Please choose rear shock from the drop-down menu
- Hubs
- DT 370
- Crankset
- SRAM Stylo 7k 148 DUB - 170mm
- Bottom Bracket
- SRAM DUB 68/73mm Threaded BB
- Chain
- SRAM GX Eagle 12 SPD
- Saddle
- WTB Silverado Pro
- Handlebar
- Race Face Aeffect R
- Headset
- Cane Creek 40 IS Integrated Headset
- Rear Derailleur
- SRAM GX Eagle
- Stem
- Race Face Aeffect R 40mm
- Accessories & Extras
- MRP AMg V2 Alloy Chainguide
- Axles
- Front: 15 x 110mm Rear: 12 x 148mm
- Brakes
- SRAM Code R
- Chainrings
- 30T
- Fork
- Fox 36 Float Performance 160mm 29"
- Frame
- Carbon
- Seat Post
- RockShox Reverb Stealth 31.6
- Shifters
- SRAM NX Eagle
- Tape/Grips
- Santa Cruz Palmdale Grips
- Front Tire
- Front: Maxxis Minion DHF, 29 x 2.5", 3C Silkshield Rear: Maxxis Minion DHR2, 29 x 2.4", 3C Silkshield
What to check when buying used
Inspection
Drivetrain wear
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Inspection
Service history
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Inspection
Suspension service
Confirm fork and rear shock service intervals and check pivot bearings for play.