Guerrilla Gravity Announces The Trail Pistol

The boys from GG have announced their new short travel 29" slay machine call the Trail Pistol! Looks like they where thinking of all you dentists out there and made the frame able to accommodate 27.5 + wheels as well...

 

As the “Singletrack Flyer,” the Trail Pistol inspires the kind of fun you only experience in the pit of a punk rock show. The kind of reckless fun that reminds you why you started mountain biking in the first place.

Designed to explore miles of endless singletrack with its efficient pedalling platform and rally the descents with its stiff chassis, progressive leverage curve, and playful geometry. The Trail Pistol allows you to keep in mind what’s really important: riding fast and having fun--but remember the lessons of Sid Vicious: safety third, not fourth.

And don’t be held back by the man: pick the wheelsize that’s right for your life. Crush Mode and Plush Mode, accessed via the shock mount flip chip, optimizes the geometry and suspension for 29” wheel-ed crushing or 27.5 Plus wheel-ed plushness--just like the fine velour carpet on the walls of your favorite music venue.

Frame Highlights

• GG-style Geometry: 120 mm travel, 16.9” chainstays, roomy cockpit, 66.6º head tube angle with a 130 mm travel fork (+/- .4º per 10 mm of travel)
• Crush Mode & Plush Mode
  • Crush Mode: made for goin’ fast on 29” wheels
  • Plush Mode: maintains a consistent BB height between wheelsizes, steepens the head angle a degree, and reduces the progression in the suspension. Ideal for 27.5 Plus wheels, but can be used as a less aggressive mode with 29” wheels. No need to change forks or fork travel for either wheelsize
  • No fork swap necessary to use either wheelsize!
• Future-proof Tire Clearance: 29x2.6; 27.5x3.0 (both are actual measurements, not claimed--since all tire manufacturers seem to use a different ruler)
• Low Standover: improves agility, specifically on smaller frame sizes
• Optimized Seat Tube Angle: The steeper angle maintains consistent geo as the saddle is raised and lowered
• “Follow the Leader” Standards: Boost 148 rear end and 210x50 metric shock sizing
• Robust Hardware: Universal Syntace derailleur hanger and axle system and easily-accessed Enduro Maxx bearings
• Super sweet Trail Pistol t-shirt exclusively provided with bike purchases (pic below)
• Frame Storage: Ditch the pack with the NUTS (Necessities Under the Saddle) Bracket and water bottle mounts (pic below)

Freedom Linkage

"We used our background in race car engineering to create the Freedom Linkage, a highly refined suspension platform that eliminates unnecessary complication. This creates a platform that's made for goin' fast, yet is easy to maintain and built to last. Plus, it's built right here in our shop. Those are pure American welds (f* yeah!)!"

Guerrilla Gravity Trail Pistol Build Kits

Tech Specs

• 30.9 mm seatpost with stealth dropper routing
• 49mm headtube, fits tapered steerer tubes
• 210x50 metric shock size
• ISCG05 chainguide mount
• Threaded 73mm BSA threaded BB shell (greatly reduces creaking)
• 55mm chainline
• ISO brake caliper mount
• 12x148 rear axle, offset 3mm to the driveside for optimal chainline and clearance
• Universal Syntace axle and derailleur hanger
• Max fork travel: 140 mm
• Max tire size: 27.5 x 3.0 (actual measured widths)
• Max tire size: 29 x 2.6 (actual measured widths)

GG Trail Pistol GEometry

GG Trail Pistol

Updated Santa Cruz Tallboy

The Tallboy cuts a whole new swath across the trail bike landscape.

As a 27+ bike it revels in the severe. In desert-dry conditions the wider tires float above the dust and find oases of grip where standard tires flounder. And when the monsoon comes, lower tire pressures pull the Tallboy through the slickest of root sections like a Defender on diff-lock.

In its 29-inch form, the Tallboy’s renowned rowdy streak comes to the fore. Happy at full gas, up or down hill, the speed and agility of the 29 configuration will have you bagging on e-bikes at every turn.

A 68 degree head angle and 110mm of VPP travel distills the original Tallboy’s playful character into something all the more mischievous. Longer reach and shorter chainstays fuel that personality, and bring the Tallboy bang up to date with the rest of the Santa Cruz range.

A flip chip on the upper link, combined with either a 130mm fork (for 27+) or 120mm fork (for 29-inch), ensures geometry remains consistent across a vast range of build kits and sizes, from S to XXL.

The versatile trail bike of choice for rapid riders like Greg Minnaar—the Tallboy is for those who don’t roll with the pack. 

This CC-level carbon frame is every bit as stiff and strong as our C-level frames, but weighs about 280 grams less, due to the use of some lighter, stronger, and more expensive carbon fiber. Using this material in key places allowed us to use less material overall, which is what shaves off more than half a pound from the frame. 

Build Kits

Features

• 110mm VPP™ Suspension
• 120mm fork for 29" kits/130mm fork for 27.5+ configurations
• 148mm Rear Axle Spacing
• 27.5 Plus-Compatible
• Bottle cage mount
• Flip-Chip on upper link to maintain geometry in 29” and 27.5+ configurations
• Integrated Headset
• Internal carbon tubes ensure precise and hassle-free routing of derailleur and seat post cables
• Removable front derailleur mount for maximum drivetrain compatibility
• Sizes: S, M, L, XL, XXL
• Threaded Bottom Bracket

Tech Info

Suspension System	VPPTM
Front Derailleur	Direct to Frame
Headset/Headtube	Integrated (IS41/52)
Seat Post	31.6mm
Eye to Eye length	7.25in
Stroke	1.75in
Fork Compatibility	120mm, 130mm
BB Shell	Standard
Max Tire Size	3.0"
Water Bottle Mounts	One, inside main triangle

Geometry