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2020 Trek Procaliber 9.6 vs 2022 Santa Cruz Highball

The S is the Santa Cruz Highball size closest to your M Trek Procaliber 9.6. We match frame stack and reach. This is a geometry comparison, not a fit recommendation; stem, spacers, handlebars and saddle setup also affect your riding position.

What changes on the Santa Cruz Highball

Compared with the Trek Procaliber 9.6 in M, the Santa Cruz Highball in S places the top of the head tube at about the same height and 7 mm further back, relative to the bottom bracket. Its wheelbase is 10 mm shorter, which can contribute to quicker direction changes.

Frame stack
+1 mm
About the same height
Frame reach
−7 mm
Shorter frame reach
Wheelbase
−10 mm
Shorter: quicker to change direction
Head angle
±0.0°
About the same head angle
Chainstays
−9 mm
Shorter: livelier

The two frames

We can't draw these frames yet. The Trek Procaliber 9.6 numbers we have for size M are missing the seat angle. The numbers below still compare.

Geometry side by side

MeasurementTrek Procaliber 9.6 MSanta Cruz Highball SDifference
Reach412405−7 mm
Stack595596+1 mm
Head tube angle69.5°69.5±0.0°
Effective top tube599587−12 mm
Chainstay length435426−9 mm
Wheelbase10981088−10 mm
BB drop5856−2 mm
BB height311314+3 mm
Standover750708−42 mm
Seat tube length419405−14 mm
Head tube lengthnot listed90
Seat tube anglenot listed73.0

Differences are the Santa Cruz Highball minus the Trek Procaliber 9.6. Full charts: 2020 Trek Procaliber 9.6, 2022 Santa Cruz Highball.

Where each sits in its class

Trek Procaliber 9.6Santa Cruz Highball

AggressivePositionUpright
CalmSteeringQuick
PlayfulBalancePlanted

Each bike is ranked against the other XC bikes on Quiver, on frame geometry alone. Not your hand position or ride feel.

What each ships with

The stock build of each bike's first listed trim. Parts that match are dimmed.

PartTrek Procaliber 9.69.6Santa Cruz Highball
FrameTrek OCLVnot listed
ForkRockShox Recon Goldnot listed
ShifterShimano SLX M7100not listed
DerailleurShimano XT M8100not listed
CassetteShimano SLX M7100not listed
ChainShimano SLX M7100not listed
CranksetShimano MT610not listed
Bottom bracketShimano MT500not listed
PedalsVP 536not listed
TireBontrager XR2 Team Issuenot listed
RimBontrager Koveenot listed
HeadsetFSA IS2not listed
SeatpostBontrager Approvednot listed
SaddleBontrager Arvadanot listed

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