Santa Cruz MEGATOWER 2 C GX AXS 2026

Where it stands

Priced below the market rate for its equipment, but another bike in its price range is priced further below it in the sizes where both are in stock. That is the only reason it is not the pick.

Our pick · €4,500 – €5,000

• KTM Prowler Exonic 2023 at BikeExchange€4,599EUR 780 cheaper, XX1 Eagle AXS instead of GX Eagle AXS Transmission, entry-level carbon rather than decent aluminium wheels, 13.4 kg vs 15.91 kg.

What you get

Frame

Carbon Santa Cruz Carbon C

Drivetrain

SRAM GX Eagle AXS Transmission, 12-speed, electronic

Wheels

Aluminium, decent aluminium Raceface ARC 30 HD | DT Swiss 370

Brakes

Hydraulic disc, the maker's upper series

Weight

15.91 kg as published

Power meter

No

Suspension

full suspension

Fork

RockShox ZEB, the maker's upper series, 170 mm travel

Rear shock

RockShox Super Deluxe, the maker's upper series

Dropper post

Yes

Wheel size

29"

Tyres

Maxxis Assegai | 29"x2.5" / Maxxis Minion DHR II | 29x2.4"

The compromises

• 15.91 kg, on the heavy side for a mountain bike; the ranking's reference weight is 14.7 kg.
• No power meter, which many bikes at this price include.

Your size

What BIKE24 lists, and what it has today

This brand publishes no centimetre equivalence we can verify, so the bike appears only when you pick a letter size.

Where to buy

The same bike at 4 shops, matched on the same manufacturer barcode at every shop

• BIKER-BOARDERcheapest in stock€4,999in stock: M (40.5 cm)open
• BIKE24· this listing€5,379in stock: Mopen
• BikeExchange€6,999in stock: Lopen
• Liquid-Life€7,699not in stockopen

Our pick is the cheapest shop that actually has your size, not the lowest headline price.

Price so far

• Last one in M.
• BIKE24 states an RRP of €7,699 (30% off). That is the shop's claim; we rank on today's price, never on the discount.

How sure we are