Santa Cruz Blur
XC racers.
XC race Santa Cruz. Short travel, light, and unhappy as a trail bike. Highball is the hardtail cousin.
XC racers.
XC race Santa Cruz. Short travel, light, and unhappy as a trail bike. Highball is the hardtail cousin.
XC racers. Occam for trail.
XC race Orbea. Short travel, World Cup intent, unhappy as a trail bike.
XC racers who want a little rear travel without a full-suspension trail posture.
Short-travel IsoStrut XC. It pedals like a hardtail until the rear end takes the edge off roots. Not a trail bike.
| Part | Blur L | Oiz L | Supercaliber ML |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stem | 50 mm | 50 mm | 50 mm |
| Bar | 800 mm | 800 mm | 800 mm |
| Crank | 175 mm | 175 mm | 175 mm |
The new Santa Cruz Blur's effective seat tube angles and (size-specific) chainstay lengths stayed about the same. But the reach numbers jumped by about 20 mm ...
Santa Cruz has evolved the geometry dramatically for the latest version of the Blur, with the reach increasing significantly and the head angle much slacker.
The new Orbea Oiz retains its cross country race appeal but bumps up the travel to 120mm front and rear. And is lighter and stiffer.
The Orbea Oiz M20 is a ruthlessly fast and efficient race winning machine. It rewards hard efforts with an almost insatiable appetite for speed.
What does a former Grand Tour road racer build for the world's toughest mountain bike race? A Trek Supercaliber. When you purchase through links on our site ...
Designed to excel at the very pointiest end of the sport, the Trek Supercaliber is a premium, 100% unfiltered, unapologetic, pure-bred XC race machine.
