Santacruz Blur XCc - Completed - lots of pics
weescott
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The goal is to build a light weight yet durable race/trail ready FS bike.
Blur XC Carbon Med
Chris King headset
Fox RP23 shock
Fox F120 RLC 15mm
XTR M970 175mm crankset
Thompson Elite Seatpost
Sellia Italia Thoork Team Edition saddle
XTR FM
Sram X0 gold long cage
Shimano gear cable/outer
Thomson X4 Stem (70mm)
Ritchey WCS Carbon Bar
M Part Carbon spacers
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Blur XC Carbon Med
Chris King headset
Fox RP23 shock
Fox F120 RLC 15mm
XTR M970 175mm crankset
Thompson Elite Seatpost
Sellia Italia Thoork Team Edition saddle
XTR FM
Sram X0 gold long cage
Shimano gear cable/outer
Thomson X4 Stem (70mm)
Ritchey WCS Carbon Bar
M Part Carbon spacers
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Beautiful.0
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Should be very nice mate. Some similar bits to mine including the saddle, only into a masterpiece in my case, had to do a bit of squeezing on the rails to get it to sit in the groves. Don't know about you.
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Hi Adam, yes I had the same problem too. Not sure how comfy the saddle is going to be for me though. might have to swap it out for an SLR.
Wheels: Stans ZTR Olympic on Hope Pro 2 hubs, DT Revs and blue alloy nipples:
Weigh in at 1520g without rim strips
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Magura Marta SL Mags look sweet on the Blur...well at least I think so
Build should be finished in a few days hopefully. Just got to wait for this snow and Ice to go away so I can go out and ride.
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How do the magura's feel? They look pretty good!
How light are they in comparison to competition? I'm after some white brakes for my build and they look just the ticket!
What are the levers like?0 -
they are about £210 for the front, about £250 for the back. if you can afford that then why not but if i were you i would check out avid elixir 5 which stevet1992 has on his bike.bigbenj_08 wrote:How do the magura's feel? They look pretty good!
How light are they in comparison to competition? I'm after some white brakes for my build and they look just the ticket!
What are the levers like?0 -
The Magura's have been verified (not by me) at 341g a set. The rotors are claimed 103g (160mm). They come with Ti bolts. Changing the rotors and bolts and trimming the hose to length could get them down to around 300g each I guess.
The new Hope Race brakes that are due out in a few weeks are meant to be 275g each and retail at 50quid cheaper each. Current Hope Pro X2's are 295g each.
The Magura's are powder coated white so the finish doesn't look as good as Hope CNC work. But that's my personal taste.
The levers feel more comfortable than my Hope Mono's. I have to ride the bike properly before I can say for sure how they feel/perform on the trail.
Edit: Another pic to show the levers:
jay12: I picked these up for just over 200 each. Seeming as the Hope Race brakes retail at 200 each I didn't think it was too bad.0 -
LOving teh uber expensive build and the budget Outland rear QR combo
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Looks good, I would have expected more bling on the hubs though, Hopes are a bit dull! Blue too, not sure about that!0
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looking really nice. but i would have gone for red hubs to go with rthe brakes
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Thanks
I did consider for some time other hubs like I9, Chis King and DT Swiss but I'm not a convinced these other hubs are significantly better than Hope. I've been running Hope hubs for about 10 years. In that time I have ridden a lot of muddy and wintry conditions and only ever had to replace the pawls in my Hope Pro 2 once and my Hope XC once. The last time I heard my old Hope Suspenion/Ti Glide hubs were still going strong some 8 years later. It's that sort of durability I like. 8)
If anything it will be the red on the brake levers that will be going. The proper rear skewer should be here tomorrow. :P0 -
Hmmm yeah, I'd have got 240s. Or a blue King headset to match the hubs if you don't like the red bits!0
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Never said i didn't like the red bits. Subtle tones are fine.
I do have a nice blue Acros headset on my Heckler I could swap across.
Build finished. Pics to follow. Full spec:
Blur XC Carbon Medium
2010 Fox Float RP23
2010 Fox F120 RLC 15mm
Chis King Headset
Magura Marta SL Magnesium 160/160
XTR crankset
XTR FM
XT M770 11-34 cassette.
Sram PC991 Hollow pin chain
X9 Shifters
X0 RM long cage
Shimano gear outers
Panaracer green lite tubes
Continental Race King Supersonic 2.0 front & rear
Halo Bolt on Skewer
Stans ZTR Olympic on Hope Pro 2 hubs. DT Revolution spokes, alloy nipples. generic rim tape
70mm 0 degree Thompson X4 Stem
M-part Carbon spacers
Rictchey WCS carbon bar
Titec Pork rinds
Thompson Elite post
Sellia Italia Thoork Team Edition saddle
Crank Brothers Egg beater SL pedals
Weight w/o pedals: 21lb 10oz
I'll probably swap the stem out for something lighter and longer and probably use some bigger tyres depending on the trail. Might swap out the gear casing for either Yumeya or Alligator mini I-links. Undecided yet. I'm not sure if I will keep the 11-34 cassette. I think 11-32 will be enough but I'll see how I get on.0 -
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Final buid pics (apart from the Flats):
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Absolutely stunning. Definitely falls under the 'super bike' category. Bike porn 0
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NNIICCEE :shock:
Deffo a superbike, if i wasnt such a careless rider (read: Plough through the most direct line, hang the consequences) i'd love a bike like that!MTB's, SC Blur LTc & Cotic Soul (26" definitely aint dead!).
Other, Genesis Croix De Fer0
