Custom Santa Cruz LTc build now finished

Dick Scruttock

Decided to start a new thread now the build of my dream bike build is finished.

Here is the finished article:







Final spec is as follows:
2010 Santa Cruz Blur LT carbon frame in Large,
2010 Fox RP23 Boost Valve shock thats been Push Tuned by TF Tuned,
2011 Rock Shox Revelation Worldcup with a carbon taper steer tube and 15mm maxle,
Rock Shox Reverb dropper seatpost,
Fizik Gobi Carbon railed saddle,
Cane Creek XIIX Headset,
Thomson 80mm X4 stem,
Race Face Evolve XC bars,
Lizard Skins Peaty grey lock on grips,
Formula The One MY10 brakes,
Formula Carbon lever blades,
180mm front rotor 160mm rear,
Stans Crest rims,
DT Swiss 240S hubs,
DT Super comp spokes and red alloy nipples (wheels built by just riding along),
DT Swiss 10mm rear skewer,
SRAM XX 2x10 Shifters,
SRAM XX XG-1099 Cassette 11-36,
SRAM X0 2011 Chainset 26-39 with 175mm crank arms,
SRAM X0 2011 Red 10 speed medium cage rear mech,
SRAM X0 2011 Front mech,
KMC X10SL 10 speed Gold chain,
Hope Ceramic bottom bracket in red (should have this on Tuesday),
Shimano XTR M970 SPD pedals,
Shimano Yumeya gear cable outers,
Schwalbe Nobby Nic snakeskin evo tyres 2.25.

Its totally perfect for where i ride, i love it.

danlikesbikes

Sweet lookin ride there

thel33ter

:shock: Uber cool, BOTY contender IMHO. What does it weigh?

It needs some white brake hoses to really finish it off

owen908

Well done Richard. Very nice that.

road_donut

Nice one Rick, looks awsome that mate

MountainMonster

Very lovely, how are you finding the 2x10 set up?

I agree with thel33ter, Some white brake hoses would really make it perfect.

chick0

Looks great..

Final weight ?

getonyourbike

lovely bike, I agree with the white hoses too, if you do the gear cables you've got to do the brake hoses too imo

Dick Scruttock

25.5lbs final weight with a rear tube in as i got a slit in my rear rubber that the stans would not seal.

I want to do the brake hoses but not sure which brand to go for.

individual6891

Final cost? Looks a million pounds!

Dick Scruttock

individual6891 wrote:

Final cost? Looks a million pounds!

Thanks but i dont think about cost. Its beautiful to ride and thats all that counts.

weescott

Some subtle colour coding. I like 8)

Dick Scruttock

Thanks for the comments guys.

At last i have my Ceramic bottom bracket and GXP adapters:


Fitting it later on.

Bill-87

Gorgeous I must say.

andy46

lovely looking bike 8)

how are you finding the reverb seatpost?

Xgreygoose

Very, very nice. Awesome specs. Great detail, solid build and very tidy.

I love everything that you have on your bike and IMHO the best brake set on the market.
There is nothing I would change. Prefect!! Happy trails!!!!

Dick Scruttock

Andy the Reverb is amazing, done around 100 miles on it in dirt and grime and its still exactly how it was when i first fitted it.

Goose, thanks for that, you have no idea how many times i check out your bikes and the amazing details on them. The Formulas are the best brakes i have ever used, ok they cost more but the performance is night and day better than the opposition.

Ben - B

That's gorgeous mate, great work!

BikeSwan

I am a great fan of Santa Cruz Bikes but I rode a normal SC LT in Moab last year and I found it a lot less lively than the Ellsworth Epiphany I tried later that week. How are you finding the Ltc it must be basically a LT but a pound lighter. Im in Canada right now (moved 5 years ago) and I envy everyone who rides in England. The Road and Mountain Biking is among the best in the world.

Happy Trails - (I've blown my fair share of income on bikes, and your completely right, it's not the price that matters, it's the riding pleasure after.)

Santa Cruz Blur XC (Custom Build - XTR)
Santa Cruz Tallboy (Custom Build - XX / X0)
Cove Hummer (Custom Build - XTR)
Cove G-Spot (Custom Build - XTR / X0)
Enigma Eclipse (Road) (Custom Build - Ultegra 6700)
Storck Fascenario 07 is (Road) (Custom Build - Campagnolo Super Record)

jay12

BikeSwan wrote:

I am a great fan of Santa Cruz Bikes but I rode a normal SC LT in Moab last year and I found it a lot less lively than the Ellsworth Epiphany I tried later that week. How are you finding the Ltc it must be basically a LT but a pound lighter. Im in Canada right now (moved 5 years ago) and I envy everyone who rides in England. The Road and Mountain Biking is among the best in the world.

Happy Trails - (I've blown my fair share of income on bikes, and your completely right, it's not the price that matters, it's the riding pleasure after.)

Santa Cruz Blur XC (Custom Build - XTR)
Santa Cruz Tallboy (Custom Build - XX / X0)
Cove Hummer (Custom Build - XTR)
Cove G-Spot (Custom Build - XTR / X0)
Enigma Eclipse (Road) (Custom Build - Ultegra 6700)
Storck Fascenario 07 is (Road) (Custom Build - Campagnolo Super Record)

i can't belive that you live in canada and you envy us in england. wanna swap?

Dick Scruttock

I love the LTc, its noticeably stiffer than the LTa was.

At first i was worried about carbon frames and rock strikes on the downtube but its been spot on up to now.

MountainMonster

Very nice. Bit of carbon bling always does a bike good.

fungus_the_muffin_man

Nice!!!!!!!!
I wish I could afford a build like that

Dick Scruttock

Went out on her towards the end of December then put her back in the garage. Came to ride today and she is looking very sorry for herself. Really should have washed all the salt off after the last ride. Now i have got to spend a good few hours cleaning and de-rusting the chain...

Dick Scruttock

Small update. Sold the Reverb seat post and am replacing it with a Thomson Masterpiece. Reverb was great but its proved ever so slightly to long for me even at maximum insertion

Dick Scruttock

Fomula FCS (feeling control system) all fitted:

ashleymp777

Mmm, that I like!

Dick Scruttock

Final part of the puzzle has been bought. Had a trip with work to Hong Kong so pm'd xgreygoose who told me a amazing bike shop to go to. This morning i hopped on the MTR and made my way over to the flyingball bike shop.

When i got there i really wanted a Giro Xar but unfortunately they had not had them in stock (probably for the best as it would mean i had no crash replacement policy within the UK) but they did have these:



Made quite a large saving on what they will be in the UK as well. Plus the fact they are not in stock in the UK yet either.

jay12

very nice. i'm a fan of the new easton bars. i'm planning on buying some easton havoc dh bars(non carbon version) pretty soon

Dick Scruttock

Feel wide. Be interesting to see how they feel on the trail.

Xgreygoose

Rick Draper wrote:

Fomula FCS (feeling control system) all fitted:

How are you liking the FCS? Does it make a difference?


BTW did you enjoy going to Flying Ball?