Introducing the all-new carbon fiber Blur LT:
-140mm travel (proven geometry, and the high performance, low maintenance assurance of VPP2 suspension)
-5.6 pound frame and shock weight (1 pound lighter than existing LT, almost as light as the old XC)
-The stiffest chassis Santa Cruz have ever built, bar none. In any material…
-The strongest frame they have ever built, in every test they threw at it. (It beat Jackals… V10s…)
OK, wind up the marketing!
Grease ports!
Metal chain slap thingie
Full carbon goodness, and a direct mount front derailleur
Replaceable derailleur hanger, integrated chainstay protector
It’s just like the Blur LT that everyone loves. Except it’s lighter, stiffer, way stronger, faster, and more responsive, and stronger. Did we already say strong? Yes, but it is worth mentioning again. You could build a lightweight trail flyer out of it, or you could build it to the hilt and never ever have to ask if the frame can handle whatever travel fork you want to put on it, or if there are rider weight limits, or if it is burly enough to handle a six-foot drop to flat, or any of those niggling little concerns that people are always asking about with carbon fiber bikes. We’ve got one catch all answer to any “is it tough enough?” question.
Hell yes.
Tapered (1 1/8″ semi integrated upper race, 1.5″ lower race) head tube
Low profile cable stops, included routing for adjustable seatposts
This isn’t some long travel lightweight XC experiment. Think of the Blur LTc as a hairy chested all-mountain ass kicker. In a hockey mask. Holding a chainsaw.
In-molded carbon fiber brake mount
Carbon fibre upper link, angular contact bearings top to bottom
We’re still waiting for the UK price – the US is going to be $2399, Carbon fibre frame with Rock Shox Monarch shock
5.6 pound medium frame with Monarch shock.
Available early June, 2009
Oh my. Thats just gorgeous. Time to round up any living relatives and get on the blower to the Devil, I’m gonna need some cash.
Please let them do a raw one.
So its stronger, they say that alot. I can only assume the aluminium one was therefore weak.
It’s been a while since I’ve looked at a bike and gone “ooh!”
Want. A lot.
“Burly enough to land a 6 INCH drop to flat”
I’m sold.
I have 2 teenagers available for medical experiments/slavery. Will that be enough?
Gunmetal frame and full XTR will look lovely. Must get job!
now that is pretty
Yet another long travel santa cruz where fitting a bash ring and colliding with a rock risks grinding the grease nipples off then?
James, you have no idea do you. My 6 month old Nomad is still showing absolutely no signs of any damage to the grease nipples at all.
That Blur is lovely.
James you’ve obviously not ridden the VPP2 system. What you’re saying doesn’t happen. I’ve tried the new Nomad in all sorts of rocky nastiness with no clearance issues. When it’s settle into the riding position those nipples aren’t anywhere near as exposed as you seem to think they are.
And back on topic: WANT.
My Nomad nipples are also untouched!
Another winner from Santa Cruz
All this talk about exposed nipples, gentlemen please, looking at the bike is bad enough
Why didn’t they just make it lighter? Seems pointless having a trail bike that’s “stronger” than a DH frame (or were V10’s just that sh!t?)
“Burly enough to land a 6 INCH drop to flat”
Wow, I really didn’t realise I was so ‘core, yesterday I dropped off a 9″ kerb, so probably not the bike for me.
Gorgeous Looking pice of kit mind.
Anybody else also notice a proper new style Revelation fork, with Blackbox damping and bulged lowers, etc.
Better than this years ‘new’ Rev which is the same as it has been for the last 3 years except there’s a thru-axle version and new stickers.
Anyhow, back to the frame, bloody gorgeous!
Leave poor James alone, everbody knows Santa Cruz riders don’t leave the car park.
Yum.
definitely an easy bike on the eyes. Lots of press about this bike so I figure SC must be buying plent of advertising – expect this to get rave reviews.
lumme. Thats nice.
Good God
that’s a real thing of beauty