Figured it’s time to make a new thread for this as we should see a few big releases in 2021. I shared my thoughts on the 2021 S-Works Epic in an IG Live Q&A last night. It’s long, but if any of you have questions about how the bike compares to a handful of others, what I have changed, what I am pla…

Yeh apparently the top fuel Is getting a new design this year beyond just colour choice. Let’s see. I’d be interested to see what they do.

[IMG_1935] First ride today on my Epic Pro! I haven’t had an XC bike since mommy bought me a StumpJumper back in 1996 for getting good grades. I live in Orange County, CA and luckily found a shop 2 hours away in San Diego that had one of these in stock. This bike is mind blowingly fast uphill. Co…

New Blur has dropped…I am suprised that currently there are no model weights stated when the other bikes have the weight and arguably people are more inyterested in the Blur’s weight. [image] Blur - Cross Country Bike | Santa Cruz Bicycles Our flagship full-suspension XC race bike. 29…

That is fairly conservative. Looks nice.

Some other detail here including this quote: 289g saving over the last generation, and builds up into a 23lb bike https://singletrackworld.com/2021/06/making-xc-cool-again-new-santa-cruz-blur-and-juliana-wilder/ …although I suspect that refers to the $11k XX1 AXS bike and not the one you and I …

I made a dedicated thread for anyone interested. [image] New 2022 Santa Cruz Blur Equipment [Santa Cruz Blur & Juliana Wilder | Lightweight XC & Downcountry Bikes!]

Out of this list, I would love to get my leg over both the Scot Spark RC and the regular Scott. The geometry is still more conservative, which I like. I haven’t done well with the new steeper seat angles. (I am built like a frog, long legs and arms, short torso). I like being back more and these two…

My feeling exactly. Mine is ridiculous uphill and on flowy terrain. I’m on the fence about the dropper though. Mine came with one and I swapped it for a fixed carbon one. I can’t decide.

Arlight gang - I thought I found ‘THE’ bike, 2020 Spark RC World Cup in a few towns over. for $3400 - carbon wheels, dropper, dressed to the nines. Problem is, it’s a large. I’m 5’9" on a good day and haven’t been on an XC bike in a while after selling my race bike a few years ago and racing Enduro…

2021 XC Bike Thread

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mcneese.chad June 1, 2021, 12:29pm 408

I made a dedicated thread for anyone interested.

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