Sorry for the delay with updates. Moving house, bikes always being in the place you’re not, and also having the silly fun Transition Bottlerocket to play on, meant the Blur has been (unfairly) left to its own devices a bit of late.
Not anymore. Since moving “up the hill” with the potential of fabulous rides to work off road and also being frankly tired of bikes that only really work when gravity is on their side, the Blur is back in favour!
Quite a few changes since the inital setup: mostly cockpit. Renthal 50mm DH Stem which is pretty unique in design (a full review in the magazine soon). My favourite RaceFace Atlas bars cut down to a “wimpish” 750mm width and an SDG I-Beam saddle and seatpost.
I’m also currently running Manitou Elite Absolute 140mm forks after blowing up the RockShox Revelations (this was my fault I think, after not reading instructions and having massive air pressure in one chamber and bugger all in the other).
The wheels. I think my wheel obsession has finally bit back. No new wheels built yet; the combined sum of parts seems to have stuffed me with too many options and shopping lists. But I will persevere!
The Blur LT is a lovely thing to ride anyway; it seems to balance efficiency with grins perfectly. The only thing I’m not absolutely sure about is the new Boost Valve-d Fox RP23 rear shock. Generally I have my ProPedal set to “11” and the Boost Valve kind of gets rid of it. Yes it feels much plusher but it doesn’t have that tautness that the old shock had. But then it’s horses for courses – some people like a very obvious suspension ride and some people don’t. Once your sag is set, the setup is up to you.
Overall I’m looking forward to many more miles. Maybe a longer stem. And some really trick tubeless wheels. But what tyres do I get?
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Rubber Queens you big queen
“this was my fault I think, after not reading instructions and having massive air pressure in one chamber and bugger all in the other”
The instructions are there for a reason. I may or may not have done the same in the past ..
So what dose she weigh then
Nice colour. Makes it look chunkier than most Blurs.
I just googled that Renthal stem – I’m not quite sure if it’s brilliant or just plain scary!
Roughneck- I’ve become Scale adverse – If the Blurs one of those curvy bubbly types so be it – we can’t all be waifs (ahem) !!!
Doof_doof- Seems fine to me and it’s pretty light as well ;]
Sweet!
bonty XR4’s
those grips look cool – what are they?
Grips are Lizard Skins Aaron Chase Signature grips very nice very thin…
+ 1 for Rubber Queens. Excellent all round tyre, cope well with my clumsy hammerings through rock gardens and roll well too.
Lovely looking bike Matt.
nice one ta – will have look at those
can i have it ? 😉
Got big earls at the mo – Which IMO are very similar – I do like Rubber queens though- Might go for some weirdo – Small block 8 back- stupid lugged thing on the front (like wearing a jimmy Choo on one foot and a Walsh on the other ;p)
Rubber Queen on the front and SB8 on the back is what I’ve got on there now! We are the same person in two places at one time! Although I’m better looking obviously.
**** Me. ;-O
Trim that front brake line, you could lasso small animals with it!
Or a small child (and its pushchair)!’
Nice Bike Mister!
Wossat wrapped round the seat tube just above the linkage pivot?
Not sure Something Mark left on it ;]
“this was my fault I think, after not reading instructions and having massive air pressure in one chamber and bugger all in the other”
Nice to know the reviews are written by people who know about bike set up. 😀
Or set up, with someone to excited to get it set up properly before they left the house ;]
very nice