Long Termers: Matt’s Santa Cruz Blur LT
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Posted on: February 10, 2010
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The GF has a LT2 (painted version), built with thomson/syncros finishing kit, 2010 uturn rev black box forks, XT gears/crank, tech m4′s and pro 2′s on 5.1′s etc etc – it weighs 30.5lbs on certified scales.
Great bike I wish her medium fit me!
BTW I have the 150mm blackbox revs on my mojo sl – rides great up and down (similar HA & SA)
Brakes 1.5lbs, tyres 3lbs, wheels 4lbs, cassette 0.6lbs, front mech 0.3lbs, cables 0.3lbs, grips 0.3lbs, shifters 0.5lbs, pedals 0.75lbs. I reckon 26.7 with pedals. I’m such a geek
Is the zip-tie on the Genesis a sophisticated northern anti-theft device?
LT looks lovely, will be seriously considering one for my next FS, looking forward to hearing how it works for you.
A pal of mine test rode a LT vs a 5 –
the 5 did everything really well.. storming up climbs
nippy, fast and lively through the singletrack.
and a cracker down the hill.
The LT felt lifeless on the climbs
dead (ok another way of saying lifeless) through singletrack
and about 5% better down the hill than the 5.
he bought a 5 and loves it – without trying he has a 27lb bike.
Go 1×9 (or x10!) with an MRP 1X. and save quite a few more grams…
You have an awesome beard ergo bike weight is not important.
27.99 pounds
soulrider. Funnily I couldnt get my head round with the Five (09 geom) needed such a slack head angle for a trailbike. Whereas my Blur4x makes you feel a better rider than what you are and has a steeper head angle the Five. I’d have thought a slacker head angle would be worse on a climb?!
PS. Dickon at Jungle commented that the LT2 feels very similar to his Blur4x (so that would be my next full suss in the future)
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if your saving weight why not do a 1×9 set up with a 11-34 cassette, as long as your not doing alot of road work there are enough gears.
26.7? geek yes right no. more like 29lb
It’ll be 31lbs when you see the light and Calderize it.
1×9/10 for def.
As a comparison Ive a blur LTC built up, not really for weight, just for long term survival. (I commute on it & ride trails all year too so i eat chainsets)
At the moment its on the non certified bathroom scales at 27.5 lbs.
Kitout includes 15G triple ring crankset, XT block & mechs, Fox 32 140mm (tried 150mm & didnt like). Same wheelset as you have Matt. Tyres are Kenda Nevegal stickE 2.35. Theyre ridiculously grippy in the winter muck but not exactly light. Fantastic ride overall, & thats after 4 months use & approx 900 miles on/offroad so far. It can get lighter, but its not worth the money i guess.
looks nice in that colour
This thread is a great showcase of pi$$ poor grammar and spelling!!
Lovely bike, want one, can’t have one (yet).
Having been a strict SC rider for a while now my tastes have often strayed to other brands,however I keep being brought back by images/bikes like this. I just wish they’d make the 4x again instead of this Tallboy mallarky.
I’ve got an unused (new) one of these frames (black ano) in a box somewhere.
Having read this I’m getting the urge to dig it out and stick some of my surplus bits on it…….
Love the idea of the 240 hubs, iv got a blur lt2 and run proII on 5.1s – great wheels but I think the 240s will offer a faster rolling ride
rapiddave – not meaning to sound funny, but could you really feel the difference between pro11′s and 240′s (ignoring the clickyness of Hopes and everything else being equal)?
Personally I’m too busy focusing on other things while I ride.. such as avoiding the next tree, landing the next drop rubber-side down etc etc..
I’m just intrigued by weightweenyitus , that’s all!
It will be somewhere around 30lbs if mine is anything to go by. For a bike with that much travel and big hit potential why would you compromise with a few lightweight components that will not reduce weight percentage by much, but will decrease reliability.
If you’re a weight watcher get something with 120mm travel and ride XC
RopeyReignRider – ha yes the 240s are the sex. Its not about the weight its about the ‘spin wheel, go for a cuppa, come back.. wheel still spinning’ Well, maybe a slight exaggeration but you get the idea