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[Closed] Blur 4X

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Are they easy to manual? Any useful manualling comparisons?
How big a tyre can you fit in the back? I like 2.5 Big Earls.


 
Posted : 08/07/2010 7:21 pm
 GW
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shocking!! hardest bike to manual I've ever ridden.

IIRC tyre clearance isn't great but then 2.5 rear tyres are not needed on a blur 4X (or most DH bikes for that matter)


 
Posted : 08/07/2010 7:48 pm
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Hmmm, why so hard to manual do you think?


 
Posted : 08/07/2010 8:24 pm
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hard to tell.. partly the shock (DHX air IIRC), partly the geometry and partly it was a large (but I'm 6ft so it wasn't all that huge). and I suppose partly me, Minnaar and bryceland manage to manual them easily enough.

it's a mates bike, but I've tried manualling it on a few occasions it probably manuals alright when you get it to the balance point, I just couldn't manage to get it there. 😳 (can manual my DH bike, hardtail and BMX easily enough tho) the Blur 4X is a bike I always thought I'd really like to ride but now, not so much. 😕
get a test ride (or shot of someone's) and see what you think.


 
Posted : 08/07/2010 8:33 pm
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i think its a hard bike to manual too, probably long stays and quite a low bike maybe?

2.35 maxxis fit ok, nowt bigger though really


 
Posted : 08/07/2010 8:43 pm
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it's not because it's low! it's nowhere near as low as either my DH bike or mini DH bike which both manual v. well for DH bikes.


 
Posted : 09/07/2010 9:05 am