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[Closed] Santa Cruz go carbon

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New Blur XC in carbon

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Posted : 20/01/2009 11:02 pm
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Booo!

Carbon Superlight would've been nicer 🙁


 
Posted : 20/01/2009 11:05 pm
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Their designer has been looking at a Cannondale brochure for too long.


 
Posted : 20/01/2009 11:08 pm
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Their designer has been looking at a Cannondale brochure for too long.

or that Anthem Sim had on test.


 
Posted : 20/01/2009 11:14 pm
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That's actually quite nice


 
Posted : 20/01/2009 11:20 pm
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Yup, I like it too.


 
Posted : 20/01/2009 11:57 pm
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$5,999


 
Posted : 20/01/2009 11:59 pm
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Ahem...
[url= http://www.singletrackworld.com/2009/01/santa-cruz-bikes-unveil-first-full-carbon-fibre-bike/ ]Singletrack never sleeps... (Well, not at night...)[/url]

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Posted : 21/01/2009 12:19 am
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Ha!I posted this before it was on the front page though!


 
Posted : 21/01/2009 12:21 am
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That paint job is minging. What were they thinking of?


 
Posted : 21/01/2009 9:20 am
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Hmm... maybe time to resurrect my "Are bikes starting to look the same?" threads.


 
Posted : 21/01/2009 9:58 am
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I can't help but feel it's another company jumping on the carbon bandwagon.


 
Posted : 21/01/2009 11:07 am
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I can't help but feel it's another company jumping on the carbon bandwagon.

Was that after jumping on the Rear suspension, front suspension, aluminium, 9-speed, external BB, clipless, UST, disk, etc etc bandwagons?


 
Posted : 21/01/2009 11:09 am
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That paint job is minging. What were they thinking of?

Better?

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Posted : 21/01/2009 11:15 am
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depends on if better, means all black dull looking bike shocker.


 
Posted : 21/01/2009 11:19 am
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LOL at the tag 😆


 
Posted : 21/01/2009 11:40 am
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>Carbon Superlight would've been nicer

One of the nice things about VPP systems are that the pivot points are all nice and close to big junctions. Superlight would have needed a lot more carbon throwing at it.


 
Posted : 21/01/2009 11:41 am
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Better dull black than looking like every other Spesh, Trek and 'dale.


 
Posted : 21/01/2009 11:44 am
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true thats why Ibis seems to have the Carbon thing nailed, as they make good looking bikes in interesting colours.

As I should imagine this will be in the Ibis price range (especially in this country), I know what I would pick.


 
Posted : 21/01/2009 11:48 am
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true thats why Ibis seems to have the Carbon thing nailed, as they make good looking bikes in interesting colours.

They do? Where?


As I should imagine this will be in the Ibis price range (especially in this country), I know what I would pick.

$5,999. Which, given the exchange rate, import duties and distributor cream-off, will probably end up as.......err.....£5,999


 
Posted : 21/01/2009 11:53 am
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>Carbon Superlight would've been nicer

One of the nice things about VPP systems are that the pivot points are all nice and close to big junctions. Superlight would have needed a lot more carbon throwing at it.

Not jumping on the carbon "bandwagon" yourself then???


 
Posted : 21/01/2009 11:54 am
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Well, at todays rates, even at USD price, plus VAT, it's over £5000.


 
Posted : 21/01/2009 11:55 am
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I had assumed that the $5,999 price tag was for a full build. Frame only is $2299, so not a million miles off Ibis price


 
Posted : 21/01/2009 11:58 am
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$5,999 is for the XTR build


 
Posted : 21/01/2009 11:59 am
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I'm asleep. Sorry.


 
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