Santa Cruz Blur 5 Carbon CC 29" XTR RSV Kit Mountain Bike 2027

The new Blur is made for trails, whether you’re racing for podiums or hammering into the sunrise. The suspension, geometry, and chassis combine to deliver a platform capable of the top step—the rest is up to you.

We bumped up the travel, updated the geometry, and spent a lot of time tweaking the suspension kinematics to encourage you to obliterate the boundaries of a traditional “XC bike.” The Blur is right at home sprinting for the hole shot, but it’s also a lightweight and immensely capable short-travel trail bike for the days between the races. Whether you're sprinting out of the gate or out of a corner, aiming for the horizon or the apex, the Blur takes XCO and injects some 'oh, hell yeah!' into every ride, Monday through Sunday.

REDUCED & REFINED  -  Less surface area means less weight. We slimmed down the frame tubes, tweaked the shapes, and took a pair of shears to nearly every carbon ply to reduce the amount of material required to make the frame. Despite the weight loss program, Blur is still built tough enough for a lifetime of riding on rough trails, and carries our legendary lifetime warranty for peace of mind.

DIALED GEOMETRY  -  We’ve extended the reach significantly, and paired it with shorter stems (50mm on standard builds, 60mm on race builds) to make you feel more like you’re riding “in” the bike instead of “on” the bike. Combined with a 75-degree seat tube angle and a 66-degree head tube angle, the new Blur encourages and rewards hard, aggressive riding on both the climbs and descents. That steeper seat tube is also shorter to allow for better seatpost insertion and longer droppers.

Specifications:

• Material  -  Carbon CC
• Frame  -  Carbon CC 29" 120mm Travel Superlight™
• Travel  -  120mm
• Weight  -  25.19lbs / 11.43kg
• Wheel Size  -  29"
• Fork  -  FOX 34 SL Float Factory, Grip X, 120mm
• Shock  -  FOX Float SL Factory, 190x45
• Bottom Bracket  -  Shimano XTR Threaded
• Cassette  -  Shimano XTR M9200, 10-51t
• Chain  -  Shimano XTR M9100, 12spd
• Chainguide  -  OneUp Chainguide
• Crankset  -  Shimano XTR M9200, 34t S: 165mm; M-XL: 170mm
• Rear Derailleur  -  Shimano XTR Di2 M9250, SGS, 12spd
• Right Shifter  -  Shimano XTR M9250 Shift Switch w/ Wolf Tooth Shiftmount Adapter for MM
• Brakes  -  SRAM Motive Ultimate
• Front Rotor  -  SRAM HS2, Centerlock, 180mm
• Rear Rotor  -  SRAM HS2, Centerlock, 180mm
• Grips / Bar Tape  -  ESI Chunky Grips
• Handlebars  -  OneUp Carbon, 35mm S-M: 760mm, 20mm Rise; L-XL: 760mm, 35mm Rise
• Headset  -  Chris King DropSet 3 Integrated Headset
• Saddle  -  WTB Silverado Medium Fusion, Stainless
• Seatpost  -  OneUp Dropper Post, 31.6 S: 125mm; M: 150mm; L: 180mm: XL: 210mm
• Stem  -  RaceFace Turbine SL All Sizes: 50mm
• Front Rim  -  Reserve 28|XC SL Carbon
• Front Hub  -  DT Swiss 180, 15x110, Centerlock, 24h
• Front Tire  -  Maxxis Aspen AT 29x2.4 MaxxSpeed EXO
• Rear Rim  -  Reserve 28|XC SL Carbon
• Rear Hub  -  DT Swiss 180 EXP, 12x148, MS, Centerlock, 36t, 24h
• Rear Tire  -  Maxxis Aspen AT 29x2.4 MaxxSpeed EXO
• Valves  -  Reserve Fillmore Valves
• Headset  -  Integrated (IS41/52)
• Fork Axle to Crown  -  530mm
• Fork Offset  -  44mm
• Fork Compatibility  -  120-130mm
• Suspension System  -  Superlight
• Rear Travel  -  120mm
• Recommended Sag  -  13mm
• Shock Length  -  190mm
• Shock Stroke  -  45mm
• Shock Bushing Size Front  -  8x20
• Shock Bushing Size Rear  -  8x20
• Bottom Bracket Shell  -  Threaded 73mm
• Max Chainring Size  -  38t
• Derailleur Hanger  -  UDH
• Front Spacing  -  110mm
• Rear Spacing  -  148mm
• Max Rotor Size  -  180mm
• Max Tire Clearance  -  2.4" (May vary according to tire and rim model)
• Seat Post Diameter  -  31.6mm
• Seat Clamp Diameter  -  36.4mm
• Water Bottle Mounts  -  2
• Downtube Storage  -  Glovebox 2

*Specifications are subject to change without notice

Extras: Hand wax $30. Base Weld & Epox Repair billed at 1/4 hour $25. Our hourly rate is $100.

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