Santa Cruz BlurBeen lusting for a mountain bike. This is the current one I’ve been eyeing. Also studying the Specialized Epic and maybe the new Klein Quantum based on the Turner Monolink.
Reviews
- 2003 Santa Cruz Blur Reviews. The folks on mtbr continue to rave.
- 2002 Full Suspension Santa Cruz Blur Product Reviews
- Santa Cruz Blur 2003 R
- Mountain Bike Magazine Nov 2002 Review.
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3 responses to “Santa Cruz Blur”
You are making me jealous. I just rode a Gary Fisher Sugar and it is sure nice and I’ve also been on the older Specialized, but no the new Epic.
I also hear the new Intense is wonderful too.
I just picked up my Blur about 2 weeks ago. I think it’s an awesome bike! I tried a Gary Fischer Sugar, a Klein Palomino, and a Specialized Epic Comp before settling on the Blur. I’d only had hardtails up till this point, but all I can say now is WOW, what a ride!
I’m not saying that all the innovations of the 1980’s and 1990’s have been bad: by no means. The problem is not that: it is rather that much of the new technology was driven by the market – the defense industry looking for new customers, the bike industry trying to expand – instead of real need, and it often if not always ended up by pushing out of production durable, proven and superior designs.
Example: Full suspension cross-country bikes.