Santa Cruz Blur and Highball Posted on 19 March 2018 By Si 0 New Santa Cruz models announced! With the usual media fanfare, Santa Cruz have just announced 2 new models - or the return of previous models to be more accurate! Blur Originally, the Tallboy was Santa Cruz's lightweight, shorter travel 29er - but over a few itereations that's gradually erred longer travel and more trail orientated. For the XC race rider, that left a bit of a gap - hence the return of the Blur! - 100mm travel front and rear - 29" wheels - VPP rear suspension - 1x drivetrain specific - routing for remote dropper seatpost and remote shock lockout - two bottle cages - Boost spacing - Small, Medium, Large, XL sizes - Matt Carbon or Sunset Orange There's no plan to offer an aluminium Blur, but it'll be available with both Carbon C and Carbon CC frame options. - Blur Carbon C, R build kit - £3700 - Blur Carbon C, S build kit - £4400 - Blur Carbon C, XE build kit - £4800 - Blur Carbon CC, XO1 build kit - £5700 - Blur Carbon CC, XO1 Reserve build kit - £6900 - Blur Carbon CC, XX1 Reserve build kit - £7900 - Blur Carbon CC frame only - £3000 You can see full build specs on the Santa Cruz website, we'll get them live on our site ASAP too! We have a Blur Carbon C S Kit, Large IN STOCK NOW! Highball Most of the hardtails that we sell tend to be steel all-rounders, but there's definitely space for a light and fast race bike - the Highball is back! Think rigid Blur - something for XC races, trailquests or long distance efforts. - 29"wheels - suits 100mm travel fork - New Carbon layup, with dropped seatstays - 27.2mm seatpost for compliance - 3 sets of bottle bosses - Internal cable routing Again, we see Carbon C and Carbon CC options; - Highball Carbon C, R build kit - £2800 - Highball Carbon C, S build kit - £3400 - Highball Carbon C, XE build kit - £3800 - Highball Carbon CC, XO1 build kit - £4600 - Highball Carbon CC, XO1 Reserve build kit - £5800 - Highball Carbon CC, XX1 Reserve build kit - £6600 Full details and more photos over on the Santa Cruz website! As ever, give us a shout to discuss delivery times, orders or a quote on something different with a custom build! Here's a few reviews we've found so far; Bike Rumor Blur Review Singletrack Blur Review Singletrack Highball Review