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Santa Cruz Blur 5 vs Blur 4 (and the ZFS-120) | Bike Review

September 21, 2026 by maklinbikes
Santa Cruz Blur 5 vs Blur 4

Santa Cruz moved the Blur to its fifth generation, and it is slacker, longer and lower. A frame-to-frame first look at every change from Blur 4 to Blur 5 (and where the discontinued Cervelo ZFS-120 fit), with a size-medium geometry comparison.

Categories Bike Reviews Tags Comparison, Featured Bike Reviews, First Look, mountain bike, Santa Cruz, XC

Santa Cruz Highball — X0 Eagle Onyx Berd | Custom Build Review

July 17, 2026July 17, 2026 by maklinbikes
Custom Santa Cruz Highball

Watch the full custom build walkthrough on the Maklin Bikes YouTube channel A customer’s Niner AIR 9 RDO — bought from us a couple of years ago — came in for a full teardown and overhaul before their riding and race season. When we got it apart, we found damage and cracked carbon in the … Read more

Categories Bike Reviews Tags Custom Build, mountain bike, Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Blur — SRAM XO Trail | Bike Review

June 14, 2026June 4, 2026 by maklinbikes
Santa Cruz Blur X0 Trail Build

A stock Santa Cruz Blur CC XO Trail build — with the latest Fox 34 SL Factory fork and new SRAM Motive Silver brakes that Santa Cruz’s website specs don’t yet show. SRAM XO Transmission, Reserve 28 XC carbon wheels, Maxxis Rekon tires. Confirm the spec before you order.

Categories Bike Reviews Tags Custom Build, mountain bike, Santa Cruz
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