Build Gallery: Chris's S-Works Tarmac SL8
Custom painted & built with SRAM RED E1.
This S-Works Tarmac SL8 custom build started life as a RTP (Ready To Paint) frameset. A stunning han...
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Build Gallery: Shep's Santa Cruz Blur CC
Build Gallery: Shep's Santa Cruz Blur CC
Pure XC meets cutting edge technology.
This Blur CC custom build is gearing up for some XC Marathon epics. Featuring the game-changing Rockshox Flight Attendant suspension integrated into the SRAM AXS wireless componentry, it's a seriously fast bit of kit. As proven on the world cup circuit in 2024, the tunable active suspension will be a huge advantage for racing.
It's crazy. You pedal on the flat and it's rigid, like a hardtail, then you pop off a kerb and it's smooth as.
Build Highlights:
Frameset: Santa Cruz Blur CC, XLarge
Fork: Rockshox SID Ultimate Flight Attendant, 110mm
Fork: Rockshox SIDLuxe Ultimate Flight Attendant, 190 x 45mm
Seatpost: Rockshox Reverb AXS A2, 31.6 x 170mm
Groupset: SRAM XX SL Eagle AXS T-Type
Crankset: SRAM XX SL Eagle AXS T-Type 170mm Q168 34T with Power Meter
Cassette: SRAM XX SL Eagle T-Type, 10 - 52T
Wheelset: Reserve 28 XC laced to DT Swiss 180 Ceramic Hubs
Tyres: Maxxis Rekon 29 x 2.4 WT, 3C MaxxTerra, EXO
By Sean Lee
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