Hi all
I've got an outrageously specced up Kona Hei Hei CR DL which is fully rigged for marathon XC racing. That's my thing. Full Sid flight attendant, xx1, the works.
Due to a thumb issue, and also sorting out my bike fit, it's the only bike apart from my gravel bike I can use right now - I've adapted the shifting to work with a thumb problem, and the size and fit is incredible (XL, everything else I have is L) - the bike does everything I want and need.
Only issue is that im racking up the miles, like mega quick, and I normally share the load over a few bikes depending on what I'm doing that day. Ive done 800 miles on the flight attendant rig, in less than a month, it's basically due a service, and Sid RD doesn't like missing intervals and it's too expensive a system to wreck!
I've realised I need a cheaper, more basic rig for just mixed training, volume rides etc.
I have been offered a SC Blur 3 CC frame, the 2019 VPP one, in XL, the geo chart looks good, I know they are lovely bikes. As it is the VPP era one, its 100mm rear, which is fine, the weird 170mm shock, it comes with a mint freshly serviced Float factory with remote, it's also had fresh frame bearings, invisiframed etc. Probably a good bet, and it's fairly cheap, like less than $1000 for frame, headset, remote, chain guide.
My only real reservation is will I freak out about not having 2 bottle cage mounts in the triangle? I'm used to carrying 1.6l of water on my frame, and pref no bags when training, I guess with 1 800ml bottle I could just run a hydra-vest, I don't know if its going to annoy me?
Anyone gone from loads of bottle storage, to less, and been OK with it?
I still want to regularly train 40-80 mile off road rides on this Blur, preferably with no or very few stops!
And generally, is the Blur gonna feel like a good bike now, or is it going to be dated compared with if I held out for a nice Epic 8, WC, or 7 Evo frame that might come up? I'd be running the Blur 3 CC with a 120mm Sid Ultimate so slightly slacker and with the benefits of that front travel.
Cheers for any thoughts!
I've got an outrageously specced up Kona Hei Hei CR DL which is fully rigged for marathon XC racing. That's my thing. Full Sid flight attendant, xx1, the works.
Due to a thumb issue, and also sorting out my bike fit, it's the only bike apart from my gravel bike I can use right now - I've adapted the shifting to work with a thumb problem, and the size and fit is incredible (XL, everything else I have is L) - the bike does everything I want and need.
Only issue is that im racking up the miles, like mega quick, and I normally share the load over a few bikes depending on what I'm doing that day. Ive done 800 miles on the flight attendant rig, in less than a month, it's basically due a service, and Sid RD doesn't like missing intervals and it's too expensive a system to wreck!
I've realised I need a cheaper, more basic rig for just mixed training, volume rides etc.
I have been offered a SC Blur 3 CC frame, the 2019 VPP one, in XL, the geo chart looks good, I know they are lovely bikes. As it is the VPP era one, its 100mm rear, which is fine, the weird 170mm shock, it comes with a mint freshly serviced Float factory with remote, it's also had fresh frame bearings, invisiframed etc. Probably a good bet, and it's fairly cheap, like less than $1000 for frame, headset, remote, chain guide.
My only real reservation is will I freak out about not having 2 bottle cage mounts in the triangle? I'm used to carrying 1.6l of water on my frame, and pref no bags when training, I guess with 1 800ml bottle I could just run a hydra-vest, I don't know if its going to annoy me?
Anyone gone from loads of bottle storage, to less, and been OK with it?
I still want to regularly train 40-80 mile off road rides on this Blur, preferably with no or very few stops!
And generally, is the Blur gonna feel like a good bike now, or is it going to be dated compared with if I held out for a nice Epic 8, WC, or 7 Evo frame that might come up? I'd be running the Blur 3 CC with a 120mm Sid Ultimate so slightly slacker and with the benefits of that front travel.
Cheers for any thoughts!
