Santa Cruz Blur 5 CC X0 AXS Reserve
Fox SL Factory, X0 AXS, Reserve 28IXC Carbon Wheels
For Race Days and Weekdays
The new Blur is made for trails, whether you’re racing for podiums or hammering into the sunrise. The suspension, geometry, and chassis combine to deliver a platform capable of the top step, the rest is up to you.
Santa Cruz bumped up the travel, updated the geometry, and spent a lot of time tweaking the suspension kinematics to encourage you to obliterate the boundaries of a traditional “XC bike.” The Blur is right at home sprinting for the hole shot, but it’s also a lightweight and immensely capable short-travel trail bike for the days between the races. Whether you're sprinting out of the gate or out of a corner, aiming for the horizon or the apex, the Blur takes XCO and injects some 'oh, hell yeah!' into every ride, Monday through Sunday.

Reduced & Refined
Less surface area means less weight. Santa Cruz slimmed down the frame tubes, tweaked the shapes, and took a pair of shears to nearly every carbon ply to reduce the amount of material required to make the frame. Despite the weight loss program, Blur is still built tough enough for a lifetime of riding on rough trails, and carries our legendary lifetime warranty for peace of mind.
Dialed Geometry
Santa Cruz extended the reach significantly, and paired it with shorter stems (50mm on standard builds, 60mm on race builds) to make you feel more like you’re riding “in” the bike instead of “on” the bike. Combined with a 75-degree seat tube angle and a 66-degree head tube angle, the new Blur encourages and rewards hard, aggressive riding on both the climbs and descents. That steeper seat tube is also shorter to allow for better seatpost insertion and longer droppers.
Geometry
| S | M | L | XL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reach | 425 | 450 | 475 | 500 |
| Stack | 588 | 588 | 597 | 611 |
| Head tube angle | 66° | 66° | 66° | 66° |
| Head Tube Length | 90 | 90 | 100 | 115 |
| Rear Center | 433 | 435 | 437 | 439 |
| Front Center | 718 | 743 | 772 | 803 |
| BB Height | 334 | 334 | 334 | 334 |
| BB Drop | 38.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 | 38.5 |
| Wheelbase | 1151 | 1178 | 1209 | 1242 |
| Top Tube Length | 575 | 596 | 622 | 650 |
| Seat Tube Length | 405 | 405 | 440 | 490 |
| Seat Tube Angle | 75.7° | 76° | 76.1° | 76.2° |
| Seat Tube Angle at Saddle Height | 75.0 at 680 | 75.1 at 730 | 75.1 at 780 | 75.1 at 830 |
| Standover Height | 735 | 743 | 745 | 744 |
Specs
| Frame | |
|---|---|
|
Material |
Carbon CC |
|
Frame |
Carbon CC 29" 120mm Travel Superlight™ |
|
Travel |
120mm |
|
Weight |
25.74lbs / 11.68kg |
|
Wheel Size |
29" |
| Suspension | |
|
Fork |
FOX 34 SL Float Factory, Grip X, 120mm |
|
Shock |
FOX Float SL Factory, 190x45 |
| Drivetrain | |
|
Bottom Bracket |
SRAM DUB 73mm MTB Wide BB |
|
Cassette |
SRAM X0 1295 Eagle T-Type, 10-52t |
|
Chain |
SRAM X0 Eagle T-Type, Flattop, 12spd |
|
Chainguide |
OneUp Chainguide |
|
Crankset |
SRAM X0 Eagle DUB T-Type, 34t |
|
Rear Derailleur |
SRAM X0 Eagle AXS T-Type, 12spd |
|
Right Shifter |
SRAM AXS Pod Controller Rocker |
| Brakes | |
|
Brakes |
SRAM Motive Silver |
|
Front Rotor |
SRAM HS2, Centerlock, 180mm |
|
Rear Rotor |
SRAM HS2, Centerlock, 180mm |
| Cockpit | |
|
Grips / Bar Tape |
ESI Chunky Grips |
|
Handlebars |
OneUp Carbon, 35mm S-M: 760mm, 20mm Rise; L-XL: 760mm, 35mm Rise |
|
Headset |
Cane Creek 70 Slam Hellbender |
|
Saddle |
WTB Silverado Medium Fusion, CroMo SL |
|
Seatpost |
OneUp Dropper Post, 31.6 S: 125mm; M: 150mm; L: 180mm: XL: 210mm |
|
Stem |
RaceFace Turbine SL All Sizes: 50mm |
| Wheels | |
|
Front Rim |
Reserve 28|XC Carbon |
|
Front Hub |
DT Swiss 350, 15x110, Centerlock, 24h |
|
Front Tire |
Maxxis Aspen AT 29x2.4 MaxxSpeed EXO |
|
Rear Rim |
Reserve 28|XC Carbon |
|
Rear Hub |
DT Swiss 350, 12x148, XD, Centerlock, 36t, 24h |
|
Rear Tire |
Maxxis Aspen AT 29x2.4 MaxxSpeed EXO |
|
Valves |
Reserve Fillmore Valves |
| Ebike | |
|
Battery Charger |
SRAM PowerPack 1 Battery |
| Specs | |
|
Bottom Bracket Shell |
Threaded 73mm |
|
Derailleur Hanger |
UDH |
|
Downtube Storage |
Glovebox 2 |
|
Shock Length |
190mm |
|
Fork Axle to Crown |
530mm |
|
Fork Compatibility |
120-130mm |
|
Fork Offset |
44mm |
|
Headset |
Integrated (IS41/52) |
|
Max Chainring Size |
38t |
|
Max Rotor Size |
180mm |
|
Max Tire Clearance May vary according to tire and rim model |
2.4" |
|
Front Spacing |
110mm |
|
Rear Spacing |
148mm |
|
Rear Travel |
120mm |
|
Recommended Sag |
13mm |
|
Seat Clamp Diameter |
36.4mm |
|
Seat Post Diameter |
31.6mm |
|
Shock Bushing Size Front |
8x20 |
|
Shock Bushing Size Rear |
8x20 |
|
Shock Stroke |
45mm |
|
Suspension System |
Superlight |
|
Water Bottle Mounts |
2 |

