Designed for the “ultra-skinny, scary-fast, heart-rate-monitor-wearing contingent of the Santa Cruz Bicycle riding family,” the Santa Cruz Blur XC mountain bike has pedaled its way into the hearts of several of our shopcasters. “I love my bike because it fits me - it’s light and fast,” says Julie Kipfer of her Blur. “The suspension allows me to climb anything with ease. The descents are faster because I roll over every obstacle. I have now learned to trust my bike and I’m amazed what it carries me over.” Gordon also loves that lightness, adding that the bike is “durable and responsive” and “great for cross-country enduro-rides and can be used for cruising as well.” For Britt, it’s all about “the long climbs and fast rolling down hills,” while Gear Noise believes the Blur to be “very well designed, balanced, light weight, a real evolution in bike design.”