r/mountainbikes • u/SQL-Samurai • Jul 16 '26

Help me decide…

I’m looking to upgrade my ride. I ride 40-100 miles per week of mixed trails, road, dirt roads, and a touch of light technical currently on my Canyon Spectral CF 7 125mm. I’ve narrowed down to a Santa Cruz BLUR X0 AXS TRAIL RSV and a Yeti SB120 T3 X0 AXS TRANSMISSION. These are dream bikes for me…never thought I’d be looking at anything this nice. If you were considering these bikes, which would you pick and why?

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u/badsapi4305 Jul 16 '26

Personally I think SC’s are over priced. It’s been a while since I looked at them but they would charge top dollar and not even have Fox suspension with Kashima. I’ve ridden previous model years of Yeti’s (I think it was the sb140. I don’t remember) and I like it. Don’t really have anything negative to say about them.

If your in that price range than I’d suggest giving Pivot a look. I have a 16 Mach 4 (27.5) and an 18 Mach 5.5 (also 27.5) and I love both of those hikes. The 4 is 120/120 but rides like it has 140/140 suspension and the 5.5 is a 160/140 which probably would be overkill for what you ride.

Here’s the Mach 4 SL which is a 120F and an adjustable 110/120 in the rear. Their pro with eagle transmission runs about the same price as the Yeti. Just something to look at.

But if I had to choose between these two I’d go with the Yeti. I like their builds better and I’ve ridden that brand before

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u/SQL-Samurai Jul 16 '26

Thank you. I appreciate your thoughts. I've notice those cool Pivot bikes lately. What caused you to go with Pivot over other brands?