Yup, following in the footsteps of the Santa Cruz Blur, the new Vala abandons ... The Vala offers 150mm of rear travel and is paired with 160mm travel suspension forks. In terms of ebike system ...

The new Blur will be offered in XC and TR specification. The XC build features 100mm suspension front and rear, Maxxis Aspen tyres, a remote lockout, Rockshox SidLuxe shock and SidSL suspension fork.

That's the route Santa Cruz has taken with its Blur LTc ... and the rear wheel would break free. Some of that is down to technique, of course, but some other suspension designs we've ridden ...