I am going on what endless bike mechanics have told me regarding the lag and I guess specifically with Santa Cruz single pivot vs their VPP. That said- I have only test ridden these around town- not full rides and the Juliana had better set up for me with 5' fork vs, the standard 4' fork that the blur had when I rode it. From what I have been told and looking at the "build your bike" site from SC the geometry is really not that different- minutely- between the 2 bikes. Any opinions from this perspective? I realize that you are not a woman (at least by your pic) so you probably haven't ridden the Juliana (a women specific bike), but I am open to yours or anyone's opinion before I throw down for one of these bikes. Thanks