Well then feel free to email me at rojensen@competitivecyclist.com and I'll check the demo tour in your area and we'll get you out on one. I have put almost 1500 miles on my SB100 over the past 1.5 years. I would say the only negative thing in my opinion is that it just didn't feel as light and playful as the other bikes that I've ridden in the same class. Light, good at climbs and very capable on the downhill.
Sag 30% rear (seated) 20% front (standing)
If all you're doing is racing, chances are its easy to justify sacrificing comfort and playful trail power for speed and featherweight builds, but if you're like us your riding keeps going far away from the starting line, hitting laps with your crew when the last thing on your mind is hanging a number plate from your bar.
I know that "quiver-killer" is a grossly overused cliche in this industry, but the Yeti SB100 is truly deserving of that characterization.
The reduced rake brings the front wheel back so more traction is on tap and it brings back the agility that is often lost with slacker head tube angles. It shares similarities with the outgoing XC race bike, the ASR, and its current trail assassin, the SB4.5, and EWS winning SB5.5. £11.90. Sure you probably don't want to enter the local enduro, but you could! or Best Offer.
If you really want to narrow it down, buy the bike that looks like you want to go out and ride it! {"modules":["unloadOptimization","bandwidthDetection"],"unloadOptimization":{"browsers":{"Firefox":true,"Chrome":true}},"bandwidthDetection":{"url":"https://ir.ebaystatic.com/cr/v/c1/thirtysevens.jpg","maxViews":4,"imgSize":37,"expiry":300000,"timeout":250}}Satisfaction Guaranteed / Ships in 24 hrs / BMT14167Satisfaction Guaranteed / Ships in 24 hrs / BMT16598Satisfaction Guaranteed / Ships in 24 hrs / BMT16476Satisfaction Guaranteed / Ships in 24 hrs / BMT16485Amounts shown in italicized text are for items listed in currency other than U.S. dollars and are approximate conversions to U.S. dollars based upon Bloomberg's conversion rates. They know that the hardcore XC and Enduro segments are actually relatively small subsets of the market. Beefy pivots join the front and rear triangles improving the lateral stiffness and creating confidence inspiring tracking as you navigate tricky rock gardens, rooty descents, and blown out switchbacks. Comparing a featherweight anorexic race whippet and it'll soar up climbs like a rocketship, and pedal through the flats with efficiency that teeters on hard-tail capabilities. $4,800.00 to $5,400.00 - apply Price filter. Now it's not a weight thing as I've weighed each one and the Yeti was a touch lighter, so maybe it was the size.
In the same way that the average rider probably doesn't need 160mm of travel to ride his local trails, he also probably doesn't need a 71* headtube angle. Turq frames utilize the finest carbon fiber and resins that Yeti can get its hands on and builds up extremely lightweight frames, with outstanding durability and impact resistance.
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The switch infinity is a super stable platform which is solid when hammering the climbs and super smooth on rocky descents. If all you're doing is racing, chances are its easy to justify sacrificing comfort and playful trail power for speed and featherweight builds, but if you're like us your riding keeps going far away from the starting line, hitting laps with your crew when the last thing on your mind is hanging a number plate from your bar.
I was amazed at how confidence-inspiring the front end was.
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Thanks for a great bike.Here's my elevator pitch on the SB100: It's an incredibly capable short travel trail bike that can be made race-able with the right spec. It isn't uncommon to find riders on the SB100 keeping pace with others on longer travel rigs. I currently have a Pivot LES 29 and a Yeti SB140 as well but if the house was on fire and I could get one of my bikes out in time, the SB100 would be the one I’d save first. This carousel displays a list of buttons that updates the main product image when a button is clickedThis button adds this product to a list of products that can be used to make comparisons between all the products in the list.
2019 Yeti SB100 C-Series 29" EX-DEMO £4,899.00 £3,900.00 Select options For more info on Yeti bikes, please call us on 01206 299641 or email us at info@sussedoutsuspension.co.uk Switch Infinity, now utilized on every Yeti, gets the call up for suspension duties, the first time we've seen it in this travel format and is optimized for the bike. Sure you probably don't want to enter the local enduro, but you could! And a hell of a lot more than half the point. Everyone else. Yeti didn't get consumed by weight, they spec'd the bike as they tested it on their local trails. It also allows for exceptional torsional and lateral stiffness for efficiency, and just the right amount of finely tuned flex so you track through straight rock gardens instead of being deflected off your line. I would say the only negative thing in my opinion is that it just didn't feel as light and playful as the other bikes that I've ridden in the same class.
I don't feel the SB100 is a true XC bike, I think it's built for someone who likes to go out and have a great time ripping it up no matter the terrain.
You can absolutely run XC tires and take it out to the Tuesday night race, but it's happiest on the 40 mile Saturday group ride that involves hours of climbing that would suck on an all-mountain bike, and descents that would give you traditional XC bike a wedgie and take it's lunch money. It's light and tucks behind the seat tube in its own compartment keeping it safe from the elements and allows the frame to accommodate a water bottle in the front triangle. High Speed corner exits (probably due to the frame size)