Yeti SB75 The rumors have been swirling for months, but now it's official – Yeti will be adding a 27.5” wheeled bike to their lineup for 2014 called the SB75. The bike will have five inches of travel and maintains the geometry style that Yeti has implemented over the last few years, featuring a longer top tube, lower bottom bracket and relatively slack 67.5 degree head angle. The Switch Technology carries over from the other bikes in the SB lineup as well, with the main pivot mounted on an eccentric that rotates counter-clockwise in the beginning of the bike's travel and then rotates clockwise during the last portion of the shock's stroke. A removable ISCG bracket is available for riders wishing to run a chain guide, and the rear dropouts can be setup as a 12x142mm thru axle or a 135mm quick release. While the initial run of the SB75 will be made from aluminum, it wouldn't be surprising if Yeti offered a carbon version in the future, much like they did with their other SB bikes. The SB75 will be available this October with pricing comparable to the SB66 and SB95. | SB75 details • Intended use: trail/all-mountain • Rear wheel travel: 130mm • Wheel size: 27.5" • Aluminum frame • Colors: Turquoise, Black, Yellow • Switch suspension design • 67 degree head angle • Available in October |
The SB75 shares the same clean aesthetic and suspension layout as the other bikes in the Super Bike line.
Yeti 575 The SB75 isn't the only bike rolling on 27.5" wheels - Yeti is also bringing them to their 575 chassis. The bike's geometry has been adjusted to work with the larger wheel size, and the suspension curve has also been revised, with the changes intended to give the bike a more supportive mid-stroke and allow it to use its travel more efficiently. The 575 also gets ISCG 05 tabs and a PressFit 30 bottom bracket for 2014. | 575 details • Rear wheel travel: 140mm • Wheel size: 27.5" • Aluminum frame • Colors: Turquoise, Black, Yellow • 67 degree head angle |
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My 26" bike feels so inferior. Maybe I better go shred on it before it decides to kill itself.
27.5 and 29ers aren't an upgrade that makes 26" obsolete, it's just another option to rule out any reasons not to ride.
Maybe the innovation of the 27.5 is because trails are super buff now and you don't need the ability to maneuver tight spots nearly as much. At least on the northshore we still get the tight rugged trails that made this sport what it is. I'm all about growth but not if that growth leads to breadth rather than depth.
So there's one of the reasons it's being tested and marketed so heavily. I'm sure 1cm of grip can make a lot of difference for some riders.
I have borrowed a wheelset and fork, switched, rode around, and kept 26". Prefer 20mm more travel.
For the same travel, 27.5" is perfectly fine. I will have no problem with it being the standard. Though for me it will mean slammed front - I like my handlebars fairly low.
@fr3er1d3dr: don't be naive. We are all affected by it.And here's how.
Many people here have stated they "do not buy" new bikes, instead seeing their shed as a source of components which they can hang on frames. I too am one. Up to now, every time I wish to buy or sell parts, used or new, I am reliant on their being just that, a market for those goods and there has been a healthy one with a plethora of people all looking to swap parts and frames for their next "new" bike.
The 650B push is differentiating the MTB market, and that will eventually limit the ability of people (who choose not to enter the new market) to get hold of their desired bits and bobs.
If I stick with 26 (which I think I will), there will be an ever decreasing number of buyers of my spare parts over the coming years: for everyone who moves over to 27.5, the number of people looking to buy my spares/parts falls. There is excess supply of spares (prices go down, yeah!) but the equivalent fall in buyers (boo) means the market will stagnate: boo hiss for me. I am affected by it. So are we all. Continues...
Myself, I think that at 45 years old I can probably end up with a nice array of cheap frames. forks, wheels and rims that should see me through until the body gives out, I feel sorry for you young 'uns who have recently bought a 26 inch bike; you are going to lose big on resale value I suspect.
It's called evolution, and thanks to it, we have carbon parts, frames and wheels now. 9 speed (soon to be 10) and 7 inch single crown forks and air shocks and air forks. Must I keep going? All of those things are pretty standard now.
You make a realistic point about the used market and demand for the new thing, and you might be right, but so what? Every industry suffers change and it happens to many industries all the time. Movies, music, games, and other software and more can be stolen at almost little to no effort. I think the mountain bike industry should do what it can to keep itself alive, and if that means creating new demand, then they might just do it! They'll do what it takes. And feeding that demand is what keeps this sport moving with new innovations and the funds to support them and the riders/engineers/customers to inspire it.
Now this 11sp needs a new free-hub that does not work with all frames.. f*ck that..
Sensible ideas are over so they are trying to reinvent the wheel.
Why not trying it first before releasing statements like that?
It is not a DH bike. you don’t have to get 150mm to have a very capable shredding machine.
Somehow this untested, new, geometry and wheel size is magical enough to make me sell my bike, or buy a new one, or buy a new fork and wheel set and frame, and... for real. Have logic and reason left the building?
Even if you feel 27.5 is infinitely better, enjoy guinea pigging everyone's new geometry for the next 3 years.
Even if you feel 27.5 is infinitely better, enjoy possibly sitting on a bike which may have shit resale because the market settled out with 27.5 in the longer travel segments or the shorter travel market segments, or because everyone post-hype realizes the current geometry blows donkeys. ( granted 95% of mtb bikers suck and won't notice the difference as long as their friends think their kit is tight seems to be all that matters ).
Since when did idiots stand up with moral shields proclaiming righteousness to be paying to beta testing anyone's first year product?
Since when was it sane that idiots berate ( +1 word usage bitches ) others for critically thinking this through?
Oh, and if you suck on 26", you're gonna suck on 650b. That extra 3/4" isn't going to put somebody with a big fat contract and hoes at the bottom of the hill for you.
Oh, and if you buy a 27.5, all marketing departments and magazines will feature you in a center fold spread and Redbull will sponsor you.... anything else? I am sure I left someone out....
That is all boats and hoes and 27.5 oh noes.
I understand they're different platforms, and I'm always in favor of more options, but still -- from the same company
Pretty much the same situation Santa Cruz has going on with the aluminum Bronson vs new Heckler. Exact same geometry between the two, same 27.5" wheel size, same 150mm travel, same weight even (within 1/4 pound). But $650 price difference because of suspension platform difference.
Yet, for some strange reason it's the exact opposite in reality. I ride a 26" bike almost exclusively. But I don't throw tantrums about what other wheel size someone is riding. No one I ride with who rides 650 or 29 talks shit on people who ride 26" bikes. Nor do I call them "fag" and all the other lovely things the kids here call people who ride anything but a 26" full downhill sled or a DJ bike.
Kind of neat to see who the real "bad" people are in all of this.
I find it odd that there is so much hate on this site toward each new 27.5 bike that gets released yet none of these haters are singing the praises of the big S and their anti tweener wheel size position.
Don't worry though, I'm sure when the bandwagon has passed we'll see a 650b Enduro!
a) .. the reports of it being superior to 26" and
b) ... the bikes!)!
The industry's biggest problem with this BS evolution is that the facts are getting in the way of their arguments.
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PF30 on the 575 = not so much.
My point is this - a lot of manufacturers get it the wrong way around - main triangle in carbon, swingarm (the bit that moves) in aluminium. Save weight in the bit that moves, is my point.
I pray to god existng alloy SB95 and more importantly 66 owners can buy the carbon rear traignle and swap out ther old alloy ones?
Can yeti confirm is the switch link/bolts has changed too?
Long story short: who's gonna buy such a heavy and expensive 126 mm travel bike? Weight is only assumption as it's not indicated anywhere though.
Waaay more interesting stuff coming from good old europe!
I mean, there will always be a market for 26'' in DH and very probably Enduro too, and if you can't pop and flick a 27,5'', odds are you just plain suck and wouldn't really be better with a 26''.
too bad not yet :-/
no lime color? really lame
forums.mtbr.com/yeti/yeti-sb66-problems-766345.html
singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/anyone-seen-a-cracked-yeti-sb-66-one-here-pics-inside
Man, I sure hope the bike industry doesn't see these comments asking them to stop making 650b bikes. They'll be like "Guys, shut down the production right now! Some yutz on Pink Bike has a problem with them. Quick, start up production on the 26" bikes immediately!!!! That'll show us to try and progress our sport."
There will not always be the option between 26” and 27.5” wheels, and soon tire selection, fork selection, frame selection and rim selection will taper off for all things 26” inch. Finding a good 26” wheel/tire combo will soon be as difficult as finding a long travel frame with a bottom bracket with a decent height (IMPOSSIBLE!).
I am in the group that wants a single speed, >8 inch travel bike with 3 inch wide tires and a decent height bottom bracket. There is no options for me and soon there will be no options for all the 26” guys.
Hardcore long travel bikes are becoming more like road bikes everyday. I have said it on here before but it is the “roadbikification” of long travel freeride and downhill bikes.