It's a really sweet bike, loves to go really fast! The geometry is a bit more extreme than my previous bike (Process 153 29 carbon) but it still remains nimble and lively. It really loves the steep and chunky stuff!
It's a really sweet bike, loves to go really fast! The geometry is a bit more extreme than my previous bike (Process 153 29 carbon) but it still remains nimble and lively. It really loves the steep and chunky stuff!
how do you find the climbing performance? the highlander had great traction and all that but it was very tiring. the stumpy evo i bought after selling it is WAY more rapid on the ascents. curious if you find the same between the kona and this
It's a really sweet bike, loves to go really fast! The geometry is a bit more extreme than my previous bike (Process 153 29 carbon) but it still remains nimble and lively. It really loves the steep and chunky stuff!
how do you find the climbing performance? the highlander had great traction and all that but it was very tiring. the stumpy evo i bought after selling it is WAY more rapid on the ascents. curious if you find the same between the kona and this
wow i had a highlander on my short list to try, but if it climbs that much worse than the stumpy evo (the worst climbing bike ive ridden in recent memory), maybe not.
It's a really sweet bike, loves to go really fast! The geometry is a bit more extreme than my previous bike (Process 153 29 carbon) but it still remains nimble and lively. It really loves the steep and chunky stuff!
how do you find the climbing performance? the highlander had great traction and all that but it was very tiring. the stumpy evo i bought after selling it is WAY more rapid on the ascents. curious if you find the same between the kona and this
wow i had a highlander on my short list to try, but if it climbs that much worse than the stumpy evo (the worst climbing bike ive ridden in recent memory), maybe not.
i guess it must be very individual because my evo feels equally as fast on the climbs as my SB130 and i would say that yetis are the best climbing bikes i have ever ridden. the highlander just felt so SLOW on the climbs and my ebike riding partners would frequently comment on how much faster i was when i rode anything other than the highlander. i loved that bike though, especially on the descents. it was absolutely the best downhill smashing bike i've ever had, so if your riding skews to that side of things, i doubt you'd be disappointed. also worth mentioning that i did do several 40-50 mile rides on the highlander and it was fine, just slower than it would have been otherwise (and i wouldn't have wanted to do another 10-20 miles beyond that)
how do you find the climbing performance? the highlander had great traction and all that but it was very tiring. the stumpy evo i bought after selling it is WAY more rapid on the ascents. curious if you find the same between the kona and this
wow i had a highlander on my short list to try, but if it climbs that much worse than the stumpy evo (the worst climbing bike ive ridden in recent memory), maybe not.
i guess it must be very individual because my evo feels equally as fast on the climbs as my SB130 and i would say that yetis are the best climbing bikes i have ever ridden. the highlander just felt so SLOW on the climbs and my ebike riding partners would frequently comment on how much faster i was when i rode anything other than the highlander. i loved that bike though, especially on the descents. it was absolutely the best downhill smashing bike i've ever had, so if your riding skews to that side of things, i doubt you'd be disappointed. also worth mentioning that i did do several 40-50 mile rides on the highlander and it was fine, just slower than it would have been otherwise (and i wouldn't have wanted to do another 10-20 miles beyond that)
yeah maybe i just had the evo set up weird, it felt like the slug for real. and the tons of set up changes maybe help; i just got a rocky altitude and had it set up in the short chainstay setting the first few rides and really just didnt like it but then moved it to the long setting and its been so insane, the bike just knows what i want to it to do and it does it. huge difference that 10mm makes.
wow i had a highlander on my short list to try, but if it climbs that much worse than the stumpy evo (the worst climbing bike ive ridden in recent memory), maybe not.
i guess it must be very individual because my evo feels equally as fast on the climbs as my SB130 and i would say that yetis are the best climbing bikes i have ever ridden. the highlander just felt so SLOW on the climbs and my ebike riding partners would frequently comment on how much faster i was when i rode anything other than the highlander. i loved that bike though, especially on the descents. it was absolutely the best downhill smashing bike i've ever had, so if your riding skews to that side of things, i doubt you'd be disappointed. also worth mentioning that i did do several 40-50 mile rides on the highlander and it was fine, just slower than it would have been otherwise (and i wouldn't have wanted to do another 10-20 miles beyond that)
yeah maybe i just had the evo set up weird, it felt like the slug for real. and the tons of set up changes maybe help; i just got a rocky altitude and had it set up in the short chainstay setting the first few rides and really just didnt like it but then moved it to the long setting and its been so insane, the bike just knows what i want to it to do and it does it. huge difference that 10mm makes.
What year evo were you on? Was it the current gen or an earlier model? i'm on a '22 and it is rapid
i guess it must be very individual because my evo feels equally as fast on the climbs as my SB130 and i would say that yetis are the best climbing bikes i have ever ridden. the highlander just felt so SLOW on the climbs and my ebike riding partners would frequently comment on how much faster i was when i rode anything other than the highlander. i loved that bike though, especially on the descents. it was absolutely the best downhill smashing bike i've ever had, so if your riding skews to that side of things, i doubt you'd be disappointed. also worth mentioning that i did do several 40-50 mile rides on the highlander and it was fine, just slower than it would have been otherwise (and i wouldn't have wanted to do another 10-20 miles beyond that)
yeah maybe i just had the evo set up weird, it felt like the slug for real. and the tons of set up changes maybe help; i just got a rocky altitude and had it set up in the short chainstay setting the first few rides and really just didnt like it but then moved it to the long setting and its been so insane, the bike just knows what i want to it to do and it does it. huge difference that 10mm makes.
What year evo were you on? Was it the current gen or an earlier model? i'm on a '22 and it is rapid
Current model. the black and minty green one, i think it was a gx spec.
Hello Guys! Bike pedals well for a 37lb. bike haha! Am a big fan of the more upright seated position, this makes it a slightly better climber than my kona used to be, it tends to just keep traction on the rear wheel and never slip out. While this bike is clearly more downhill inspired than the "playful" nature/geometry of the kona, it is surprisingly nimble and fun to ride on more tame trails with switchbacks or tighter jumps
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