If you've ever ridden a Yeti, you'll notice it's a race bike, it wants to go FAST, it is not built for slow speed terrain at all, and it's almost kind of hard to ride them at slow speed. I think the SB150 does a really solid job of remaining solid under pedaling, but giving when you need it. Santa Cruz in general prefer a little softer feel pedaling platform. The Yeti stays a little higher in it's travel compared to the SC. In terms of plushness, there both really solid, I don't really think about bikes in that regard to be honest. I couldn't really tell the difference. Any one else have a better way of explaining this?