YT has announced a new version of its Izzo trail bike that slices the rear travel from 130mm down to 120mm.
All
3 Core models of the Izzo currently share 130mm of travel front and rear and last year
YT launched the Blaze edition that upped the fork travel to 140mm and dropped the grip shift lockout. Now, the German direct sales brand has taken things the other way and released a shorter travel version of the bike called the Izzo Uncaged 7.
The new Uncaged model is aimed to offer more of an XC feel than the standard Izzo and that is no doubt helped by the fact that this is the lightest full suspension bike YT has ever released, tipping the scales at 11.4kg/25.1lbs (size S).
Nothing has changed about the frame but it is specced with a shorter shock - the RockShox SIDLuxe Ultimate has a 50mm stroke, 5mm shorter than on the Core models, which translates to 10mm less at the rear wheel. The shock is paired with a SID Ultimate fork that matches the 120mm rear travel. This is the only bike in the range to offer SID suspension with the Core models all running Fox 34s and the Blaze running a Pike. Unlike on the Blaze or Core models, riders can still lock out the front and rear suspension thanks to the SRAM TwistLoc Full Sprint remote.
The Izzo Uncaged 7 is the only YT model to use SID suspension
The changes in travel have also slightly altered the geometry with reaches growing by 3-4mm in each size, and the seat and head tube angles steepening by 0.4°. As the frame has remained unchanged, the rest of the numbers remain generally in line with the Core models. The full geometry chart is below:
The rest of the spec definitely points to the platform's increased cross country intentions with a SRAM XX1 Eagle AXS groupset, DT Swiss XCR 1200 Spline wheels and Maxxis Rekon Race tires. The full spec is below:
The bike's XC intentions are backed by it's racy spec
The Izzo Uncaged is limited to a total of 300 bikes sized S to XXL with the majority being offered in Europe and North America priced at: €6,999 / £5,999 / $7,499 USD / $10,499 CAD.
More info, here.
Is this a thing?
I have a Sid select, and it kinda sucks but I thought it was down to the fact I'm over riding this fork and should definitely be on a pike.
With Pinkbike being a media outlet i'm surprised they haven't done a larger story on this issue. The failure rate has to be insanely high based on forum posts i've seen... even their field test had two with bushing play. Would be cool if they did an in-depth dive on what's causing the issue, and put some heat on Rockshox to explain how the hell these keep shipping.
OK, so it's bushing play not a sticky, harsh feeling fork. I definitely don't have bushing play but I've never ridden a fork that rides this poorly. I've kept the thing clean, done a handful of lower leg/air piston services and have tried the recommended set up for my weight per Rock Shox. It all results in a fork with little to no small bump sensitivity that I can't use full travel on. If I go to a lower spring pressure I get an unsupported, diving mess. I thought the complaint was the opposite, poor bushing overlap and tolerance causing binding.
I think they're definitely still operating in a niche between the Polygons/Vitus' and the brick n mortar brands. YT and Commencal are living in tweenersville with some great prices/awful specs and some middling prices with great specs.
I'd still go this route over buying a 3k+ Santa Cruz with SRAM SX and a Recon fork.
And then of course we should try to support brands that support the sport, have some racing teams, do trail building and sponsor cool stuff instead of leaving riders in the dirt every other year (hint hint)
Try that on my trail, Euroschmuck.
Mike Hunt: Marketing director of YT
www.pinkbike.com/u/DoubleCrownAddict/blog/yt-marketing-the-most-offensive-mysogynist-violent-pro-trump-company-in-bicycle-history.html
Happy new year, ya tardnugget.
But you would rather just react as a loyal YTrash owner rather than face the facts about your brand.
There is support for my YTrash blog on the comments of the blog, plus these articles are YT marketing represents sexism. Also good to see that you are completely and utterly incapable of finding anything not factual in my blog.
singletrackworld.com/2016/03/who-or-what-is-jeffsy-whatever-it-is-its-not-for-women
parkcitymountainbike.com/i-hate-jeffsy
You need to find a way to work in that YT doesn’t care about the environment and you will get on the front page immediately. Like maybe find a connection that the skull means they fed used carbon frames to an endangered whale killing it. The lightening bolt means all their electricity comes from burning coal and they leave the lights on all day!
Looks like I offended some YTrash Snowflakes❗⚜️
What if you live in Midwest US?
200mm seems like the least amount of fun.
Not that I’d live there…
Don't flatter yourself.
You can't win.
Isn’t the best idea, in terms of innovation IMHO. They adapt a robust frame with lightweight parts, and probably it works, but, nothing new here... the HA is steeper, the bike maintain the same kinematics, and the frame could be a little overweighted for XC, and for 2022 over 66 is outdated I guess
Plus, the suspension kinematics has been designed for trail riding, not for hours of smashing pedals
RM and TR have changed the scene... YT, nice try but it doesn't seem like anything new to me
It has a (heavy) AXS dropper and a dual-control suspension lockout (which they deleted from previous models because it was prone to problems and borderline "superfluous").
Did femurs suddenly shrink while I wasn’t looking?
The Izzo: not so much.
Since it only has rebound adjustment and lock/unlock switch.
When unlocked, what kind of compression damping does it set to? Some value appropriate for "average" rider? Full open?
My hunch is that the pressure behind the seal on the shock demands better sealing which is aided by better oil presence.
@harryhood: My anecdotal experience says this is a good observation. If given the option, why not have the oil settling on the seal rather than away from it? And also, with air can shrader valves usually at the eyelet of the shock, it is easier to check and adjust pressure without losing valuable amounts of oil when the oil isn't sitting f*&^^&&* IN that channel. Upside down shocks are silly. If it's lockout cables that are concern - just orient the stop at 6:00 and run a small bit of extra cable to take up slack during travel. It actually results in a less aggressive entry angle and better lockout lever actuation anyway.
My Top Fuel has the shock “upside down” and I definitely have to pull the shock apart and lube everything far more frequently than on my other bikes.
If you look at the sprung/unsprung mass of the rear shock, the orientation used here is the correct one.
And yes, the remote cable would move the whole time if the shock would be the other way round, whereas like this it is perfectly still during the ride.
The lubrication of the seals is not an issue, as the seals are not lubricated (in the first place), but greased, when the shock is assembled. The grease stays in place anyway. The lubrication inside is meant for the inner seals and the shaft moving inside the shock, so there would be no effect to the seals, regardless of the orientation of the shock. Every regular, non-inverted fork works the same.
Also YT: Here is are MOST XC BIKE EVER!
A bit of a head scratcher... Maybe Nino needs to take note haha
No answer is needed, it's more a query.
If you're out of the saddle and racing, especially for short sharp climbs, a lockout is well worth it
I race XCM, generally get top 10ish, despite my 50 revolutions around the Sun, and see no benefit in remote lockouts. If I did a lot of short track racing, my opinion might differ.
If that short sharp corner is also loose and/or rough, then the advantage goes to open suspension.
Lockouts aren’t worth much, the longer a race is.
I'll stop there as more lycra-based chat will get us chased out of here with pitchforks, but in response to the OP, if it's good enough for Nino Schurter...
Do you think NS wouldn’t be on the podium if his bike didn’t have remote lockouts?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKNxeF4KMsY
I noticed Trek had “splatter” paint on one of their 2022 stock bikes.
That’s pretty old school.
Just keep reducing it and we'll have another mini bike video (which was awesome this year by the way!)