None at None in Provo, Utah, United States - photo by dirtworks911

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2013 Yeti SB-66 (SB66) Large frame, Canecreek DBair shox, Rock Shox Lyric DH fork, Shimano Saint crank (34 tooth chainring), Shimano XT cass. (11-36), Shimano XT rear derailleur, Gamut Chainguide, Shimano Saint shifter, Shimano Saint brakes (203mm-180mm XT rotors), Easton Havoc 35 carbon bar (800mm), Easton Havoc 35 stem (50mm), Yeti saddle, Rock Shox Reverb 125mm seat post, Easton Havoc wheelset, Bontrager G4 tires (2.35"), and Straitline AMP pedals. Total weight: 35 lbs 4 oz (including pedals)

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Album: 2013-Yeti-SB-66
Category: Bikes - DH
Date Posted: Mar 7, 2013 at 16:42
Mar 7, 2013
Location: Provo, Utah, United States
Trail: None
Riders: None

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Apple iPhone 4

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2.8

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Date

2013:03:07

Time

17:15:23

24 Comments

yyc650b (Nov 7, 2013 at 8:43)

I just ordered a 2014 SB66 alloy with rear carbon triangle. I am super pumped. I changed the fork for a RS Pike RCT3 160mm with XO1 and a set of mavic crossmax st wheel set. How do you like the CCDB air? I was concerned with the top tube length being so long. I am 6' 1'' I have no time behind the bars on this bike and hearing you being 6' 2" makes me think I ordered the right size. Good luck on the sale.

dirtworks911 (Nov 7, 2013 at 10:09)

Get a 50mm stem and you should be fine. If you ride DH more than all mountain or climb, you will like this top tube length more than any other bike you have ever ridden. BDair is amazing for harder riding. I never really bottom out (or at least feel like I do.) I've heard great things about the Monarch Plus though and it's half the weight. If you don't ride extreme terrain and ride if hard, I'd say go with the Monarch Plus. Both are great shocks. This much I will say though, If I had a DH bike as well as a SB66, or just riding light enduro (no freeride,) I'd get the Monarch Plus.

AlexArmanetti (Jul 20, 2013 at 16:52)

Nice bike man. I'm planning on getting the enduro version and then upgrading down the road with the same basic setup except for wheels and cranks. What's the biggest drop you've done on the bike?

dirtworks911 (Jul 20, 2013 at 18:57)

The biggest drop I've done on this is probably around 12 feet. I've taken this bike off 35-45 foot jumps though. Killer freeride bike that can pedal too. I'm currently building up a lighter wheelset and am thinking about swapping out the saint cranks for XT (2x10) or XX1 (1x11) to make it a little ligher and pedal friendly.

marin8ted (Mar 8, 2013 at 12:17)

Looks great!!

dirtnapped (Mar 7, 2013 at 16:55)

Very nice!

vogankhadafi (Mar 7, 2013 at 17:55)

sick dude!

booostin (Apr 4, 2013 at 16:46)

hows this bike for dh?

dirtworks911 (Apr 4, 2013 at 16:55)

It sure isn't a full on DH bike by any means. It has a slacked out headtube angle and really long top tube which helps with stability and high-speed hits. I can get the BB to drop in corners (not as good as my session 9.9 but) pretty decently. The single crown fork is really nimble but notice it gets a little squirly in the gnar. All and all, I think it's one of the best "DH feel" all mountain bikes money can buy.

booostin (Apr 4, 2013 at 17:04)

yeah well i mean i live in pretty am kinda place but if you switched out the suspension for more beefy stuff like a 36 float and a coil or db air like you have could this bike handle park riding? like big jumps and gnarly rock gardens?

dirtworks911 (Apr 4, 2013 at 17:12)

Oh, for sure! This bike handles 30+ foot gaps and 6+ foot drops no problem. It only has 152mm in the rear, but it honestly feels like it is 170mm or so.

booostin (Apr 4, 2013 at 17:16)

oh shit thats awesome! im like 200+ lbs so im not sure how it would handle that what about big boulders and super gnarly bumpy sketchy stuff?

dirtworks911 (Apr 4, 2013 at 17:21)

The DBair makes it seem super stable and I honestly haven't felt a serious bottom out on anything I have hit as of yet. If you are thinking about getting a good all mountain bike that can take a pounding at bike parks, I would strongly recommend this bike. It's the closest to a mini DH bike as you can get. You'll have to swap out the front fork and wheelset though. (It only comes with a sissy 15mm throu axel option for 2013.)

You can fit a coil on the rear as well.

booostin (Apr 4, 2013 at 17:37)

oh okay, i would think about doing that. Im only concerned since im a heavy weighted rider and dh bikes are more stable at a tall height and heavy weight but if i were to run this at a park id get a 170 or180 fork and an rc4 coil maybe im just worried that if i plowed it through a rock garden i dont wanna feel the frame or suspension flexing on the way down, ive also heard you can hit the seat tube on the tire if ya aint careful

booostin (Aug 19, 2013 at 21:18)

you should sell this to me hah

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Enduro27 (Sep 12, 2013 at 12:50)

lol 35lbs? fail

dirtworks911 (Sep 12, 2013 at 17:46)

Got it built the way I like it. If you think I failed, come to Utah and we'll ride and see who's the one that failed.

Enduro27 (Sep 12, 2013 at 18:05) (Below Threshold)

lol ok internet warrior, and my enduro is 31lbs

dirtworks911 (Sep 12, 2013 at 21:12)

Weight isn't everything dude. If you knew anything about biking, you'd realize that.

The SB66 frame is over a half pound heavier than other bikes in it's class because the Switch technology requires more material in order to get it to ride the way it does (a linkage design that Jared Graves and anyone else that owns a SB66 would agree is worth the weight.) My Saint crank arms might look heavy, but are actually 100 grams lighter than your outdated ones. The dbair is over twice the weight of your XC intended Fox Float. But considering you have no photos of you clearing a gap, sending a drop, or even getting your wheels off the ground, you probably wouldn't need anything more than the float. Noticed that you have a stock seatpost. That's neat you have decided to go cheap and save an extra 350 grams of weight, but realizing true enduro bikes should and aught to have a seat dropper, I feel you missed the big picture there. I have to give you credit through. You made a wise choice going with Shimano brakes. Extremely light weight and powerful. Too bad you let your 3 year old son take a sharpie to them, making them look like crap and unable to unidentify. If I had to venture a guess, I'd say they are SLX because that would coincide better with the overall performance of your bike (XT would be too nice.)

dirtworks911 (Sep 12, 2013 at 21:12)

Getting back to my bike, I decided to go with the Bontrager g3 tires because they perform like Minions but have a tread life 2 times longer. Weighing in at 1240 grams each, that is where most of my added weight came from. Realizing this, I decided to lace up a lighter, all-mountain wheelset of DT swiss 240 hubs and EX500 rims. Throwing on some Maxxis Ardents as well, I was able to cut the 35 lb 4 oz weight to 32 lb 2 oz. A good investment in which it allows me to ride enduro trails much quicker than I had in times passed. The great thing about having two wheelsets is I am able to pedal when I need to and DH when I want to. I wouldn't have to constantly be annoying bike shops to true up my wheels when things get gnarly even though I do my own work on my bike, at home.

dirtworks911 (Sep 12, 2013 at 21:13)

Bottomline: Don't talk shit on other peoples bikes unless they're pricks and deserve it (like you.) My SB66 with the lighter wheelset, is only 1 lb heaver than yours. Considering my frame is a 1/2 lb heaver, the dbair is a 1/2 lb heaver, and the reverb is almost a full 1 lb heaver, you got the short end of the stick. Not only does your bike most likely ride like a piece of shit (I can tell by the lack of TLC you put into it) it looks like a piece of shit. Spray painting a $1500+ frame black probably wasn't the smartest move you've ever made but considering you're probably some nasty ass red neck who somehow stumbled upon enough money to buy a bike, I wouldn't have expected anything more. Anyways, I've wasted enough time with you today. Happy Trails.

Enduro27 (Sep 12, 2013 at 21:23)

wow you have no life, not about to read all that...

Enduro27 (Sep 12, 2013 at 23:08) (Below Threshold)

And actually he's not a 3 year old, he is five and has Leukemia and a sharpie is his only friend right now as the family cat got run over by a truck last week so please stop with the personal attacks on my family and my heritage (your redneck comment).

cats2bekitten (Nov 6, 2013 at 20:58)

Go home. Your son doesn't have leukemia