TalusRider

Pretty much love the bike but that saddle - can't stand it! I had that briefly on my Yeti but I hated it and couldn't believe what the price is on those! I sold it, got a $40 saddle that I love. Expensive doesn't always mean "good".

My first Yeti was a 2007 ASR 575. The swingarm had no bearing hinges but relied on a carbon "hinge" that flexed under load. Over time this weakened and broke. The replacement cost $400 which Yeti tried to convince me was a "special customer service consideration". It was not. That was the list price for the part. This bike appears to have pretty much the same design swingarm but I'd bet you'd need a 2nd mortgage to replace this one when it inevitably breaks.

Dollars to doughnuts, Santa Cruz/Reserve ain't gonna let some Taiwanese company put a dent in their $50+ razor blade...errrr.... presta valve business. Them boys got a team of lawyers on this I'm sure.

@finnspin: I stand... or sit, corrected. Guess I never paid attention when I was bleeding my Shimanos and now I don't have them anymore. Sorry you had to do that legwork to prove that to me. Peace.

@finnspin: I don't recall Shimano telling me to buy one certain brand of fluid or it would eat the seals on their brake systems. I could buy any brand of mineral oil. I've seen fear based sales plenty, this one is textbook. They also tried to tell people that SRAM branded DOT fluid was somehow "special" from other DOT fluid. And people BELIEVED that crap! DOT is a STANDARD, and all brands have to meet that same standard to put DOT on the container.

Proprietary fluid? Sounds about SRAM. I'd love to see what the gross profit margin on that stuff is. I was actually excited until I read "plastic" pistons. One thing I've learned with SRAM products: Never buy the first version. I'll wait to see if they come out with a new version next year that fixes a design flaw for which they'll sell a modification kit for $50+ and bike shops charge $100+ to install or the DIYer has to buy a "special" tool for. Why do the right thing when you can hit up your customer base for more money to fix it, right?

@Jer3myF: Wo. I was right with you until you decided to attack people who are in a different age group than you. So first, FU. 2nd, stop being afraid to drive, start actually DRIVING instead of feeding your ego by death scrolling at every traffic light. And find the courage to actually look people in the eyes and communicate for a change. You might find that even people older than you aren't the assholes you want to paint them as. Most of the shit you use was created by them, jackoff. $48K is ridiculous pay in Boulder Co., especially for a product that yields 50+% GP at list price. And for the amount of experience that job asks for, it is insulting. I agree with you on some things, but you're still just a smart mouth punk bitching about the exact people who saved the freedoms you so eagerly abuse.

@whitebirdfeathers: Do you have an employee referral program? Wanna refer me for the job? I'm happy to talk via DM or something private first.

@whitebirdfeathers: Ha! That's funny you say that because yesterday afternoon (after my comment) I got a job notice from SB&D. Yes, you're correct, but Craftsman is sold through Lowe's where I live so I thought they had bought the brand. Did I see another comment that you work for them?

It's funny to see that swingarm design showing up on more bikes now. I guess the patent ran out on that, for Marin was it? And so many people whined about that design when the original was on the market.