ZaneTaylor

Tune ID: DWCB "Description: 2020, FLOAT DPX2, P-S, A, 3pos, Evol LV, Yeti, SB130, 210, 52.5, CEC001, RDZ002, Rezi M F M, Standard Logo” Recently bought a brand new 2020 model Yeti SB130, but I wanted a megneg from day one. I pulled it after 3-4 test rides since it took a while to source a super deluxe in this size. Standard mount. Can be shipped in a super deluxe box.

Upgrades - $2950 spent in upgrading a $2900 MSRP bike. If this bike was still stock, I've seen them sell for $2500 used. Wouldn't be selling this season if it weren't for two messed up ankles, which may lead to surgeries on both sides. If I'm lucky, I'll be riding mellow trails this year, and may return to my XC roots with a 29 in wheels. Probably need something that I won't want to bunny hop and play around on as much. I'm too tempted to push my limits on this bike out in Colorado. I've been building it up for a while, making calculated improvements. I've been riding this platform since the 2017 model was released and know it very well. (This frame is a 2019.) I've let mechanics, and sponsored riders take it around the block for their opinion on the upgrades, and they are always amazed by it. Especially those who sell giants at their shop. It truly feels like a $6,000 bike. I'm going to claim that as an objective fact having ridden many $6k spec carbon Ibis/Santa cruz/Trek/Pivot bikes. Most of those $6,000 builds still come with some corners cut. Sure, Carbon frames, but heavy wheels, alloy handlebars, and heavy cassettes. The trend I've seen from 2018-2020 is that dollar for dollar, the same bikes get worse spec's year over year. Most high end 12 speed shimano builds use an XT cassette, 101 grams heavier than XTR. Then they'll use an XT shifter over SLX which recoups 3 grams.. Or XT cranks over SLX to recoup just 10 grams. It really matters where your weight is. IMO, gram for gram, each gram saved on Cockpit, wheels, cassettes, tires, seat, and seatpost matter more than a gram saved by having a carbon frame. Wheels/tires probably by a factor of 4. Cassette by 2. And handlebars and seat / seatpost change the overall dynamics and playfulness of the ride. Easier to lean, and easier to lift for manuals, bunny hops, jumps, or drops. Upgrades: XTR cassette - 376g - $240 used / $310 take off / $389 retail Xt derailleur - $120 - 281g Slx cranks - $105 - 631g (10g more than xt yet it looks better on this matte black bike.) Xt chainring - $65 - 115g Xt chain - $45 - 252g Xtr bb - $43 - 70g Slx shifter -$41 - 117g (I prefer the feel to the XT. Look up complaints of stiffness on XT. Everyone is hyped on XT double shifts, but it's not for everyone.) Fox Factory 36 - easily $450 in used value locally - Grip 2 - 2019 - 170mm Raceface dropper lever - I9 enduro s straight pull rear wheel - $450 I9 torch 6 pawl Microspline freehub - $209 Raceface aeffect r30 front wheel with bearings - $100 (not the new Aeffect, the older and much lighter Aeffect R 30. I like it's balance of stiffness/compliance and it's weight roughly matches that of the I9 Enduro S front.) Rockshox super deluxe - $250-$350 Megneg aircan upgrade - $90 Service at dirtlabs - sept 2020 - $80 (Service expense not tallied.) One up carbon bars 800mm - $140 - 220g One up V2 210mm dropper - $210 - 580g Raceface turbine stem (40mm?) - $104 137g or less? Ergon grips - My math: 389+120+105+65+45+43+41+450+50+450+209+100+350+90+140+104+200=$2951 I didn't add things like pad, caliper or rotor swaps (front is on 203mm, rear caliper is a brand new deore, will come wth brand new pad and rotor upon purchase), shock service, any misc parts to make the upgrades happen like derailleur hangers. If I did nothing to this bike from when I bought it, I've seen these sell for $2500. Though to buy this all new, one would need to pay $5950, and $6500 after tax, I'm asking for $4,100 looking for someone who wants a durable bike without frills that looks fine and isn't going to be their excuse going up or down the trail. ----- On this drivetrain, I cut the corner of using SLX cranks VS XTR, because crank damage happens, crank weight isn't the worst weight for DH, and there is a $400 price difference between SLX and XTR. Plus SLX cranks look better than XT on this matte black frame with only a 10G penalty. SLX shifter has the lever feel I like the most, and it's only 3g heavier than XTR. I initially went w an XTR chain but it now has an XT on it. Would rather change them out more frequently than trying to run one nice chain to the grave. Also an XT chainring over the XTR because I read of durability concerns, and it's half the price. Better to change them out more often than risk advancing wear of the XTR cassette. Would be interested in removing any component from this bike that I could use on my next bike (so any component that would work on 27.5 and 29). If you don't want the drivetrain, cockpit, seat, or even the brakes.. Then I'd work that out with you for a lower price. I could even keep the Microspline freehub, and put the original Shimano freehub back on. It weighs the same as my friend's Carbon 2020 Ibis HD5 w AXS eagle build on Ibis S35 Alloy wheels, costing about $8000. (My Trance weighs 30.5lbs/13.83457kg) Rear-end is abnormally light and playful with an XTR cassette and I9 Enduro S wheel. The Megneg aircan on the Rockshox super deluxe feels bottomless, even at a bike park. Yet it's still ridiculously efficient at the climbs and maneuvers intuitively up technical terrain like Bitterbrush (@ Hall Ranch). If you know Giant, then you might remember that Giant ran a 20mm longer fork on the 2016 Trance frame to create their SX model. The 170mm fork is well mannered up and down with the stem on the lowest end of the stack. A 20mm longer fork is perfectly reasonable on this aluminum frame. Besides, I weigh 150 pounds and haven't been on more than about 7 great rides with the 170mm fork installed. Why? I injured my first ankle not very long after install last fall. And after two rides this winter, I sprained my other ankle. The frame is completely fine, I asked many mechanics about running 20mm extra up front. To be honest, I think it makes the bike insanely fun down hill while remaining balanced on climbs at 170mm. I'd understand if someone out of town wanted to go down to 160mm. Or 150mm if running a larger tire up front, like a 2.6 vs 2.4 in rear. But I hope to find someone curious enough to come out and test ride it. It balances out as it currently sits and has a 66 degree HT angle now, but you may have to feel it to believe it. It's not that expensive to lower its travel if you disagree/ride flatter trails. My thinking was that I could run an extra volume spacer, sit a little lower on sag, and wind up with something that hugged the ground and matched a 160mm fork after sag. It felt perfectly balanced on climbs after dropping the stem on the stack and matching the tire size front to rear. With that, then it's geometry is balanced better than it was when new. Really doubt that anyone would hop on this and say it shouldn't have come like this as an option from the factory. While I honestly put the 170mm fork on as a test, I now believe in it. It's honestly too fun to ruin by installing a shorter air spring before the next owner even tries it out. I'm writing novels because I love this bike and am trying to find the right owner. The trend for longer, lower, slacker is great, but it comes at a trade off. If you want the pinnacle of balanced, and bang for the buck, this bike might be just that. It's equally intuitive both up and down the trail. With all of these upgrades, you can tune it in with air pressure/settings for everything from DH to XC. Air everything up for longer flow trails and it's light and efficient enough to hang with XC bikes. Yet when the bike heads downhill, you just float. I used to ride with two friends with the same generation trance, my bike would break away on descents with these wheels and upgrades. Even if we matched speeds on a hill and let it ride, I'd break away. It was really odd, I still can't explain exactly why/how. We swapped bikes, did the test again, and no matter who stood on my bike it was just faster.