dman7777

@carym: the bulk of what they manufacture will be OEM wheels on new bikes, so they have to be boost.

@nekislav: If they want to save production costs by running 1 hub size, then it has to be boost, because that is what the new bikes have. So they don't really have a choice. Since they make thousands of OEM Wheeelsets they must do boost.

@SirNotAppearing: I didnt notice it was a rythm. so thats a valid point, as far a deore brakes vs sram? deore brakes are pretty dam good. GX drivetrain is pretty good too. overall I dont think XT is even better than GX.... I guess the raceface cranks are cooler..but you dont get to test ride your bike, and If something breaks your shipping it back to god knows where. I am sure you are happy with your bike, I just dont think the value proposition is a screaming deal. plus its not $500 less unless you are talking about a clearance bike which you equally likely to find with the major brands

@Racer951: The YT (US Pricing) value proposition is just not quite as good as I think it needs to be for me to buy a direct to consumer bike. I mean look at the Basic Jeffsey CF model vs a Stumpjumper FSR Comp Carbon 650b...the YT build is just slightly better for the same price. Jeffsey CF vs TRANCE ADVANCED 2 = same story... giant is $125 more than the YT..similar builds YT a bit better. Jeffsey CF vs Trek Fuel EX 9.7? Trek gives you a really good build here for $4000...virtually the same as the YT and the pricing is the same. I am looking at the basic Carbon Trail bikes from all four companies here and I just dont see any significant savings or Major component upgrades. There is a slight component upgrade with the YT in all cases, but really not much better than the bikes that will have local support.