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 I can imagine how expensive service must be in Norway considering how much they charge in DK.. 1850 DKK for a Rockshox service if you want it done in CPH. Ship it across the country and someone will look at it for DKK 1250. Don't even wanna think about Fox service. It's robbery in daylight considering parts are dirt cheap and for Rockshox you don't need specialized tools. So a mechanic is literally charging 1500 DKK an hour.. That's more than a lawyer ..

 There’s no service costs for the Switch Infinity stanchions. But you do have to keep them cleaned and do some simple maintenance every now and again.

 @benede1976: It is all on youtube. They are infamous at this point.

 @joni0001984: Infamous maybe - I have a collection of dead switch infinity links from three Yeti bikes over the past 7 years (sb55c, sb165, sb150). they generally last around 12mths of hard UK abuse with regular maintenance, which sounds terrible...
However, a quick warranty claim generally sees a new one arrive within a week (photo evidence of mild Kashima wear is sufficient - so still perfectly ridable/no downtime), 20 minutes work to fit and you're good to go again, main pivot bearings included.
There's lifetime warranty on switch links on all metric named Yetis (post sb5.5, sb6 etc). So a non-issue as far as I'm concerned, but a pain for anyone not doing their own maintenance I guess..

 @joni0001984: I just sold my 2017 Yeti SB5. Used the right type of grease every two weeks, removed and cleaned the SI every few months, had zero issues over seven years in variable Canadian conditions.

Not going to say that the extra complexity and servicing makes sense, or that I’d recommend it if you cake your bike in mud every ride. But I had no first-hand issues.

 @benede1976: I much prefer my current bike for maintenance. Every other year I unscrew two bolts that releases the four $5 bearings and in 5 minutes I am done.

 @benede1976: It should not be like that. “I forgot to clean the frame and smear it in slick honey and now it broke itself!”

 @joni0001984: a biennial plan of two bolts sounds terribly insufficient. I don’t know anyone who gets away with so little maintenance. It makes me think you may not ride your bike much.

It doesn’t matter what you think should be. Yeti bikes are pretty amazing to ride. I no longer own one and I won’t miss the tiny bit of extra work for that Switch Infinity link, but they still make some pretty great bikes.

 @benede1976: I ride 300 days a year in the Norwegian mountains. My love for single pivot stems from spending too much time on bike frame maintenence in the past. I even had a hardtail for years but it was too hard on the knees downhill. There is really nothing wrong with a modern single pivot, despite what various marketing departments have to tell you to tickle your fancy for a made in Asia frame with gold-coated Kashima parts inside the frame, that tend to clog up quickly and scratch, if you don’t spend the time cleaning it daily with a lint free pad. One could even argue that I will do more riding than someone with frame that inadvertently breaks down on itself.

 @benede1976: I also suspect that I would need a team of consumer rights lawyers to make sure my frame gets serviced if I am missing any of the requirements. Then I prefer my badly performing 4 x $5 bearings any day.