Yeti has a new bike on the way for 2017, the SB5+. As the name suggests, it's the Colorado-based company's entry into the burgeoning Plus bike market, equipped with five inches of rear travel and 27.5 x 2.8” tires. The carbon fiber frame shares a similar aesthetic to the rest of Yeti's Switch Infinity bikes, with the exception of the elevated rear chainstays, a design that helps create the necessary tire clearance and minimizes the chance of heel rub.
Key numbers include a 67.1-degree head angle, 437mm chainstays, and a reach of 448mm for a size large, figures that place the new ride squarely in all-round trail bike category. A 150mm fork is matched to the SB5+'s 127mm of rear suspension, suspension that's delivered via a Fox Float shock.
There will be two different options for the carbon frame, Carbon and Turq. The frame's stiffness and ride characterisics are said to be the same, but the Turq series frames use more high modulus carbon fiber and weigh between 250 – 400 grams less. The different frame options aren't solely for the SB5+ though; riders will also be able to choose between the Carbon or Turq series for the rest of Yeti's lineup.
The Turq series versions of the SB5+ will be available in October, with complete prices starting ranging from $6,499 all the way up to $10,499 for the higest end model decked out with ENVE wheels and a SRAM Eagle drivetrain. Carbon series complete bikes will be available in mid-November, starting at $4,699 USD for the XT / SLX spec'd model. Frame weight is a claimed 5.67 pounds, and depending on the frame and parts spec completes are expected to range from 27.2 – 29 pounds.
www.yeticycles.com
On another note - at least on paper, this overforking business is getting pretty absurd.
And on your other note - C'mon, everybody in this 120mm fuzz do that. Sells 160 Enduro bike saying it is too big for what he does - buys 120 bike, puts 160 Pike and Minions DHR2 into it.
www.gtbicycles.com/eur_en/2013/bikes/mountain/enduro/distortion-1-0
Short rears and long fronts is subtly pushing people towards adopting cheaper hardtails as the manufacturer's are unwittingly making it seem like rear suspension travel is less important with this overforking trend
... or I'm just completely wrong
It's not a new thing and there actually isn't a problem with it. It's not unbalanced or uneven. It's just a way of having a fast and agile pedaling bike that can still take some hits. I had a Trek Liquid with a 36 on the front so 160/127 mm and it was a bloody fun bike to ride. Later on had a Spitfire with a Revelation (150/127) and it was also a blast! I think it's the best of both worlds when you're nailing fast and clean singletracks with some jumps and small rocky sections.
Very few are not subject to this mechanism... Who knows I may be riding a 120 bike in 2 years... I'm actually extremely tempted to try a 100mm rear 120 front XC racer with slack&long geo like XC bikes from Pole and Unno. Because I see no point in running little travel with heavy duty Enduro componentry.
@bogey @siderealwall2 I am quite sure Jaame was joking...
FYI, my Rocket 88 way back when, the Rock Shox Judy was able to be switched up internally from 80 to 100. The salesman was trying to convince me to buy that over a Diamondback V8. So I had him change the fork before I picked it up. Been over forking pretty much always since then....
I best most enduro riders to the top yet come pretty close and on the exceptional riders tails on the way down.. Cool means nothing to me.. ITS WHAT WORKS FOR ME is how I base my decisions..
It was terrible management from everything I've read.
I even owned a plus bike (Stache), and I still don't know anyone else who does.
I'm curious to hear how it goes. I bet it would be awesome in sandy sections, but I'm wondering how it will take square edge hits from all the ledges in moab
I dug it but kept wondering how it would handle compared to the 29er version. Pretty fun and would consider the Hightower for my next rig. Rear end hung up just a little through some of the successive square edged poundings, but that's down to the vpp design. Climbing and big hits were fine. Super solid and stable bike with tons of traction. It was a hoot, I can definitely see the appeal of owning this bike with both setups. Climbed maybe a tad slower due to the big tires, but better than I had anticipated.
Would live to try the Stumpy 6-fattie for comparison. Not ruling out 2.8-3.0 tires on my next bike.
Today, we enter a new age of piss taking.............
www.trekbikes.com/gb/en_GB/bikes/mountain-bikes/downhill-mountain-bikes/session/session-27-5-carbon-frameset/p/1176100-2016
So the question now stands: When will they start reducing the prices to sell even more units and bring them into reach for us not blessed with padded bank accounts?
There are soooo many good carbon enduro bikes on the market, it's a great time to be alive. Let Yeti be Yeti, someone has to be the lamborghini of bikes.
SB6c with XO1, Fox 36 and Float X comes in at ~7500EUR.
Looks like it pays to live in the States as far as Yeti's are concerned.
these yeti would in pinkbike first page in 2030 in "NOW THAT WAS A BIKE"... that switch infinity...
back in the days, these ones look great too:
www.pinkbike.com/product/yeti/303-DH
i can look to a 2005 santa cruz nomad and still seems like a bike from XXI century...
The 2017 SB5 (non plus) is freakin nice though. I stayed away from the 5c originally because no water bottle but mostly because of overly short front end, sky high stack - and most of the most is it was F-n hideous.
:-(
Sarcasm ended - that was a cynicism