Mikie, why get a new chain, yeti made you a new bike!

[scottay]

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[Mikie]

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/yeti-sb5c-exclusive-review-2014.html

Ohhhhhhhh you dirty bastage! That is sahhhweeeet! How much equity do I have in the house???? :lol:

Click on the image and make it big...uh, the picture that is... :?

 

[Danmtchl]

That is a nice ride and what a bargain at 9K.

 

[Varaxis]

That price... also surprised they made it that light. Looking forward to how the linkage analysis guys figure how to analyze this one accurately so I can see the geek data on this. Switch has been my favorite suspension platform since it was revealed and I got to ride it, and I do expect this to 1-up that. It's like the best of their rail tech and switch tech combined, with the weaknesses sorted (wear parts and weight).

If Yeti happens to roll by with their demo truck on this, I doubt I will be able to resist. Would have to sell a lot of my toys to afford it though...

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[hill^billy]

:shock:

 

[hill^billy]

:shock:

I'm so happy with switch! And It get's better? I will wait for the price to come down, and or buy a used C5. Every time I ride the 66, I think about what a complete bike it really is! To pay that kind of money for something new, it would have to blow me away, but I wouldn't doubt the Yeti boys!

 

[Mikie]

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[rossage]

BOINGGGGGG!!!!!! Three thumbs up for this one :shock:

They gotta offer a frame or bring the price down too!

 

[Danmtchl]

The frame looks like it would be a maintence nightmare and do not like that the switch system is open to the elements like sticks and rock which could do some damage and then you SOL in the middle of knowwhere. The price is outrageous compared to Yeti's that are already overpriced. Don't get me wrong I would love to own a Yeti, but not at full price.

 

[Varaxis]

Doesn't look any more high maintenance than VPP or DW-Link. It says that the infinity link service interval is 40 hours, hitting it with the grease gun (those two silver grease ports). Those intervals tend to be conservative, to address those riding in more extreme conditions; they note that it shouldn't be lubed more frequently than that. They also increased the warranty to 5 years and said that the link passed a test involving 1 million cycles immersed in a mud slurry.

People comparing it to Magic Link or think that the link is an additional damper are probably mistaken. It's really not that complex. It's a single pivot setup that has the main pivot on a rail. There's 2, because they opted for round rails for durability (available parts they know work in the long run), to allow for a large thru-axle type pivot, and because only one of them would make the frame more susceptible to "tail wag" flex. It looks beefy to me. I want to see the wheel path plotted out that this system creates, perhaps compared to Maestro's...

All the ride reviews so far are gushing, with one of the more common comments stating that it gives so much more confidence that it will have you outriding its 5" of travel, and its handling making you feel like it has more. They also state that it climbs with amazing traction and can be left in descend mode except for riding on pavement.

I like VitalMTB's report on the bike. <a class="postlink" href="http://www.vitalmtb.com/features/First-Look-2015-Yeti-SB5c-with-Switch-Infinity-Technology,755" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;">http://www.vitalmtb.com/features/First- ... nology,755</a>

 

[Danmtchl]

They came do all the test in the world, I want to see actual long term riding reviews by amateur riders. I have seen a lot of rave reviews of bicycles in magazines and a flop in the real world. Let me know in a year.