Yeti Cycles Sb5
Sb140 rear travel 140 mm wheel size 27 5 designed for.
Yeti cycles sb5. Founded on a philosophy to build bikes that they want to ride the company s ride focused mind set sees them construct bikes which offer unrivalled riding performance. Yeti cycles is a high end mountain bike manufacturer. Yeti strongly recommends using a torque wrench when assembling your frame. You ll pay 200 more for the lunch ride than the traditional sb5 and that gets you a 160 millimeter fox 36 fork fox factory dpx2 piggyback shock 800 millimeter wide yeti carbon handlebars and a maxxis minion dhf 2 5 aggressor 2 3 tire combo.
Plus size tires add rolling resistance but our test crew noted that the sb5 rode lighter than most other plus bikes. Torque specifications for individual parts on the sb5 are listed below as well as in the step by step assembly instructions later in the manual. Sb165 rear travel 165 mm wheel size 27 5 designed for. Yeti s high end turq carbon is partially to thank here it shaves about half a pound compared to yeti s lower cost carbon which combined with our xt build kit including dt swiss wheels xt brakes and a primarily xt drivetrain results in a size large weight of just.
The yeti sb5 frame is offered in two different frame options the turq series and the carbon series. Yeti cycles online store. Sb150 rear travel 150 mm wheel size 29 designed for race. The turq series bikes are manufactured from the highest grade carbon fiber designed to balance stiffness durability and compliance the end result gives the turq series bikes a smooth and strong connection to the trail.
Ryan palmer might not be a yeti employee but he can feel like one on top of the sb5 lr. It uses yeti s highest grade carbon fiber with smooth and efficient switch infinity suspension that leaves us blown away every time we ride it. Reviews ratings specifications weight price and more for the 2018 yeti sb5 carbon gx eagle bike. We are ride driven.