Yeti...... Which one to buy, has anyone got one...help

HI,
Its time to upgrade my bike... and for some reason I have fallen for the Yeti... but need some help..
* Budget £3500.00 (is this enough though)
* 2010 models
* Full Suss
* ASR5 Carbon / ASR7 Alloy / ASR575 Alloy
Does anyone own one, if so what do you think of the bike?
I am also considering Orange, Lapierre and Trek
Any comments will help!!!
Cheers
Aidy
Its time to upgrade my bike... and for some reason I have fallen for the Yeti... but need some help..
* Budget £3500.00 (is this enough though)
* 2010 models
* Full Suss
* ASR5 Carbon / ASR7 Alloy / ASR575 Alloy
Does anyone own one, if so what do you think of the bike?
I am also considering Orange, Lapierre and Trek
Any comments will help!!!
Cheers
Aidy
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"As I said last time, it won't happen again."
She's B E A U tiful.
I also like finding my own trails too... off the beaten track
FREE KONA KULA WIP
5.75=145mm
and 7=180mm which i always thought was freeride travel so it proberly won't be that fun uphill
giant anthem x4 10
I just found 6" a bit much for trail riding. tried a mojo aswell... same story and also with the tracer (although that felt a *lot* slacker too) but really liked the Intense Spider 2 (120mm)
try one if you can, they're a very active suspension and while the propedal on the RP23 shock takes the sting out a little on the climbs, it's not an out the saddle climber's bike. If you are happy climbing in the saddle then it tracks the trail unbelievably well. Point it down and unless you're hard on your kit or really in line for a DH bike, you'll have a blast. A really classy all dayer
Beer in moderation ... is a waste of beer
If riding an XC race bike is like touching the trail,
then riding a rigid singlespeed is like licking it
... or being punched by it, depending on the day
Anyone know which bikes come out on top of the DH enduros in Britain lately?
Ellsworth Moment
Intense Socom
^this is the impression I got from riding a Spider 2 (120) and a Mojo (150) side by side. you (or at least I) can sprint out of the saddle on the 120 bike but the 150 seems to encourage more in the saddle peddling technique. Personally I think the industry got on the bigger is better bandwagon a bit quick and is beginning to discover that they went a notch too far.
I expect 120 to be the new black ... but I've been wrong before!
me in 1980; That Raleigh Bomber is TASTY! oh, I broke it
me in 1990; Suspension forks? too bloody heavy, no-one'll use em
me in 2000; Disc brakes? Too complex, who wants to bleed 'em?
me in 2010; 150mm is too much sus
hmmm........
Beer in moderation ... is a waste of beer
If riding an XC race bike is like touching the trail,
then riding a rigid singlespeed is like licking it
... or being punched by it, depending on the day
Bomberesques pesimism continues his trend of failed prophecies and so; trends in 2020 - 120mm is announced the holy grail and manufacturers world wide ditch all hard tails and DH bikes!
Ellsworth Moment
Intense Socom