Yeti SB-66c release date

cat_with_no_tail

So far, I've googled, and looked on their site, and I still can't seem to find any hints as to:

A. when the SB66c will be released
and
B. estimated price

I'm thinking probably about £2.5k for the frame.

Feeling a bit flush and am considering pre-ordering one for a long term build while I'm recovering.

lawman

Cat With No Tail wrote:

So far, I've googled, and looked on their site, and I still can't seem to find any hints as to:

A. when the SB66c will be released
and
B. estimated price

I'm thinking probably about £2.5k for the frame.

Feeling a bit flush and am considering pre-ordering one for a long term build while I'm recovering.

gonna be atleast april, even if you pre-order today according to yeti on MTBR, they're forum is really useful, definitely worth keeping up with, as for price, gonna be more like £2600-2700 judging by the yankie prices :shock:

all of which a crying shame, they are lovely frames, better off with a mojo

DCR00

for that sort of money id rather have a carbon Pivot Mach

i like the Yeti, a lot, but thats crazy money for a frame

bails87

Especially one that only got three stars....
http://www.bikeradar.com/gear/category/ ... -11-45553/

Dick Scruttock

I want to see how they fair long term. The BR review was changed the other week and downgraded for some reason.

bails87

Unfortunately what it doesn’t do like the best 6in bikes is feel massively composed and controlled when you start ploughing into the big stuff.

It’s not that the suspension doesn’t work – it works too well. Even at shock pressures close to the recommended 300psi maximum we were blowing through the travel on kerb-sized lumps. Anything bigger or higher and it properly walloped out, generally at the expense of yet another pinch flat at the rear

Sounds great

VWsurfbum

Wait for the 29er version
like this one

supersonic

I think this is the most over hyped bike of all time! For 2.7k I'd want it to be 5lbs in weight.

VWsurfbum

i think its a bargain but it is pretty

milko9000

That review is so odd. Calling it a 575 at one point, getting through all the travel on a kerb-sized hit... then again, it's reviewed at a demo day along with hundreds of other riders testing it, so you have to wonder what real grounds they have for a proper write up! Not to deny that its a hyped bike (full disclosure: I own the alu frame on a custom build) and is probably due a more grounded rating than most so far, it just seems like a weirdly done article. And yeah, pulled off the site in less than 24 hours after going on the front page, article removed, then replaced, still in the print mag, contradicts the 'first ride' impressions of a month or two earlier. Just a bit odd. I see there's comments explaining much of this on there now, which is fair enough, and they've edited out the bit calling it a 575!

supersonic

There is a longer term review underway as MBUK/WMB have another on test. It appears the test bike here had a faulty shock.

lawman

supersonic wrote:

I think this is the most over hyped bike of all time! For 2.7k I'd want it to be 5lbs in weight.

i ashamedly have to agree here, it looks incredible, but it its over-priced, abit heavy and its still abit unknown whether it works as well or not as it should, having not ridden it yet (i do intend to at somepoint), im just going on what ive read. A mojo HD would always be my choice personally

supersonic

We have come as far as we can with linkages and suspension. We know how sus works - we understand the concepts of instant centre, feedback, anti squat and so on. There is nothing new that can be done here except make stuff stiffer, lighter, and maybe smoother. There is no one system that works best, as the rider varies so much. The eccentric pivot here is purely to get around patents - it doesn't do anything different! It is a four bar susser.

DCR00

isnt it a single pivot with a fancy pivot section ?

chez_m356

supersonic wrote:

it doesn't do anything different! It is a four bar susser.

that cant be right, its a yeti, there supposed to be magical mythical things like unicorns and mermaids

supersonic

DCR00 wrote:

isnt it a single pivot with a fancy pivot section ?

It looks that way, but the eccentric section behaves like a link, and the upper link controls the movement so get a virtual pivot point.

that cant be right, its a yeti, there supposed to be magical mythical things like unicorns and mermaids

hehe!

milko9000

Butbutbut... they have those graphs and everything!

cat_with_no_tail

hmmm, my last post seems to have been removed

The yeti is just 1 of several on the shortlist.

It *may* turn out to be overpriced and overrated, but I wanted to try it anyway because most reviewers did rave about it (and yes, I'm well aware they do the same with the 5 *shudders*).

I want to try a good few frames and see if any of them out-perform my Edison. If they do, I'll take it. I not, I'll come up with a different project.

The Pivot Mach 5.7 Carbon is currently top of my list of frames to try out. It's a 5lb frame, far cheaper than the Yeti, looks great, and gets nothing but great reviews.

VWsurfbum

I like the look of the Pivot but its hardly a new design.
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milko9000

Hype and silliness aside, I don't understand much of the technical nitty gritty with these things. What I can say is the SB-66 made me sell my hardtail, because after blasting around on this I realised I would never wish I was on the other bike even when climbing. But I'm still trying to dial in my settings to be able to plummet with as much confidence as I could on my Spicy 916 before it broke. I think it's just a setup issue with my handlebars and controls rather than some intrinsic problem with the frame or shock, but time will tell. Meantime it's quite fun getting a lot of other riders wanting to have a look at it and ask questions every time I go out.

Also, I miss my Cube Ltd Pro a little bit just because it was so damn pretty.

DCR00

Cat With No Tail wrote:

The Pivot Mach 5.7 Carbon is currently top of my list of frames to try out. It's a 5lb frame, far cheaper than the Yeti, looks great, and gets nothing but great reviews.

if you get one of these, i will hate you

Stevo_666

Cat With No Tail wrote:

So far, I've googled, and looked on their site, and I still can't seem to find any hints as to:

A. when the SB66c will be released
and
B. estimated price

I'm thinking probably about £2.5k for the frame.

Feeling a bit flush and am considering pre-ordering one for a long term build while I'm recovering.

I gave the alloy version some serious consideration until the lack of availability of a test bike in my size and the lead times on frame orders hacked me off. TBH I'm glad I bought a Spicy instead, mainly because I'm not missing out on some good riding

If you are going to order one, get you order in as soon as it's released otherwise you might only get it after you've recovered from your leg op...

You're probably not far wrong on the price, though may be a bit higher as it seems the alloy has had a price hike lately.

lawman

the pivot is nice, light, good geometry, and will be cheaper than the yeti, and you dont see many around, the black and green is colour is sweeeet as well 8) what bikes are on your list CWNT?? be interesting to hear what you're considering

bails87

Mmmmm, that pivot is lurvely! Well reviewed too http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/categ ... -12-45549/

DCR00

http://www.mbaction.com/Main/News/Pivot ... ue_24.aspx

"The bike needs nothing. Honestly, this is a bike we could ride untouched for the next five years."

cat_with_no_tail

Well, so far I'm looking at such lovelies as:

Pivot Mach 5.7
Yeti SB66c
Intense Carbine
SC Blur ltc

I wouldn't mind getting my hands on a Cannondale Jekyll carbon to try, see how the travel adjust works.

It's an early list.

Looking for around 150mm travel, but want it frame only as I've got some specific bits in mind for it.

lawman

Cat With No Tail wrote:

Well, so far I'm looking at such lovelies as:

Pivot Mach 5.7
Yeti SB66c
Intense Carbine
SC Blur ltc

I wouldn't mind getting my hands on a Cannondale Jekyll carbon to try, see how the travel adjust works.

It's an early list.

Looking for around 150mm travel, but want it frame only as I've got some specific bits in mind for it.

you mean you arent looking at a mojo?! :shock: *shakes head in disgust*

without being biased, thats a decent list tbf, although i personally wouldnt bother with the blur LTc, TRc yes, but the Ltc seems abit dated tbh, too steep imo, of the bikes listed i'd have the pivot or the intense, most likely the intense tbh, i do love the carbine 8) would still have my HD over all of them though :P

EDIT: actually, forget the intense, it has a pressfit bb and no iscg tabs... and that is just plain wrong for a bike like that, pivot have a mount coming similar to the system on the sb66 though

VWsurfbum

could i throw in the Genius LT?

cat_with_no_tail

VWsurfbum wrote:

could i throw in the Genius LT?

No you bIoody can't!

seriously though, tested an 09 genius and couldn't get on with it. Spent an entire day just trying to get the damned thing set up properly and still couldn't get it to feel right. Genius LT would be too long (fnar fnar).

I'm odd like that, I'm quite particular with my suspension setup, can't get on with fox forks either, no matter what I do with them they're either too prone to terrible brake dive, or too firm.

Mojo sits right either side with 140 on the regular and 160 on the HD. I did very much enjoy the regular one I tested last year (as I may have mentioned), and the HD remains an option, want to try these others too though to get a better idea.

Stevo_666

If you're going to blow that much cash on a bike then the Spicy 916 has to be worth a look - 2012 model is carbon framed and XTR spec with some bling finishing kit. OK its got 10mm more travel than what you want but doubt you'd ever notice it.

cat_with_no_tail

If I'm going to blow that sort of money, I want a bike with bits I like.

Don't like fox forks
Would choose X0 over XT/XTR
Would choose a reverb over the KS post.