Holy crap- Yeti SB66 porn!

[shake_rattle_and_ roll]

http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Yeti-SB-66-First-Look-2011.html

So hot.

 

[Red Rocket]

Saw this over on RM. Will be interesting to see whether it's gimmick or godly.

 

[thylaxene]

Reminds me of a Specialized SX. But no doubt better. ;-)

Happy with my 25th Ann 575 for now....

 

[nzhumpy]

Looks hot.

More here

http://www.vitalmtb.com/product/feature/First-Ride-Yeti-SB-66-The-Super-Bike,58

and a ride report

http://www.mountainbike.com/mountainbikecom/bikes-gear/yeti-unleashes-radical-trail-bike-sb-66

 

[fieldy]

It is definitely one of the best looking AM bikes I've seen. Real interested to see how it goes.

 

[crank1979]

It looks and sounds (from that ride report) like a great bike. I'll be watching for more reviews very carefuly.

 

[Steve-0]

Vital MTB's wheel path picture makes it look like an optimizes VPP platform but on Pinkbike the charts look completely different.

So it's basically a 303 but without rails.. I didn't think the rail system was all that godly (I haven't ridden one though!).

Looks good and Yeti make nice bikes. Interested

 

[brutasauras]

I thought i had seen this before
Yep i have

 

[nzblakis]

Vital MTB's wheel path picture makes it look like an optimizes VPP platform but on Pinkbike the charts look completely different.

So it's basically a 303 but without rails.. I didn't think the rail system was all that godly (I haven't ridden one though!).

Looks good and Yeti make nice bikes. Interested

The rail system works well, contrary to popular beliefs is very low maintenance too!
Shit this looks tempting however.

Wonder whats happening to the 575?

 

[Nerf Herder]

I thought i had seen this before
Yep i have

but the colour is different

 

[digitalhippie]

That's an interesting rotating gizmo.

I'm not in the market for a set of wheels, but if I were I'd probably wait and see how it shakes down once guys are smashing around on it. There's not really any excuse for a crappy dually nowadays, so you'd expect it to be pretty good at least.

 

[nzhumpy]

The rail system works well, contrary to popular beliefs is very low maintenance too!
Shit this looks tempting however.

Wonder whats happening to the 575?

The 575 is staying in the line up, just at a lower price point than the SB 66.

I'm holding on for the announcement of the SB 96 though.

 

[BM Epic]

That's an interesting rotating gizmo.

I'm not in the market for a set of wheels, but if I were I'd probably wait and see how it shakes down once guys are smashing around on it. There's not really any excuse for a crappy dually nowadays, so you'd expect it to be pretty good at least.

After hopping on a mojo and having a good look at MrCoves, i would stick to the mojo!!

 

[digitalhippie]

After hopping on a mojo and having a good look at MrCoves, i would stick to the mojo!!

Yeah as I said, not in the market for a set of wheels, not for a long long time to come I reckon. Love the Mojo HD 160, it's my dream bike.

Great to see Yeti doing something though. It'll be interesting to see how the rotating gizmo wears etc and whether performance-wise it's worth the added complexity over other designs.

 

[Ivan]

Looks great, and possibly a good step forward for Yeti.

I have to say, great marketing too. The vids and details released so far are exceptional.

I don't see how this design is any more complicated than any other mini-link design like DW or VPP.

I am surprised at the wheels on the bike in some of the photo's, given the angles an travel of the bike. I wouldn't have thought the CB Cobalts or Tricon 1550's would be appropriate.

 

[komponent]

i'd take one..

too bad about the name though, sounds like part no. of something

 

[Beej1]

Good to see they're doing something remotely technical suspension-wise. Haven't really been impressed with their setups and the aforementioned rails seemed like over-engineered gimmickry.

Having said that, this too looks a little gimicky compared to the simplicity of VPP and HL, for example. But then maybe it will be the next holy grail, like they promise.

Nice lookin though. Hope they make a DH version for Gravesy to shred on next year.

 

[BM Epic]

Yeah as I said, not in the market for a set of wheels, not for a long long time to come I reckon. Love the Mojo HD 160, it's my dream bike.

Great to see Yeti doing something though. It'll be interesting to see how the rotating gizmo wears etc and whether performance-wise it's worth the added complexity over other designs.

Only problem i found with yeti's and there owners after much conversation is excessive movement in the rear triangle's, they are probably sorted now, but it kept me well away last year when i bought a new bike!
BTW, MrCoves mojo and yours are a work of art, very impressed with them!

 

[Damienp]

Gotta say it has piqued my interest in a brand that i have always loved but have never seemed to have the right bike that i was looking for.

Even though this seems to sit above the Mojo's and the Blur's i think if it proves to be as good as the initial reports suggest then it's going to stir that crowd up.

Problem is i am in the market for a new ride... Do i stick with the tried and tested VPP and DW offerings or do i wait for a few months and get my hands on one of these. The geo looks exactly what a great trail/ AM bike should be. That said a blur or mojo with the new tapered angleset would get me similar figures and would have the option of some tasty CF action.

Nice problem to have me thinks. Just now got to not over think the issue.

 

[con_atlas]

transition covert...

they look exactly the same, or am I missing something