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The Yeti 5
This is arguably one of the most exciting bikes to come out ever. Well we think it's exciting anyway.
Why would you buy one of these?
Well, the 5 is perhaps the perfect UK riding bike. By this we mean that for the majority of the rides people do in this fair island then 120mm suspension may be the sweet spot.
The trend recently has been for trail bikes with 140mm but for the majority of riders this may be a tad too much. If you ride hard and do the drops and launches and steep rocky chutes then you need the 140mm to keep your speed up and take the hits.
If you like going up, along and then down and then up again and shy away from the bigger stuff then this might be the right bike. The head angle (thats the angle of the forks in relation to the trail) is set slacker than most XC bikes. This equates to a more stable feeling bike when you are going fast and will also give you a confident feeling when you take on the steep downs.
It's not as slack as to stop you climbing efficiently though. You will be able to move your weight around the bike and get traction where you need it.
In terms of suspension feel and performance well there is not much to worry about there. Fox has been chosen (as always) to supply the rear shock. It features the new boost valve technology to give a more 'plush' feel at all parts of the suspension range. However, this bike has been tuned to offer a more firm feel than say the 575. This is because the emphasis is on speed - Yeti make the analogy of a race tuned car... this makes sense. You feel everyting but you still have some isolation from it. So you get traction, feel and control basically. All the things you want.
Other stand out features that set this bike apart from the rest are the tapered head tube and the bolt through carbon rear end.
To our knowledge these have not been done before on a 120mm bike. if we are wrong then let us know.
The tapered head tube is interesting from an engineering point of view and is a good and valid fearure. It allows a stiffer headtube area and therefore a larger weld contact area for the down tube. These are good things - as you drive the bike forward you rely on stiffness and tracking to make sure you can feel what the fork and wheel is doing, this helps that happen. It looks cool to which you have to admit counts for a lot as well!
The bolt through rear end allows for a stiff and responsive rear triangle also. To get the most output for your input you need to make sure the power is getting on the ground. Not only this but the stiffness will be noticeable when cornering. You will be able to push this bike harder than perhaps you are comfortable with.
It can be built up a number of ways - you are the boss so get thinking about how you want yours to look!
Any questions? Fire away.
Yeti say:
The AS-R 5 was a natural evolution of the AS-R platform. WE took the tight handling characteristics of our shorter travel AS-R and bumped up the travel to 5". This transformed the bike into an amazingly versatile all-rounder. Long, gnarly back-country rides? No problem. You wanna race a little cross-country? This bike is light enough to help you stomp your lycra-clad friends uphill and then put more into them on the downhill.
Part of the secret of this bike is the balance. The front and rear suspension are perfectly tuned. We have engineered it to ride a bit stiffer in the mid-stroke of the travel. This gives it a similar feel as sport-tuned suspension on a performance car. You can feel the trail. The low bottom bracket and neutral steering geometry keep the bike controlled and predictable when you bring it up to speed and it carves turns extremely well - due in part to the amazing stiffness of the frame.
If you have been holding on to your hardtail or short travel bike because you worry about compromising efficiency or weight, you gotta throw a leg over this bike and give it a spin. It will change your world.
Frame Specs:
Travel: 5" (127mm)
Weight: 5.5lbs
Rear Shock: Fox RP2 (7.875 x 2.0)
Bottom Bracket: 73mm shell
Rear Wheel: 135mm spacing - QR/142mm Spacing - 12mm axle.
Front Derailleur: 34.9mm clamp, traditional mount, bottom pull
Seat post: 30.9mm diameter
Frame features:
Tapered head tube (1-1/8", 1-1/2")
Compatible with 140mm or 120mm forks
Internal cable routing on swing arms
Bolt-on cable guides throughout frame.
Dropouts 12mm x 142mm thru axle or 135mm QR
Titanium hardware
Replaceable derailleur hanger. |
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