All Things Bikes and Tacos! (...and every vehicle imaginable)

Dentist's don't do lower tier

 

I put Yeti and Santa Cruz tied for tier of bike.

However if I was paying 5000-5500 I’d have also looked at Pivot.

 

Nah, Yeti def takes it.

SC you can still buy an aluminum bronson with a ok (NX Eagle) spec for 3500. The closest comparable Yeti is the SB140 C2 and its $5500 and carbon only.

Overall though, def a top tier brand for both.

 

I did do some research on the VPP and Yeti’s linkage. From what I read the Yeti’s climb better and the Santa Cruz descends better. No telling how much nitpicking is going into that as i doubt I’d ever get to ride both back to back.

Why you say yeti takes it though? I’ll give you Yeti’s linkage design seems way more complex.

 

To be honest, you can't buy a bad bike at that level. Certainly more bike that my skill is deserving of anyway.

That said:

 

Yeah I mean I’m new to the sport 2020 and ride a Pivot Firebird with AXS. Basically only thing not the best are aluminum wheels.

 

Oof...Went back a page, saw a bunch of color swatches and backed right out. Not getting involved.....

 

Peasant

 

wait, you guys ride carbon?

 

12.011

 

Yellow bike.

 

Oh I meant that Yeti takes the "elite bike brand" title, based on model costs, etc between the two. Based on nothing more than that.

I would agree SC bikes didn't seem to climb that well for me.

 

Its green. The tan wall behind it is throwing off the color balance.

 

Green doesn’t exist. 3 colors only.

red yellow or blue.

 

Frame: yes

Wheels: no

 

Fine then its just as blue as it is yellow

 

Blellow

 

Malcolm in the Middle was far ahead of it's time.