There has been a gap in Yeti Cycles' portfolio for long-stroke 29er enduro bikes - and this has now been brilliantly filled: The SB150 with its 150 mm rear travel and 170 mm fork is made to excel on difficult EWS routes. Today, this requires a chassis that climbs well despite a lot of travel, and Yeti ensures this with the Switch Infinity rear triangle. As an absolutely unique feature, the rear triangle runs upwards on a bearing in the suspension travel at the main pivot point, thus ensuring that nothing bobs uphill and that the bike stays well in its travel even with a lot of bumps. On the SB150, this rear suspension has become even more compact and the down tube has been given a bend that was previously unusual for Yeti. This design allows a large water bottle to be transported in the frame, which will benefit both hobby and EWS riders. As it should be today, the SB150 naturally implements the motto short chainstays, slack handlebar angle and long reach.

Unique features on the rear triangle

No sooner has the SB150 been launched than Yeti follows up with the SB130. This all-mountain machine looks confusingly similar to its long-stroke counterpart and Yeti praises the bike as an all-rounder. If you could only have one mountain bike, then the SB130 is exactly the right one, because it has a comprehensive performance spectrum. We are talking about a base with 29er wheels and 130 millimetres of travel.

The SB130 features a shock extension that stands out in particular: this is patent-pending and is designed to make the suspension travel linear and at the same time 15 percent more progressive. The result should be more control in the mid-travel range and a sensitive response to small bumps. The design also provides better access to the damper and simplifies removal and installation.

As with its long-stroke counterpart, the SB130 also features "low, slack and long". This means a short head tube, a long reach, short chainstays, a slack head angle and a steep seat angle. Forks with reduced offset are used on both bikes so that the handling is not too sluggish despite the "low, slack and long" design.

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