Beti SB5c X01 Complete Mountain Bike - 2016
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There are six things separating the Beti SB5c X01 Complete Mountain Bike from Yeti's standard SB5c models: a modified cockpit, a different paint job (coral, not pink), and the four letters B, E, T, and I. Other than that, the Beti SB5c features the same frame as the Yeti equivalent, making it the shark in a women-specific-sea of pink-and-shrink frames with also-ran build kits. The Beti SB5c's predatory status manifests in its true all-mountain geometry, Switch Infinity suspension design, and X01 drivetrain, while the cockpit's revised touchpoints repackage that one-quiver capability as a setup more friendly to smaller riders.
In the interest of moving on to that predatory stuff, let's get those cockpit changes out in the open now: the saddle, grips, handlebar, and 170mm crank arms are all smaller/shorter/re-shaped to accommodate women, who — according to Yeti — benefit from these redesigns. Other than that, the Beti hits the same enduro/trail sweet spot as its non-Beti counterpart, centering on a blend of two of Yeti's suspension designs in order to create a platform that climbs well (courtesy of its Switch Link heritage) without sacrificing the ability to take big hits (which it owes to its 303 pedigree). The result is the Switch Infinity.
The original Switch Link has been written to death in publications across the industry, so we'll keep this brief by touching on the differences between Link and Infinity. When you get past 30% in the stroke while really pushing the Link's limits, the eccentric creates a momentary harshness under rapidly successive big hits. The Infinity replaces the Link's sinuous travel arc with a linear plane of motion, so it changes direction without getting caught in the minute dead spot that produces that harshness. Of course, 95% of all riders won't ever push the Switch Link hard enough to experience this dead spot, but with the Beti SB5c, Yeti went ahead and fixed it for the serious lady racers, anyway.
An easily accessible grease port increases ease of maintenance on Switch Infinity and, other than those two key changes, the suspension systems are similar. Like with Switch Link, Switch Infinity's slider travels upward under the first phase of compression, when the Beti SB5c is settling into its sag point. As the rear end compresses deeper, the direction changes, and the slider travels down toward the bottom bracket shell to maintain a steady pedaling platform. Deep in the stroke, it works in conjunction with the upper pivot to produce a vertical wheel path that effortlessly flattens big, square-edged impacts.
The Beti SB5c isn't just a floating suspension system, though. It's a bike, and its skeleton is the next evolution of Yeti’s proven carbon fiber chassis whose combination of geometry and materials further elides the distinction between enduro and trail. Frame weights are right around five pounds with shock, depending on size, which puts it on the lighter end of the trail bike spectrum, and it does so without sacrificing strength or stiffness. It owes its excellent tracking through rough terrain to a tapered head tube, a rear thru-axle, and a geometry as long and low as a blockbuster preview's vocal register. The lightweight carbon fiber chassis is stiff and durable and the forward-oriented seatpost keeps you over the pedals for more responsive hammering up hills.
The X01 build kit feature on the Beti SB5c begins with something the Yeti version doesn't: FOX's latest DPS Factory Shock. Highlights from the rest of the kit included SRAM's X01 shifting, Race Face's Turbine Crankset, and Shimano's abuse-hungry XT disc brakes. It's finished with one more welcome difference from the standard version (we promise this is the last one): a lighter DT Swiss wheelset.
Details
- A women-specific trail bike for lady racers
- 5in of impossibly responsive Switch Infinity travel
- Slack geometry for sending big lines
- Light, stiff carbon fiber for uphill hammerfests
- Yeti's Beti line targets the ladies of the Tribe
- Item #YTI002V
- Frame Material
- carbon fiber
- Suspension
- Switch Infinity
- Rear Shock
- FOX DPS Factory Adjust Evol
- Rear Travel
- 127 mm
- Fork
- FOX 34 Float Factory Adjust
- Front Travel
- 140 mm
- Headset
- Cane Creek 40
- Shifters
- SRAM X01 (right only)
- Front Derailleur
- n/a
- Rear Derailleur
- SRAM X01
- ISCG Tabs
- yes, ISCG 05
- Crankset
- 30 t Race Face Turbine
- Crank Arm Length
- 170 mm
- Cassette
- 10 - 42 t SRAM X1 11-speed
- Chain
- SRAM 11-speed
- Brakeset
- SRAM Guide RSC
- Brake Type
- hydraulic disc
- Rotors
- 160 / 180 mm
- Handlebar
- Easton EC90 SL
- Handlebar Width
- 720 mm
- Grips
- Yeti Lock-On
- Stem
- Easton Haven
- Stem Length
- 55 mm
- Saddle
- WTB Deva Beti
- Seatpost
- SRAM Reverb
- Wheelset
- DT Swiss XR 331 27.5in
- Front Axle
- 15 x 100mm
- Rear Axle
- 12 x 142mm
- Tires
- [front] Maxxis Ardent, [rear] Maxxis Ikon
- Tire Size
- [front] 27.5 x 2.2 in, [rear] 27.5 x 2.2 in
- Pedals
- not included
- Claimed Weight
- 25.2 lb
- Recommended Use
- trail
- Manufacturer Warranty
- 5 years limited on frame
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