Yeti Cycles

SB-75 X01 Complete Bike

The Yeti SB-75 X01 Complete Mountain Bike is like a highlight reel of the best of modern mountain bikes. With aggressive, yet neutral geometry, it excels in a wide variety of terrain. And that makes it an ideal match for the lightweight X01 drivetrain, which sheds the front derailleur, without giving up essential gear range. It adds up to a capable machine that knows few, if any limits.

The SB-75 represents the latest version of Yeti's Switch Technology suspension platform. At a glance, it's easy to mistake the Switch platform for a linkage-driven single pivot, but hidden underneath the blue anodized hardware is an eccentric pivot. The eccentric pivot is basically a smaller pivot that's housed inside of a larger one, which provides Yeti with an extra degree of control over the forces involved in the suspension action. And that helps the SB remain stiff and responsive under power, rather than allowing your pedaling force to influence the suspension.

The aluminum construction of the SB-75 yields the strength that you'll need when the trails get hairy, while still keeping the weight competitive at just over seven-and-a-half pounds with a shock. The 67.5 degree head tube angle gives you the high speed stability that you'd expect from a bike bearing the Superbike moniker, but it's still precise for climbing and technical turns. The 13-inch bottom bracket height positions your feet below the centerline of the hub axles. In turn, this design yields a planted feel on rough terrain. And, on top of all this, 17.4-inch chainstays keep the 75 lively and responsive, while also providing plenty of climbing traction.

FOX supplies the suspension components, with a FLOAT CTD rear shock, and a 160mm travel 34 FLOAT up front. Both items are treated with the noticeably gold, friction reducing Kashima coating, for a smooth stroke. As you’d expect, our X01 build kit revolves around SRAM’s exquisite X01 one by eleven groupset. This front-derailleur-free groupset has been racking up accolades from all corners of the industry for providing a similar range to a traditional double chainring drivetrain, at a much reduced weight. Stopping duties are handled by a four-piston Avid Elixir 9 brakeset. Thomson supplies the X4 stem and Elite seatpost, while the handlebar is an Easton Haven Carbon. It rolls on a featherweight Stan’s NoTubes ZTRCrest wheelset, wrapped in Maxxis tires.

The Yeti SB-75 X01 Complete Mountain Bike is available in four sizes, from Small, to X-Large, and in the colors Black, Turquoise, and Yellow.