Yeti Cycles SB130 Turq T1 XT Mountain Bike

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Luckily for us bike enthusiasts, mountain bike technology is better than ever. From cross-country shredders to enduro-race machines, bikes are becoming more usable on a wider variety of trails. While this versatility makes riding any bike more fun, it can make it difficult to narrow down a purchasing choice to a single bike. Hot topics such as slack geometry, wheel sizes, and long-travel make things even more confusing. Fortunately more capable bikes means the "middle of the road" category just got wider, and mid-travel 29er trail bikes now shred everything from long-distance backcountry epics to beefy bike park jump lines. The Yeti SB130 Turq T1 XT Mountain Bike sits right at the front of the pack when it comes to trail machines, with 130mm of rear travel for eating up chatter, and 29-inch wheels that make quick work of technical climbs. It remains lively and playful on smoother singletrack, but shows its true colors when you're heading into technical terrain that requires careful line choice. Factor in its lightweight TURQ carbon construction, plush Switch Infinity platform with FOX Factory suspension, and a snappy shifting, wide-range Shimano XT 12-speed drivetrain, and you have an ultra-capable bike thataTMs appropriate on a wide variety of trails and geographic locations. Longer and slacker continues to be the name of the game, and on the SB130 the numbers lean towards the trend of a more capable descending bike that can still pedal when it's time to earn your turn. Its 65. 5-degree headtube is a full degree slacker than the brands 5. 5, a bike that already pushed the boundaries of a long-travel 29er. Of course this contributes to unflappable stability when descending steep, technical terrain, but usually, a headtube angle so slack would be a bear on climbs and have lazy handling manners on the rest of the trail. This simply isn't the case with the SB130 as it employs a 44mm fork offset to bring the front wheel in closer to the rider so the contact patc...

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