Whats better a yeti or Santa Cruz?
As an all-purpose trail bike, the Yeti is the more responsible and practical option. It climbs better and is more mild mannered on the downhills. As a one-bike-to-rule-them-all option that will have you covered on the daily as well as races and bike park days, the Santa Cruz wins.
What is pedal bob?
What is Pedal bob? Every time you push down on the pedals, the bike accelerates. This acceleration causes the rider’s weight to shift backwards and compress the rear suspension — just like in an accelerating car. This happens with every pedal stroke, so the bike oscillates, or bobs, as you pedal.
What is a good enduro head angle?
Head angle As a general rule, you can expect trail bikes to have 64-66° head angles, XC bikes too have higher angles, enduro bikes around 63° and downhill rigs in the low 60s.
What is a Horst link?
“Horst Link” suspension is a type of four-bar linkage suspension. It is characterized by having both connecting links pivot on the seat tube, with the lower pivot located above the center of the bottom bracket, and the rear axle being located higher than the pivot connecting floating link and lower connecting link.
Are Yeti bikes unisex?
Yeti says that it made this choice when it first designed the unisex ASRc in large part to accommodate female riders anyway. And we’ve loved both the 27.5-inch and 29-inch-versions of this particular bike. (See our impressions and comparisons of the 29er and the 27.5-inch versions.)
What is a progressive MTB?
With Non-Linear (“progressive”) suspension the amount of effort does not increase at a steady pace- instead it increases slowly at the beginning of the stroke, and much more rapidly near the bottom of the stroke.
Is slack head angle better?
The head tube angle is the angle of the head tube in relation to the ground. A “slack” angle is anywhere from 63 to 66 degrees. This means the fork of the bike is going to stick out farther, creating a more stable ride at high speeds, but also be slower handling.
What is a slacker head angle?
Slack Head Angles A slack head angle means the front wheel will be further in front of your headset.
What is a bike pivot?
The swingarm pivot (or pivots depending on the suspension configuration) dictate the direction of the axle path. The simplest form of this arrangement is a single pivot bike (think Orange Five). The rear wheel is attached to the ‘swingarm’ which rotates around a pivot attached to the front triangle of the frame.