Yeti ASR 5 Carbon - Ride Impressions
Yeti ASR 5 C
Yeti ASR 5 C
The ASR 5 (5 inch suspension) is a brand new bike for Yeti, and this was the first time I had seen this model. The ASR 5 comes in an aluminum version, and a full carbon version, which is what I tested. The moment I started pedaling this bike, I felt its instant acceleration and laser like steering and handling. Its suspension was very compliant, and the directional rigidity of the carbon material was paramount in the feel of the bike.
Yeti Carbon!
I found myself sitting in almost all the terrain the XC loops of Boulder City had to offer, and was amazed at how well the suspension just sort of floated along the undulations and rocky sections of the trail. This did not feel like a 5 inch travel bike. On one of the very steep and very loose climbs the bike went up it effortlessly, and needed very little pedaling to get to the top. This is an excellent bike, that has a carefully thought out suspension system, with an incredible amount of compliancy. It is very neutral, climbs like a demon and makes the most of the carbon material’s directional rigidity and vibration damping qualities.
Yeti - Very nicely done cable layout
http://www.yeticycles.com/#/bikes/ASR5Carbon/
Specs:
Travel - 5 inch
Weight - 4.75lbs
Sizes - small. medium, large
Colors - black/turquoise or white/black
Rear shock - RP23 (7.875 x 2)
Bottom Bracket - 73mm
Rear wheel - 135mm with QR or 142mm with 12mm
Front Derailleur - 34.9mm with traditional mount
Seatpost - 30.9mm
Kits Enduro, Race, Pro
Features:
- High Modulus, hand laid-up carbon front and rear triangles
- Tapered headtube 1 1/8 to 1 1/5
- Gravity dropper cable guide
- Interchange dropouts
- Titanium hardware
- Internal cable routing on swingarm
Yeti ASR 7
Steve, from Yeti, is one of the main engineers who helped develop and build the ASR 7. Here Steve goes into detail about the features of this bike. The ASR 7 is a long travel All Mountain bike based on the 575 platform, but with added travel.
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Yeti 303r DH
Peter from Yeti is the Design Engineer of the brand new 303r DH. This is an 8″ rear travel DH bike that is similar to the regular 303 DH.
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