Following the release of the
SB165 , it’s time to show you the new SB140, a bike with 27.5″ wheels and 140mm rear travel, paired with a 160mm fork. This is also part of the rip bikes concept, with which Yeti defines a category designed to put fun first and foremost, taking advantage of the playfulness of the smaller wheels compared to the 29″ bikes they presented last season.
In the following video the SB140 is explained in detail.
The SB140 is rather difficult to categorize. Is it a small enduro or trail bike with aggressive geometry? Let’s look at the dimensions in detail.
Geometry
What Yeti calls “progressive geometry” is characterized by a very slack angle, given the amount of travel the bike...