Picked this up mid November and have been playing with setup, but how it landed in the pics is my favorite for an all round trial / play bike.
Had an 06 575 and have to say I definitely like the improvements that have been made in the Large, especially the longer TT. Also like the way it feels with the 160mm fork better. Great downhill stability, and seems to sit less upright on the front end thean my 06 did.
In the end it came down to a bake off between an 08 Reign 1 and this bike. I have been fairly loyal to those two brands (and a third) mostly because of service and fit. Anyways, rode them both them both for a few weeks, sold the Giant (which IS a very good bike BTW - the Yeti just seemed more "relaxed" and had a lower front end which I like), and the Yeti is here to stay.
Like all of my builds, it is durable (XT / WTB / Stroker) but not glamorous. I noticed alot of the builds here so far are 140mm fork builds so thought I would slip something a bit different into the mix.
Anyways, enjoy - and let me know if you want some other pics.
I will take some close ups of the finish in the next round as well as clearer pics; I had to resize and it made the images very soft. Not sure why but this time I will shoot the images in a native size.
Thanks for the feedback.
P.S. had a choice between Pewter and Black when I bought it; usually I go black but Pewter was too nice to pass up. Looks even better in person than in pics.
Nice ride! I took the liberty of opening your photo in Photoshop and putting some major unsharp mask on it and played a little with the curves. Looks a little more like the real thing.
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