[Closed] Anyone with a burly SB66 build that they thrash?

I had a sit on one that was built exactly like that for Enduro racing, the owner had problems with big (2.35 Schwalbe) tyres hitting the seat tube on full compression, but liked it otherwise.

I find it an odd bike - Yeti spec it with 150 forks, and call it a long travel trail bike in the same vein as the 575, but it's a much heavier frame rhan the likes of the Nomad, which is marketed as a much more big-hitting bike (and has more travel).

2.35 = big tyres on 150/160mm bike shocker Oo!

Mine is more a trail build with Float 150's & slightly lighter gear.
Even then, I have no problem with the RP23 blowing through it's travel & it uses it all when needed. Super plush, but still climbs well without the need for lockout.
No issues with a 2.4 X King hitting the seat tube either.

So the type of riding a nomad is really ideal for.

I reckon the SB66 is more like the 5 spot, mach 5.7 etc; a leggy trail bike.

Plenty on MTBR would disagree with that.

I reckon the SB66 is more like the 5 spot, mach 5.7 etc; a leggy trail bike

I get a very different vibe from it, certainly a lot more than a leggy trails bike. The geo, weight and stiffness says to me it's a heavier hitting bike. Coupled with splattering of builds with coil shocks on being ragged on DH/freeride/bike park makes me think different.

I'm going to be ragging one tomorrow and wednesday, so should hopefull find out, but it's a leggy trail trail bike build 🙁

Get a scott voltage.

Get a Carbon Transition covert, Ive just ordered one, Im going to transfer what i can from my Aluminium covert.

Of the 3 full builds yeti do, 2 have 32mm forks.
It's described as a "trail" bike rather than an "AM" bike. The marketeers are always keen to differentiate. I'd be interested to hear how you get on with one, I considered it when buying my 5 spot (also a trail bike).

My riding buddy choose one due to sizing, as he felt too cramped on the Nomad and the like - are they longer in the TT maybe?

He's still waiting for his carbon version though, but has chosen Bos forks.

kiwijohn - Member
Plenty on MTBR would disagree with that.

Yeti themselves don't.

See if you can get a smash on one of these;
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Looks spot on for what you describe. The MTBR'ers are riding them in Whistler!

wrecker +1 sb66 trail bike

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I wouldn't actually change the fork between the two... the Marz feels better than the Fox so it lives on here all the time, and the same with the CCDB recently, it feels better than the Float so it deserves it's place.

Nicolai Helius AM FTW BTW 😉

Introduction edit by yeti, would you really sum up the riding in here as your average trail riding? I know it's not full on DH gnar booters, but certainly more than an xc ride on too much suspension.

As for the marketing, what's a bigger market, trail riders that feel they need more than 120mm or muckabout riders that don't want a DH bike?

If you want to create a bike, you want to sell it, how will it sell best, making making it attractive to the biggest possible market.

I know it's not full on DH gnar booters, but certainly more than an xc ride on too much suspension.

As for the marketing, what's a bigger market, trail riders that feel they need more than 120mm or muckabout riders that don't want a DH bike?

It doesn't affect me what you buy, I hope that you enjoy whatever you choose but this is closer to an XC bike than it is a freeride bike.

That knolly is ****ing nice 😮 if only I had the cash!

So spent a couple of rides on a SB66 demo.

Can confidently suggest that it is no "leggy trail bike".

5ft11, rode a medium. Out of the seat it is fine, agile enough in the air for my tastes. In the saddle, felt really roomy and comfy at first, then as i got tired i was moving further and further forward on the saddle to make up for the long tt, eventually got back ache.

I rode various stuff from mini dh tracks with jumps/gaps/drops, open fast rocky peak, technical muddy rooty woodland and big climbs.

Composed and predictable on the big hits, even for a HV air can, i typically run 20% sag on everything, it didn't give up its travel easily, supportive, which i like. A bit skittish on the fast loose rough, but it had xc wheels and tyres and high pressures to prevent pitch flats.

Pedaling wise, so so in the saddle, felt like it sprinted well out of the saddle, but this may have been due to the tyres and the 4lbs less weight than im use to.

The build had fox 32 forks, they were twangy, let me get off line easy, they felt generally poor too, with lsc cranked and running 20% sag, still was uncontrolled mid stroke but still didn't get full travel, just a bit awful really, im use to coil now. The forks let the frame down.

It's a good, solid predictable bike, nowt special, stiff, strong, ready for some hammer. I like predictable when things are getting loose.

I would definitely own one and build it with a titanium coil shock and burly coil forks. The frame is 7.5lbs, only 200g lighter than my current frame which is billed as a freeride frame, so not really trail bike weight or efficiency.

O yea, it didn't crack, the tyre didn't buzz the seat tube either.

Have to say, the frame did suffer from brake jack, but am unsure if it had any effect on my performance.