[Closed] Yeti ASR5 with 140mm forks?

I run mine at 140, I bought it to do this, I never had any intention to run 120mm so I've never tried it. But it's fantastic at 140 and still climbs like a goat for me. It's obviously the right choice.

Actually I should probably clarify, the front end is a bit wandery for me if I don't run enough sag in the fork. I suspect at 120mm, it'd provide very snappy steering and presumably would climb better if anything, at the expense of that gloriously slack head angle.

Mine feels so low on BB height that whilst have only run with 140mm forks, the amount of pedal strikes makes me think running at 120mm forks would be a nightmare ! ??

Slackens head angle nicely with 140 fork and makes the bike a right ripper.

I have Talas forks on mine - I mostly have it set to 120mm of which I prefer for general riding, but dial in 140 at the start of big descents.

Just my opinion though.

Cheers guys, got all kit from current bike that I can take across (fork being 140, hence my question), test riding one next weekend, next question being sizing, I'm 5'8" but with short legs, ha ha, so S or M,..... I know testing will be the decider, plus is the extra spondoolics for the carbon worth it???

Im running 140 never tried 120, but its brilliant at 140 so not interested in changing, its a very rapid bike, loving slack angles but have put an in line post on to keep the weight forward.

It's not THAT much lighter, and apparently stiffness isn't particularly different. I guess it comes down to how much you want the carbon-y goodness - or would that money saved be better spent elsewhere?

I'm 5'8" on a medium ASR5-C running 140 vanilla forks. It's bloody fantastic. I bought the carbon as I needed a frame sharpish mid holiday and that was what they had in stock.

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The ASR5 comes up quite small in comparison to the rest of the Yeti range (which usually come up HUGE), I plumped for a large (@6ft) because I wanted to run a short stem. I'm sure I would have gotten away with a medium though.

Definitely run the 140mm forks and the medium will fit best with a stubby stem and super wide bars, you will love it.

140 forks, 750mm bars, 50 mm stem, Medium, 5'11" + some here. Fully intended to take the forks down to 130, but never felt the need. Over 4-5 hrs + start wondering if a 70mm stem might be an idea, but then you hit another fun section + forget such loose talk. Bolt through front + back helps it feel tight. Fun trail bike IME.

ASR5c here, only 3 rides old, 5'8"+ a bit on a medium with 725mm bars and 70mm stem with a 120mm Reba 20mm Maxle up front with the 142 axle out back. Transferred over all the compatible bits from my HT. It's a weapon!

lovely bike with a 140mm, iran a talas which gave the best of both worlds - now gone as toddler forced reduction in fleet 🙁

Loving mine. Arrived in June and quite frankly, it's the business. Cimbs exceptionally well. Descends even better. Very confidence inspiring. Seriously fast, light and stiff. Running 140 CTD forks up front and I'd recommend the 142x12 chipset out back too. It does make a difference.

I'm 6'1" and opted for a Large frame. It fits perfectly. I did sit on a Medium with a supposed 18.5" seat tube but it was too small surprisingly.

Amazing bike!

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Cheers guys for all the comments, testing one next weeknd, then gotta decide between aluminium or carbon, then find a good deal! Will post pictures,.............. eventually when I get one!

I used to run mine at 120mm. Was fast but I did get a lot of rock strikes due to low BB. Now I've got 130mm revs on them which is spot on.

Cheers guys, medium frame purchased, now for the build!

I've a 5C running 120mm forks, rockets up the climbs and screams down the descents, even with the shorter travel fork it's still slack enough to inspire great confidence and the slightly lower BB gives that extra bit of stability. Never had too much of an issue with pedal strike. Obviously some really big stuff it'd struggle with but I test rode an alloy one with a 140mm fork, which was great but a bit much (heavy) for my style/type of riding.

Horses for courses really - depends on your intended useage/style of riding what length travel. Me - long distance, quickly, on natural trails (mainly) although I've quite happily hammered down Jacob's Ladder, Potato Alley, Garburn Pass and other similarly gnar descents while mates on longer travel bikes have pussy footed around. That lightness and nimbleness that the ASR5 platform affords helps you to to flick the bike from line to line and ride light over techy terrain, maintaining a decent (sometimes scary!) amount of speed even with short travel.

Whatever travel you choose, you'll love the bike!

ASR5A here since April and always run 140mm = trail missile and would just mirror the majority of comments made earlier. I'm 5'10" on a medium with 50mm stem and 720 bars. Brilliant ride !!

Enjoy it and welcome to the Tribe...

quite happily running mine at 150mm, although think I'll swap it back to 140mm to see if that makes a difference

6 foot, 70mm stem, 750mm bars, which I was thinking ot cutting down a bit but got used to now

just wish everyone would stop going on about those pesky 29'ers.....

Finally got the build done guys, cheers for all your comments. If I could work out how to upload a pic I would do so!

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Any advice please guys on routing of a dropper post cable on your ASR5s?

120mm here, mostly forest singletrack. The steering isn't a nightmare, and my pedals don't clip the ground. Its fast and handles brilliantly, the front doesn't wander.

Pick up 2 DH Strava KOM's on it when in Afan - and since I'm not a downhiller with massive gonads that's good enough for me.

@strawb Two approaches. One route the cable in between frame and RP23. Two buy a pack of 3M adhesive cable mount guides. Started with the former. Now have the latter.

my asr5 has dropper cable guides already in place... i love the bloody thing, but i would love it more with 140mm forks (i have 120 rlcs at the moment)

i really should change them as the prices for tapered forks seem to be waaaaaay cheaper than for 1 1/8th.... i reckon i could change for less than £50.