{"id":43334,"date":"2022-11-15T18:00:04","date_gmt":"2022-11-15T17:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bikeradar.com\/?p=702263"},"modified":"2022-11-15T18:20:16","modified_gmt":"2022-11-15T17:20:16","slug":"yeti-launches-120mm-travel-trail-shredding-sb120","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/cyclingplus\/rss_feed\/yeti-launches-120mm-travel-trail-shredding-sb120\/","title":{"rendered":"Yeti launches 120mm-travel, trail-shredding SB120"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Tom Marvin\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 15 November 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Yeti has launched the new SB120, a 120mm-travel trail bike, featuring the revised Switch Infinity suspension link seen recently on the new SB160<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Though similar in frame travel to the outgoing SB115<\/a>, this bike isn\u2019t designed for cross-country<\/a> or downcountry<\/a> adventures. It features 130mm of fork travel<\/a>, four-piston brakes and (moderately) chunky rubber.<\/p>\n

The key updates on the new bike come in the form of revised geometry, with Yeti following the curve of longer front ends, slacker head angles and size-specific chainstay lengths.<\/p>\n

The brand has also rotated its unique, Fox-built Switch Infinity link by 90 degrees, changing the architecture of the bike.<\/p>\n

Yeti SB120 geometry details<\/h2>\n
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The 120mm travel at the rear is paired with 130mm forks.<\/span><\/figcaption> Robyn Furtado \/ Our Media<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Yeti recognised that in recent years bikes have been growing and slackening. The SB115, for example, was fairly short in its reach when it was launched in 2020.<\/p>\n

Yeti says its engineers have focused on bringing the new bikes a more \u2018balanced\u2019 ride, both via the geometry and by giving the front of the bike more travel.<\/p>\n

The additional front travel is provided because of the slacker head angles the bike now features. Slacker angles naturally drop the front end for a given fork length and so, by adding travel, Yeti claims the bikes have this improved balance. The head tube sits at 66.5 degrees.<\/p>\n

Reach figures have grown when compared to the SB115. The size-large SB120 has a 475mm reach, while the SB115 has a 450mm reach. Yeti says this improves the bike\u2019s agility, thanks to riders having a more neutral position on the bike, which better weights both wheels.<\/p>\n

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130mm-travel forks feature across the range of SB120 bikes.<\/span><\/figcaption> Robyn Furtado \/ Our Media<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Yeti has also altered both the seat tube angle and the chainstay length, depending on the size of the bikes.<\/p>\n

The seat tubes get steeper on larger bikes, with Yeti claiming this makes the transition from seated to standing easier for taller riders.<\/p>\n

Seat tube angles range from 71.1 degrees to 73.2 degrees. However, the effective seat tube angle (the angle from the bottom bracket to the centre of the saddle rails, and that which you feel on the bike) is a constant 76.5 degrees.<\/p>\n

The steeper seat tube angle therefore accounts for the additional saddle height a taller rider will have.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the chainstay lengths increase with bike size. They range from 433mm to 443mm. This has been done to maintain proportionality of geometry across bike sizes.<\/p>\n

Yeti is offering the SB120 in six sizes, from XS to XXL.<\/p>\n

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\ufeff<\/th>XS<\/th>S<\/th>M<\/th>L<\/th>XL<\/th>XXL<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Seat tube length<\/b> (mm)<\/td>345<\/td>365<\/td>400<\/td>440<\/td>470<\/td>485<\/td> <\/tr>
Effective top tube length<\/b> (mm)<\/td>540<\/td>571<\/td>603<\/td>625<\/td>652<\/td>672<\/td> <\/tr>
Head tube angle<\/b> (degrees)<\/td>66.5<\/td>66.5<\/td>66.5<\/td>66.5<\/td>66.5<\/td>66.5<\/td> <\/tr>
Effective seat tube angle<\/b> (degrees)<\/td>76.5<\/td>76.5<\/td>76.5<\/td>76.5<\/td>76.5<\/td>76.5<\/td> <\/tr>
Actual seat tube angle <\/b>(degrees)<\/td>71.1<\/td>71.5<\/td>71.9<\/td>72.3<\/td>72.7<\/td>73.2<\/td> <\/tr>
Chainstay length<\/b> (mm)<\/td>433<\/td>435<\/td>437<\/td>439<\/td>441<\/td>443<\/td> <\/tr>
Wheelbase<\/b> (mm)<\/td>1,122<\/td>1,157<\/td>1,191<\/td>1,217<\/td>1,249<\/td>1,274<\/td> <\/tr>
Estimated BB height<\/b> (mm)<\/td>335<\/td>335<\/td>335<\/td>335<\/td>335<\/td>335<\/td> <\/tr>
Standover<\/b> (mm)<\/td>699<\/td>709<\/td>714<\/td>718<\/td>720<\/td>725<\/td> <\/tr>
Head tube length<\/b> (mm)<\/td>92<\/td>98<\/td>104<\/td>115<\/td>126<\/td>147<\/td> <\/tr>
Stack<\/b> (mm)<\/td>604<\/td>610<\/td>615<\/td>625<\/td>635<\/td>655<\/td> <\/tr>
Reach<\/b> (mm)<\/td>395<\/td>425<\/td>455<\/td>475<\/td>500<\/td>515<\/td> <\/tr>
Front center<\/b> (mm)<\/td>689<\/td>722<\/td>754<\/td>778<\/td>808<\/td>831<\/td> <\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>