The new 160mm-travel YT Decoy SN, or Supernatural, is designed to be ‘the best enduro bike possible’.<\/p>
That bold claim was the key goal for the engineers tasked with designing the SN \u2013\u00a0not to build the best enduro eMTB, but the best enduro bike full-stop \u2013 powered or not.<\/p>
A blank page was given to the team, with no travel figures, weight goals, or \u2013 reportedly \u2013 motor or battery requirements in mind.<\/p>
Early in the three-year development process, the team came to the belief that to reach the full demands of enduro riding, the bike had to be assisted.<\/p>
Despite this, YT wanted the new Decoy SN to feel as if you’re sitting on a non-assisted enduro bike<\/a>, with all the handling benefits that brings, rather than on a heavy electric mountain bike<\/a>. <\/p> Therefore, YT opted for a lighter motor and lower-capacity battery \u2013 the Fazua Ride 60 with its 430Wh battery.<\/p> After all, if you want a full-power eMTB, there\u2019s always the standard non-assisted Decoy<\/a>.<\/p> Tom Marvin rode the new YT Decoy SN Core 4 at its launch event and you can read his first-ride review here<\/a>.<\/p><\/div><\/div> The Decoy SN is a 160mm-travel<\/a> carbon eMTB, with a 170mm fork up front and mixed wheel sizes<\/a> \u2013 \u2018MX\u2019 in YT speak.<\/p> YT set out to make a bike that felt as natural as possible. As such, while it claims there were no weight constraints, the Decoy SN has been kept moderately light. It is, however, fitted with parts that should stand up to the rigours of enduro riding \u2013 a big fork, grippy rubber and punchy brakes.<\/p> This results in claimed weight figures (for a Small) below 21kg across all three models offered.<\/p> The shape of the bike is modern, without being extreme, although it’s longer, slacker and taller in stack than the YT Jeffsy<\/a> and Capra<\/a>.<\/p> The reach numbers are middle of the pack \u2013 ranging from 435mm to 515mm across the S to XXL size range, while the head angle is moderately slack at 63.9 degrees and the seat angle fairly steep at 78 degrees.<\/p> Chainstays are mid-length at 443mm across all sizes.<\/p>Facts and figures<\/h2>
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\ufeff<\/th> S<\/b><\/th> M<\/b><\/th> L<\/b><\/th> XL<\/b><\/th> XXL<\/b><\/th><\/tr><\/thead> Seat tube angle<\/b> (degrees)<\/td> 78.2<\/td> 78.1<\/td> 78.1<\/td> 78<\/td> 78<\/td> <\/tr> Head tube angle<\/b> (degrees)<\/td> 63.9<\/td> 63.9<\/td> 63.9<\/td> 63.9<\/td> 63.9<\/td> <\/tr> Chainstay<\/b> (mm)<\/td> 443<\/td> 443<\/td> 443<\/td> 443<\/td> 443<\/td> <\/tr> Seat tube<\/b> (mm)<\/td> 390<\/td> 400<\/td> 420<\/td> 440<\/td> 460<\/td> <\/tr> Top tube<\/b> (mm)<\/td> 565<\/td> 587<\/td> 609<\/td> 631<\/td> 653<\/td> <\/tr> Bottom bracket height<\/b> (mm)<\/td> 340<\/td> 340<\/td> 340<\/td> 340<\/td> 340<\/td> <\/tr> Wheelbase<\/b> (mm)<\/td> 1217<\/td> 1241<\/td> 1264<\/td> 1288<\/td> 1311<\/td> <\/tr> Standover<\/b> (mm)<\/td> 774<\/td> 798<\/td> 821<\/td> 845<\/td> 868<\/td> <\/tr> Stack<\/b> (mm)<\/td> 635<\/td> 643<\/td> 650<\/td> 657<\/td> 664<\/td> <\/tr> Reach<\/b> (mm)<\/td> 342<\/td> 452<\/td> 472<\/td> 492<\/td> 512<\/td> <\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table>