Yeti Cycles SB4.5 Turq XX1 Eagle Complete Mountain Bike 2017

Aggressively sculpted and striking in aesthetic form, the Yeti SB4. 5 Turq XX1 Eagle Complete Mountain Bike is certainly one of the most alluring mountain bikes we've feasted our eyes upon. Yet, we'd be amiss to purely focus on its beautiful lines, which turn your attention away from its dazzling trail chops and genre blurring versatility. Further consider its stunningly light Turq carbon frame, which makes it all too easy to forget just how trail capable the SB4. 5 is and that's before you factor in the truly exceptional XX1 build kit. The SB4. 5 enjoys the steam rolling benefits of 29 inch wheels, which make easy work of getting up and over trail impediments, such as loose rocks and gnarled roots. However, you'd be mistaken to think of the SB4. 5 as some lumbering 29er, as Yeti dialed it with the flickable precision of 17. 2 inch chainstays paired with a low slung 13. 1 inch bottom bracket. These numbers mean that despite its bigger wheels, it never feels unwieldy or like too much bike, even when you're slaloming around corners and dodging trail obstacles. Paired with only 4. 5 inches of smooth Switch Infinity suspension, your first impression would be to categorize the SB 4. 5 as a big wheeled XC machine. However, you'd be dead wrong. Its aggressively long front end with 5. 5 inches of travel and 67. 4 degree head tube angle fall squarely into the trail category. By relaxing the front end, it's more than eager to eat up jarring stretches of rocky terrain and conquer descents normally reserved for bikes packing another inch or so of rear travel. Despite all this, it's still efficient at pedaling and surprisingly nimble, making it one of the most versatile bikes in the shorter travel 29er category. Packing Yeti's famed Switch Infinity Suspension, the SB4. 5 lends itself to adventurous rides with its efficient pedaling platform, yet it's never abusive when the trail turns rugged or plunges downhill. Yeti achieves this balance through a patented translating p...