Alright, so here we are at Dirt Rag Dirt Fest,
a new one for me, we've wanted to come to this
for the last couple of years.
Also new to me is a new Yeti SB100
so, I got rid of my Trek a couple weeks ago, and thanks to my buddies at Worldwide Cyclery,
here's my SB100 brand new, medium size, kind of semi custom to my liking.
Dirt Rag Dirt Fest is happening twice a year, once in
Pennsylvania in May, and then June or July in West Virginia.
The one in Pennsylvania is close to home, it's a lot of fun, a lot of vendors and demo bikes.
Highly recommend it if you can make it.
Let's go!
That was it, never be this clean again!
Trails are around the Raystown lake, they're called Allegrippis trails
and they're considered to be the best fast, flowing trails in the Northeast.
A lot of fun, a lot of whoop-dee-doo 's a lot of rollers so highly recommended
there is something for everyone.
I had the chance to put a few kilometers on
the bike yesterday, it was a bit of a mud bath, but early impressions are really good.
I only managed to fully set up the bike for myself in the afternoon when I
visited the SRAM booth and later on the FOX booth.
I set it up with 32% sag in the back
25% sag up front.
And so far so good, it seems to be very efficient climber.
The 100 mm in the back seems to be really plush, but at the same time
supportive when it came to pedaling so very interesting mix.
A closer look at the build
is gonna give you an idea of what I've been riding in this last week or so.
And it's not too too far from the entry level X01 model from Yeti.
SB100 comes in four options, plus the frame only and
even though I was tempted by the frame only, the big problem was the fork.
I was interested in getting the Factory Step-Cast, the FOX 34.
This is not available with this offset.
The offset on this bike is 44mm, something very similar to
what Transition did with their new, current bikes.
Cockpit is built around a Yeti branded carbon bar, 35mm, 50mm stem.
This is 760 millimeters as you see it written down here.
Ergon grips, they seem to be really grippy and
very similar to what I have installed here which are some Bontrager Race Lights.
Brakes - Shimano Deore M8000, you see my XO1 shifter over there.
Depending on the build you may get a GX Eagle shifter.
And on the other side
obviously the brake, and the remote.
That remote is actually a Wolf Tooth ReMote, that I
chose to use with the Fox Transfer dropper.
It doesn't come standard but you can order it that way.
I didn't really trust the Fox remote.
Dropper by the way is supposed to be 125 millimeters for this Medium frame.
What you see here is a 150 mm
and also the saddle, this is a Yeti branded WTB Vault.
Very comfortable, this has chromoly rails, Yeti branded,
you see a little bit of bling over there.
Race face 50 mm stem like I mentioned,
Yeti cap, you do get these spacers that are carbon,
and the Cane Creek 40 that comes standard with the bike.
This is an integrated or IS headset.
Cane Creek, you see that one more time, moving down
to the logo, which is cast aluminum I bet.
Looks nice and bold, not painted and
then you see the top of the Step-Cast FOX 34 SC fork which are new,
they're considered to be 2019 forks.
That is where you adjust your air spring.
This is Factory, so it has the Kashima coating.
The other option for just one of the builds
is going to be Step-Cast Performance.
I use a mud guard all the time
mostly because it protects my stanchions and I keep it on, it doesn't
add pretty much any weight.
And you see FOX and 34 Step-Cast is mentioned down here.
And you know it is a Step-Cast by the look of the lower leg here.
And yes, this is Factory SC or Factory Step-Cast.
On this other side, you see that this is a FIT4 damper.
Wheels are mine, very similar to the DT Swiss that Yeti provides.
Now on this one I have ARCH MK3 so 26 mm ID rims laced
onto Hope Pro4 hubs.
And the discs that I chose to use are the IceTech XT's.
I'm very happy with those.
Coming down here you see the caliper, it's installed for 180 mm discs.
And they do come with finned pads, the pads are metallic pads more about that later.
Looking at my tires, bike right now is ready to race
cross country ish around here
so I have Rocket Ron up front, and another Schwalbe in the back.
Bike is equipped from factory with MAXXIS Minion DHF and Aggressor in the back.
It's not something that I am interested in for this type of bike and my local trails.
This is how you know that you have the lighter or the more
expensive version of their frame - TURQ.
They have the carbon or C frame which is just
a bit heavier, no other advantages.
as per what they say.
HAND BUILT RACE BRED.
I kind of like that, it doesn't look like it's really good painting hope is not gonna go away
Moving down you see the FOX Evolution shock
This is a modified metric size shock, factory built.
All but the GX entry level come with this Factory build.
They do provide you with the usual Open Trail and Locked up mode.
I only used it in Open mode and once in Trail mode.
It's not really necessary because the bike pedals really nicely.
New for Yeti is the bottle cage
and yes you can fit a full-size bottle in here.
and one of the reasons why I finally considered a Yeti as my bike.
You can see the collar here branded Yeti.
Moving down, what else?
At the back here you're gonna see
the size of the bike and then also the logo.
Yes, built in Golden Colorado
and the Switch Infinity is hidden down there.
Now this is a bit offset, and that Switch Infinity is
look at the pictures online, it actually moves
probably 5 millimeters, no more than that.
Down tube here you have a
molded piece of rubber that protects it.
And moving on to the drivetrain, what I
have is the X01 now.
By default this comes with an X01 crank which is DUB, mine is GXP.
It comes with a 30 tooth Eagle chainring - mine is a 32 Eagle oval.
I don't know why they put such a small chainring in there, a 30 T.
It comes with the Eagle GX chain, this is an X01
so you just have the hollow pins and the coating is a bit different.
And then, moving back, the X01 base model comes with the GX cassette
and it also comes with the XO1 derailleur.
Many of you might be wondering
why did they choose an X01 derailleur with GX shifter and GX cassette?
My answer is because this derailleur is just
slightly nicer built than the GX and it actually makes a difference in shifting performance.
I just did a quick video on that one talking specifically about it.
In the back, I have the same wheels that I mentioned to you.
I'm using Schwalbe Thunder Burd and you see the Hope 4 hub right down there.
Clearance between cranks and chainstays is normal,
you see my cadence sensor installed over there.
Drive side is no different, you have that 7-8 mm clearance
and by the way, in this current configuration with pedals bike is at 25 pounds.
Quick look here on the non-drive side is going to show you a FOX Kabolt axle
That's actually mine, the fork comes with the standard one.
I like the cleaner look of that one and you save a couple of grams.
And moving on, see the bottom bracket which is press fit.
Again mine is GXP but the bike comes with press fit DUB.
This is PF92, so 92 mm shell width here, and as a press fit.
I replaced these pads with non-metallic so these are resin pads.
The bike comes with metallic front and rear
and I don't like the bite on the back with those whatsoever.
I mentioned the GX shifter, that's
provided with the bottom couple of builds.
In that main pivot you'll
actually have a grease zerk, so you can grease your pivot without undoing it.
This is what they provide in terms of a grease gun and also the
grease that's needed for the Switch Infiniti.
You're also provided with this frame protector.
I'm already, I've already applied it on
my bike you can't really see it I know you can see it...
you probably see the edge over here.
And you might also see marks from my heels so
highly recommend to put some of that on the bike.
I actually run the bike without installing it
and down here where the cables touch the frame a little bit
they already left marks.
Talk about cables because I forgot to mention that.
So the two cables that I have here, one is obviously your brake hose and it's
routed through the frame whether you like you or not.
Second one is the shifter cable
that goes through that chainstay and it comes out right there.
Up here you're gonna have two ports, cable ports, and then one on the right hand side.
This one goes directly to your dropper post, so you cannot change the
designation of that one.
You have tubes going through the frame exactly to where
they should be so replacing cables or fishing cables through the frame is trivial.
Because I'm running moto style I had to use or to make this J bend here
on the hose right at the headset
because this is my only option to run my rear brake.
Don't think I mentioned the length of the cranks is 175 mm for the
Medium and that's what I have here.
You see the fun-o-meter over there all the
way down, set up 32% sag.
I am using all the travel every time I ride.
I don't feel any harsh bottoming out so that's a good thing.
This fork is considered to be a 2019 fork.
I really like the way the FOX Step-Cast ride.
I also have a Step-Cast 32 in the house and they're just really plush, good mid support.
Really like it, this one seems to be pretty stiff so really happy with that.
Despite the head angle, almost 68 degrees,
it just climbs well and with that smaller offset on the fork
the front wheel seems to be tucked in nicely underneath so it's not
wandering around one climbing which is very interesting.
Overall the bike seems very nicely and well built,
it's really pretty, I already get a lot of people
asking me what it is because they haven't seen one around here.
I didn't mention it but you're gonna have the same designation
here for your lighter frame, right at the back, and you see it's mentioned.
Also on the inside
you're gonna have two serial numbers for this bike.
If you look way down there
don't know if you can see it, you have a serial number for the rear triangle.
The second serial number for the bike is gonna be right down here
where it usually is.
If you're looking for a custom built bike
don't forget about the guys at Worldwide Cyclery.
They made all these happen for me and I
highly recommend them, great to deal with.
And that's all I have for you guys today.
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and until next time I hope you guys are gonna find
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Cheers guys, cheers!