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Be cool if dt Swiss bought that tech from mic and he now has a pile not cash to throw at his other crazy inventions
Dual crown + water bottle. Sounds trivial but a huge feature for us who just ride park and don't race.
Not going to lie that was a plus to the new orbea. That and you can literally have two bikes in one
Yeti LTe
23.3kg (Give or take)
170/160mm Travel
Bosch 800wh battery.
Prices above in NZD.
Yeti LTe T3 Specs:
Bike Specifications
Travel
* 160mm (6.3”)
Weight
* 51.43 lbs / 23.3 kg
Suspension
* Fork: FOX Factory 38 GRIP X2, 170mm
* Shock: FOX Factory Float X2
Wheels & Tires
* Wheelset: DT Swiss HXC1700, 30mm
* Front Tire: Schwalbe Magic Mary Trail Pro 2.5, Radial Ultra Soft
* Rear Tire: Schwalbe Albert Gravity Pro 2.5, Radial Soft
* Front Rotor: SRAM HS2, 200mm
* Rear Rotor: SRAM HS2, 200mm
Drivetrain
* Crank: SRAM X0, 160mm
* Derailleur: SRAM X0 Eagle AXS Transmission
* Cassette: SRAM X0 Eagle Transmission, 10–52T
* Chain: SRAM X0 Eagle Transmission Flattop
* Shifter: SRAM AXS Pod Controller
Brakes
* SRAM Maven Silver
Cockpit
* Grips: ODI Elite Pro
* Bar: Yeti Carbon Bar, 35 x 800mm
* Stem: Burgtec Enduro MK3, 35 x 50mm
* Headset: Cane Creek 40
Seatpost & Saddle
* Dropper Post: SRAM Reverb AXS, 31.6mm
* SM: 150mm | MD: 175mm | LG/XL: 200mm
* Saddle: WTB Solano Chromoly
Electronics
* Drive Unit: Bosch Performance Line CX BDU38
* Display: Bosch Kiox 400C
* Battery: Bosch Powertube 800Wh
* Assist Switch: Bosch Wireless Mini Remote
* Charger: Bosch 4A Charger
Looking forward to the 22000 dollar lunch ride spec.
I hope that pricing is a joke, 24,900. Wtf?
$25,000nzd - So many other top Ebikes for half that.
Wrong thread.
I wanted to quote the guy who said new very expensive yeti ebike is coming out to not even bother if its under 20k... Thank you yeti 😅😅
what are you on about, 12k NZD for a top ebike? Flop you mean
well theres currently some top carbon models at 13-14k.
others for 15k......
amflow for 16k...
no need to spend 25k... at all.
Wow. Maybe I should be a dentist because I can understand the appeal to this bike and its warranted price. You guys are missing the obvious as to why it cost like $15,000… it says YETI on the bike. That worth about 7 horse power at least
New 38 in the oven ?
Sort of...
powder coating oven, I was pretty close 😴
LEGACY of the 38?? That shit is like 5 years old, this isn't some 20 year anniversary edition or something.
Here’s the official announcement from FOX: https://www.vitalmtb.com/news/press-release/fox-launches-limited-edition-racing-green-38.
2026, Limited edition colors are so hot right now.
That one's even better since you can stash a bladder full of water down inside the bike's frame storage and have one of the best looking DH bikes out there not have it's beauty ruined by a water bottle in its silhouette. Not sure how far the cavity goes down but maybe you'll even get some on-trend added weight at the BB too!
Did I say there’s need to spend 25k nzd?
I commented on the “ top carbon models e-bike for 12k Nzd” which is not even remotely true, that’s all
From the Claw!
Not very original, i'll give him 76/100
I kind of feel this layout might be the next crab. It opens up the space for a water bottle even more than the vertical shock orientation and it stresses the seat tube to a lesser degree, instead loading the top tube which can be bigger/stronger than the usually very defined seat tube.
But what if we go further and mount the shock to a bridge between the top and bottom tubes… this will make sure we can make both tubes lighter… and then we can probably add another bridge maybe on the right side of the shock so it’s all rigid..
Sounds heavy...
Also makes it easier to have a straight seat tube with deep insertion. Some vertical crabs out there have to have a weird bend in the seat tube in order to get the rocker main pivot in place.
Yeah but arguably the best all rounder fork Fox has in their line up and def my personal fave
Isn't this the same crab layout as the older gen Rocky Mountain Altitude and Bird frames?