Talk me out of a Yeti 160e

[EnduroIntern]

Are you a dentist?

Yes: Buy the Yeti
No: Buy something better and cheaper

What's better?

 

[LowStandards]

They're all the same frankly
Unless you're a pro rider I doubt you'd notice the difference between a few degrees on the head angle or if your shocks are coated in fake placebo gold

And hav'nt we all decided anything but the Amflow is a silly decision these days

 

[Gavalar]

They're all the same frankly
Unless you're a pro rider I doubt you'd notice the difference between a few degrees on the head angle or if your shocks are coated in fake placebo gold

And hav'nt we all decided anything but the Amflow is a silly decision these days

Amflow is not the silver bullet, other motors, ZF and Centrix push out very similar numbers, a very good Youtube channel, Alex Bike Tester throws a lot of sense on motor options and quite a lot of shade over the claims about the Avinox option, and you don't have to be a dentist to afford a Yeti, they're one of the most competitively priced options available when compared to Orbea, Specialized, Scott and Santa Cruz.

 

[LowStandards]

I'm playing mate :*

Buy what you like the look of really, that's the only difference

 

[vman]

I’m 180 and have a large

I am the same height as you and test rode both medium and large - when you say it felt small - what are you referring to ? In the saddle or out of the saddle descending ? With proper saddle position and bar choice I can make my Medium Yeti's seated cockpit feel very close to my large Trek Rail. As far as how the bike feels while standing on the pedals - the 460 reach on the medium is fantastic when carving up tight trails or navigating climbs with tight switchbacks- it was way better for me than the large Yeti. The only time the large frame feels better to me is going straight down very chunky terrain at speed where the wider platform to balance on makes it easier to just plow over things. Note - I called Yeti and asked them there thoughts and they suggested I go with the medium and pointed me to some of their pro Enduror and EWS riders that are my same height that are ridding a medium instead of sizing up to the large.