Yeti’s SB6c – Here’s the official press release

Hot on the heels of our Eurobike 2014 coverage here, comes the official press release for Yeti’s new 6-inch Extreme gNarly/Downhill/Uphill Riding Orsumness  SB6c bike (see what I did there?), which can be used for lots of other different types of riding apart from the ‘Big E’ too. Here’s what they have to say:

Just a month after launching the SB5c, Yeti has added a new enduro bike to its line, the SB6c.  Like the ‘5c, the SB6c also features patented Switch Infinity technology. Built for aggressive all-mountain riders and enduro racers, the SB6c rolls on 27.5in wheels and delivers 6in/157mm of plush yet responsive rear wheel travel. The SB6c will begin shipping October 1st as a complete bike with builds starting at $7399.

Yeti’s patented Switch Infinity design allows their engineers to design bikes with an unprecedented level of control over suspension kinematics.  The end result is exceptional pedaling efficiency and small bump sensitivity when climbing paired with plush, controlled travel when descending. The Switch Infinity technology was created in partnership with FOX and features Kashima coated stanchions and FOX’s renowned build quality. It has endured Yeti and FOX’s rigorous testing protocol and over three years of on-trail testing. (So fingers crossed it’ll last in the typical British winter..) The system is simple, lightweight and low-maintenance.

“The SB6c was built as a pure enduro machine and proved its mettle before it went into production by winning two consecutive rounds of the Enduro World Series.” said Yeti President and co-owner Chris Conroy. “Long-time Team Yeti rider, Jared Graves, was critical in designing this bike. He worked with our engineers to create the ideal leverage curve and was instrumental in nailing the geometry which is long, slack (65.5° head angle) and low.”

The SB6c will be available to ship October 1st as a complete bike with SRAM’s X01 Build Kit, Fox 36 suspension fork and Fox Float X rear shock (MSRP $7399). Frames will be available later in the year.

We’ll let you know more when we get geometry and full-spec charts, alongside UK prices.

Barney Marsh

Barney Marsh takes the word ‘career’ literally, veering wildly across the road of his life, as thoroughly in control as a goldfish on the dashboard of a motorhome. He’s been, with varying degrees of success, a scientist, teacher, shop assistant, binman and, for one memorable day, a hospital laundry worker. These days, he’s a dad, husband, guitarist, and writer, also with varying degrees of success. He sometimes takes photographs. Some of them are acceptable. Occasionally he rides bikes to cast the rest of his life into sharp relief. Or just to ride through puddles. Sometimes he writes about them. Bikes, not puddles. He is a writer of rongs, a stealer of souls and a polisher of turds. He isn’t nearly as clever or as funny as he thinks he is.

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