Hey guys-
Thanks for all the comments, good and bad. It’s always great to get feedback from passionate consumers.
Phototim hit the nail on the head – imagine taking the lower link on a linkage bike and shrinking it down as small as possible. Eventually, you would get an eccentric pivot like we’ve developed. What sets ours apart from the others (especially the Decathlon) is that our pivot switches its rotational direction as you get to the 100mm point in the travel. This creates a pedaling platform that is unparalleled on anything I’ve ridden (and I’ve been around the block a few times) but it also allows for a spike- and wallow-free middle and end stroke. Additionally, it also absorbs small bumps amazingly even when you’re on the gas.
But please don’t take my word for it. We’ve got demo bikes shipping all over the world as I write this, including to Evolution in the UK. In the meantime, Vital and mountainbike.com have some honest riders’ reviews posted as well.
Drop me a line if you have further questions . . . sometimes it’s hard to monitor all of the various message boards.
–John P.
International Sales Mgr
Yeti Cycles
johnp AT yeticycles DOT com