They have 2 different layups available for sale IIRC.
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The two layups are not strength differences but carbon types one heavy one lighter. I’m not a yeti fanboy but I’m sure that failure was JRA.
There is video just posted an hour ago on the Yeti Bikes Facebook group of a 2020 SB150 broken just like that.
Bit of shitty one, the rider crashed into a tree and the seatpost hit the trunk (the rider had already lost the bars and was over the back wheel) and it just snapped like that. I took that pic at the Trans BC enduro I did in 2018. The end of the top tube was bullshit sharp - like a broken bottle. It would have been horrific if that (or any other carbon frame) had ended up impaling the rider.
Yetis are getting more and more popular - the SB150 and 130 are both pretty legit Enduro race bikes, and the 165 and 140 would work just as well I reckon. I've just seen soooo many broken Yetis over the years and linkage play/problems. They're too expensive for that to even be an issue, and the warranty situation is shithouse as well over here.
This is not normally something I would post, but I am old and salty and don't give a damn.
When our team rode for Yeti, we broke two of their bikes. A shattered swingarm on a 66, and a DH
bike that the rail area broke. It would have been no big thing except that they would not warranty either. I mean we
were a team that was given free Yeti jerseys to race in, and promoted the shit out of their brand, and when we
had an issue we were left out in the cold. Taking feelings out of it, as a business guy, it seemed totally strange
to me when right before this they had thanked our team for how many people we sent to a local dealer to buy their bikes.
So, needless to say, we moved on and that was the end of that.
When our team rode for Yeti, we broke two of their bikes. A shattered swingarm on a 66, and a DH
bike that the rail area broke. It would have been no big thing except that they would not warranty either. I mean we
were a team that was given free Yeti jerseys to race in, and promoted the shit out of their brand, and when we
had an issue we were left out in the cold. Taking feelings out of it, as a business guy, it seemed totally strange
to me when right before this they had thanked our team for how many people we sent to a local dealer to buy their bikes.
So, needless to say, we moved on and that was the end of that.
No offense J, but last I checked, you and the rest of the team don't have "DDS" beside your names. So it's really no surprise they wrote you guys off.
True story you will appreciate: One time Doug F dislocated his finger badly at a race, and they would not let him back on the lift until it was fixed. So he told me, "I let Andy pop my finger back into place since he is a Doctor and all....."No offense J, but last I checked, you and the rest of the team don't have "DDS" beside your names. So it's really no surprise they wrote you guys off.
And I said, you know Andy just sells medical equipment right? And he said, well I do now.
Well, to Andy's credit, he didn't amputate the digit, so maybe we can give him an honorary MD.
In professional racing news, nice to see Pivot pick up Charre Morgan and apparently they're keeping Eddie Masters and Matt Walker, which seems like it will make for a solid team.
Morgane doesn't get much coverage but I remember seeing her winning Champs run and straight out the gate she was attacking on a different level to the rest of the field that day. I'd wager she's one of the most successful female flat pedal riders in both DH and Enduro as well, although given I can't name any others that's probably why.
Wow, talk about a massive opportunity for this kid. I remember doing a pump track race with him when he was 11 and it was obvious he was dripping with talent. Nice kid too.
Off season endubro training or Jack moving over to the darkside? No sponsor listed in the results either. 
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Jack's actually gotten top 10 EWS results in both EWS events he's done. I don't know what happened with the ride he had organized for 2020, but if that's fallen through then I reckon a few EWS teams would be glad to have him.Off season endubro training or Jack moving over to the darkside? No sponsor listed in the results either.
Canyon w/ Brosnan & Wallace.
Here's a stretch, MVDP to EWS?
www.enduroworldseries.com
Sounds like a non-starter. At least this season.
Mathieu Van der Poel to race enduro? | 03 February 2020
Cyclocross World Champion admits that he’s tempted by the idea of doing some stage racing.
www.enduroworldseries.com
Sounds like a non-starter. At least this season.
he's previously stated that after the tokyo olympics he was going to fully shift his focus back to road, so i wouldn't hold my breath.Here's a stretch, MVDP to EWS?
Mathieu Van der Poel to race enduro? | 03 February 2020
Cyclocross World Champion admits that he’s tempted by the idea of doing some stage racing.
Sounds like a non-starter. At least this season.
Moir to Enduro:
www.vitalmtb.com
'Shark Attack' Jack Moir to Race Enduro for Canyon From 2020
KOBLENZ, 5 FEBRUARY 2020 - There aren’t many people out there who can say they’ve survived a shark attack – and who also happen to be one of the world’s best downhill mountain bikers. Well, that’s exactly how Australian rider ‘Shark Attack Jack’ Moir got his nickname: and we’re delighted to...
Karma is a biatch...
This was quoted on PB.
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At least Wyn will finally have somebody interesting to interview after EWS races, unless EWS sucks the life force out of riders and that's why they're all so damn boring.
Neko finished higher in the overall in 2019 than Gwin did. Neko was 25th, Gwin was 27th, Moir was 42nd. and Moir finished more WC's than either Gwin or Mulally in 2019.
Not to mention, the unbelievable amount of things that Neko constantly does to improve the US Gravity Scene.
It blows my mind that he races a full schedule, and does everything else he does off the bike as well. I am not one to
blow smoke up someone's ass just because they are a World Cup pro, but Neko is the real deal when it comes to giving back to the sport he loves.
not just the DH racing scene, but cycling in general. last 2 years he raffled off his world champs bike and gave all the money to Can'd Aid (which donates bikes to underprivileged kids)
