Moots YBB

[George]

:cool: I just sold my Trek Fuel 98 & want to try something new. What do you tink about a Moots YBB? I will be using this bike for cross country racing.

Thanks

Geo :cool:

[Dirt]

I haven't raced in years, but I still have an appreciation for the feel of a good race bike. I rode three Moots bikes on a test ride day about two years ago. The two race bikes that I rode were a YBB and their hardtail (Mootanier I think?). Moots has the geometry PERFECT for my taste. The fit also was also right on. Quite honestly I was too heavy for the YBB, though I imagine it could be set up for me. Small bumps had the edge taken off of them. With about an inch of travel, it really didn't do too much more than that for me. For a lighter person, it would feel better.

As with all high end bikes, the fit is critical. If you're not 100% sure of how things should fit, I'd suggest spending some time being fit by a well trained moots dealer.

Moots is on my top 5 list for a new single speed. That's probably part of next year's bonus.

Hope that is of some help to you.

Peter

PS: This is 5 posts in a row that are at least 90% sarcasm free. I think I must be sick or something. Please accept my sincere apology for trying to be helful instead of rude and obnoxious. I promise I'll get over this soon.

[esfand]

I dunno. I've heard there are now better options out there, than the YBB, although I'll be damned if I know what they are.

For racing, though, I'd either go with a hard tail or a light-ass full susser, like the Turner Nitrous, or something like that.

Soft-tails (w/exceptions) just don't make a lot of sense to me. It seems like a thud-buster, or other suspension seat-post, coupled w/a hardtail, could emulate a YBB pretty well, with little to no weight penalty compared to the YBB.

[raymo853]

Soft tails offer a lot more than a squishy post. Soft tails when properly made and set up offer the benifits of increased traciotn over the roufghness just like good full on full suspensions designs. Yes they can not offer the same benifits as a 4" travel machine, but they offer lots more than people think.

[esfand]

Soft tails offer a lot more than a squishy post. Soft tails when properly made and set up offer the benifits of increased traciotn over the roufghness just like good full on full suspensions designs. Yes they can not offer the same benifits as a 4" travel machine, but they offer lots more than people think.

I met a guy who had an Ibis soft-tail and he freakin swore by that thing. I got a chance to ride it a little bit, and it did make a difference.

I guess it's the tech-geek in me that likes more complicated designs.