Yeti modernises the SB165 enduro and park bike
New updates bring it right in line with Yeti's existing range.
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Yeti has today revealed the new heavy-hitting SB165 platform that includes tweaks to the leverage rate. It also receives the latest Switch Infinity tech and all of the goodness found in its most recent model releases.
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Over the past couple of years, Yeti has been working hard to update each bike in its range, starting with the SB140 last year and now the big-travel SB165 has received some attention.
Yeti has given the SB165's suspension kinematic a bit of a tweak, claiming that it's still the most progressive leverage rate in its range. The curve has been refined to improve the mid-stroke, specifically in the corners and sports a 22% progression rate.
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Aiding the cause is a refreshed Switch Inifinity unit that benefits from improved seals, bearings and hardware. The linkage uses Yeti's latest floating collet pivot design that utilises standard-size cartridge bearings and floating collet axles for better alignment, smoother movement and improved longevity.
The bike also uses the brand's two-piece shock wishbone that moves the shock forward in the frame. Yeti says that this positioning allows space for a greater range of shocks while lowering the standover height, reducing shock tab sizes, and making for more room for bottle cages.
As seen on Yeti's newer bikes, the SB165 gets the brand's new downtube protection system that boasts two layers that work in tandem. There's an external hard cap and a softer rubber interior. It's all replaceable, too.
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The bike's seat tube has been lopped down to size which means that riders can use a 150mm dropper on small frames, 175mm on medium and 200mm and upwards on large and extra large frames.
Moving onto the geometry, the SB165 comes with a 63.5-degree head tube angle, a 76.9-degree effective seat tube angle, a 437mm chainstay and 480mm reach on a large frame.
2024 yeti sb165 bb.jpg, by Liam Mercer
The brand is offering the SB165 with its Turq carbon frame and its regular C/Series carbon. The former is available in two builds, both rocking Fox Factory 38 forks and Fox Factory DHX2 coil shocks. They share SRAM Code RSC brakes, Fox Transfer seat posts and DT Swiss Custom EX1700 wheels. However, the T2 build gets SRAM's X01 Eagle drivetrain, whereas the T3 X0 Transmission gets X01 T-Type shifting.
The C/Series frames are kitted with a Fox Performance 38 fork with a Fox Factory DHX2 shock. They roll on DT Swiss E1900 wheels and get OneComponents dropper posts. The C2 build comes with a SRAM GX Eagle drivetrain whereas the C3 GX Transmission gets GX T-Type.
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