Mountain Bike Rider

YETI SB115 T1

£6,499 / 29in / yeticycles.com

If you like your peaks to appear in a training diary, rather than attached to the front of your helmet, the new Yeti SB115 could be the bike for you. It builds on the success of the SB100, taking a leaf out of the ‘super size me’ playbook to bump up the travel and pump up the spec. It’s still very much a traditional XC bike in poise and attitude, but if you don’t get on with modern geometry, and cushy trail bikes leave you numb, then you’ll probably love the new SB115. More on how it rides in a moment, but first let’s take a look at the steps Yeti has taken to get from the SB100 to the SB115.

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