2013 The New Yeti 575 First Look

The New Yeti 575 First Look In honor of its anniversary, the new Yeti has overhauled its most popular model—the new yeti 575 trail bike, named for its 5.75 inches of rear-wheel travel. besides to updates and revisions to the frame, a limited-edition paint job grabs attention. “We really wanted to merge old and new in the frame and capture the essence of Yeti,” says

2013 The New Yeti 575

Chris Conroy, company president. The graphics combine the stencil-style font of mid-80s Yetis, with the yellow and turquoise dart paint scheme of the mid-90s and current-era headbadge. The 25th anniversary 575 will be sold as a frame kit for $3,000 and will include the frame, fork, headset, BB and saddle. A complete build will also be available for $4,500 in limited numbers. Full spec details are available here. Both the complete bike and frame kit come with a color-matched Fox 32 fork, a WTB saddle with 25th anniversary graphics and a custom turquoise-anodized Chris King headset and bottom bracket.

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All versions of the 575 have been updated, so you don’t need to get the 25th anniversary edition to enjoy the upgrades. The frame/shock-only version will cost $1,900. As for complete builds, the Enduro will go for $2,900; the Race (Shimano XT) will cost $3,900; the SRAM XX version will be $5,500; and the cost of the Shimano XTR version has yet to be decided.

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Yeti 575

The New Yeti 575 updated the frame on the new 575 to accommodate newer longer-travel forks, like a 150mm Fox 32. Head and seat angles and bottom-bracket height were adjusted, but in a way that makes the new 575, with a longer-travel fork, feel like the old 575 with a shorter travel fork.

Yeti 575 Specs

The suspension was also tweaked just a bit to make it a touch stiffer midstroke. The aim was to hold the rear end up higher in the stroke in certain situations—for example, climbing and hitting water bars and high-speed berms. Owners of a current 575 might notice the new 575 feels a bit stiffer on square-edged bumps, but Yeti feels that control is improved overall.

The frame is a little heavier now at a bit over seven pounds, says Yeti. The weight gain comes primarily from beefier chainstays inspired by the 178mm ASR7. With the success of the lightweight ASR5, Yeti’s 120mm bike, Yeti felt like the 575 didn’t need to cover such a broad swath of the trail market, so they gave it a bit more brawn making it fit more neatly between the ASR55 and the ASR7.

Yeti 575 Mountain Bike

Complimenting the beefier chainstays is a new hydroformed main pivot area, which improves stiffness and clearance, but doesn’t allow a normal clamp-on front derailleur; a direct mount is now required. Up front, the headtube is now tapered, which helps frame and fork stiffness. In back, Yeti’s chip dropouts accommodate traditional 135mm wheels or a 12x142mm thru-axle system.

2013 Yeti 575 Review

Other details to note: dropper post housing guides were added, and there are now ISCG-05 mounts for chainguide-goodness. Beyond the 25th anniversary finish, the 575 will come in black, white and turquoise. Look for a test of the  new 575 in an upcoming issue of Mountain Bike.

2013 The New Yeti 575 Reviews

In honor of its anniversary, Yeti has overhauled its most popular model—the 575 trail bike, named for its 5.75 inches of rear-wheel travel. The 25th anniversary 575 will be sold as a frame kit for $3,000 and will include the frame, fork,  eadset, BB and saddle.Both the complete bike and frame kit come with a color-matched Fox 32 fork, a WTB saddle with 25th anniversary graphics and a custom turquoise-anodized Chris King headset and bottom bracket. The frame/shock-only version will cost $1,900. Yeti updated the frame on the new 575 to accommodate newer longer-travel forks, like a 150mm Fox 32. The frame is a little heavier now at a bit over seven pounds, says Yeti. In back, Yeti’s chip dropouts accommodate traditional 135mm wheels or a 12x142mm thru-axle system.

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