The geometry on these is quite similar. I know no-one has really ridden the 140 year, but it might be nice to start this discussion. I was about to pull the trigger on the 130LR, and still probably will, but after reading reviews and looking at geos I am guessing we can posit the ride quality differences on these bikes before anyone really rides them back to back.
Who knows, maybe someone from Yeti will chime in?
For comparison sake I will be looking at the SB130 TLR in a Large and a SB140 T2 in a size Large:
SB130 LR - Large
Reach: 476
Stack: 628
Top Tube: 627
Seat Tube: 450
Seat Angle: 76.5
Head Angle: 65.1
Chainstay: 433
Wheelbase: 1234
Standover: 734
BB Height: 341
Fork Rake / Offset: 44
Fork Length: 567
Wheel Size: 29"
Front Travel: 160mm
Rear Travel: 137mm
Shock Size: 210x55mm
Weight: 30.7 lbs
SB140 T2 Large
Reach: 480.1
Stack: 609.9
Top Tube: 621.5
Seat Tube: 450
Seat Angle: 77.0
Head Angle: 65.0
Chainstay: 433
Wheelbase: 1232.9
Standover: 712.3
BB Height: 339.9
Fork Rake / Offset: 37.5
Fork Length: 567
Wheel Size: 27.5"
Front Travel: 160mm
Rear Travel: 140mm
Shock Size: 210x55mm
Weight: 29.05
Any major differences in build (SB130 listed first):
Wheels (DT SWISS CUSTOM EX1700 30MM vs DT SWISS M1700 30MM)
Brakes (SRAM CODE RSC vs SRAM G2 RSC)
Rotors (200/180 vs 180/180)
Front Tire (MAXXIS MINION DHF 2.5 EXO+ vs MAXXIS MINION DHF 2.6 EXO)
Rear Tire (MAXXIS MINION DHR II 2.4 EXO+ vs MAXXIS REKON 2.6 EXO)
Bar (Yeti 800 vs Yeti 780)
Everything else on the bike is the same.
SO
A FEW THOUGHTS
Who knows, maybe someone from Yeti will chime in?
For comparison sake I will be looking at the SB130 TLR in a Large and a SB140 T2 in a size Large:
SB130 LR - Large
Reach: 476
Stack: 628
Top Tube: 627
Seat Tube: 450
Seat Angle: 76.5
Head Angle: 65.1
Chainstay: 433
Wheelbase: 1234
Standover: 734
BB Height: 341
Fork Rake / Offset: 44
Fork Length: 567
Wheel Size: 29"
Front Travel: 160mm
Rear Travel: 137mm
Shock Size: 210x55mm
Weight: 30.7 lbs
SB140 T2 Large
Reach: 480.1
Stack: 609.9
Top Tube: 621.5
Seat Tube: 450
Seat Angle: 77.0
Head Angle: 65.0
Chainstay: 433
Wheelbase: 1232.9
Standover: 712.3
BB Height: 339.9
Fork Rake / Offset: 37.5
Fork Length: 567
Wheel Size: 27.5"
Front Travel: 160mm
Rear Travel: 140mm
Shock Size: 210x55mm
Weight: 29.05
Any major differences in build (SB130 listed first):
Wheels (DT SWISS CUSTOM EX1700 30MM vs DT SWISS M1700 30MM)
Brakes (SRAM CODE RSC vs SRAM G2 RSC)
Rotors (200/180 vs 180/180)
Front Tire (MAXXIS MINION DHF 2.5 EXO+ vs MAXXIS MINION DHF 2.6 EXO)
Rear Tire (MAXXIS MINION DHR II 2.4 EXO+ vs MAXXIS REKON 2.6 EXO)
Bar (Yeti 800 vs Yeti 780)
Everything else on the bike is the same.
SO
A FEW THOUGHTS
- At least part of the change in the geometry between the two seems to be that the SB130 is actually a "screwed up" geometry version of the SB130, and the SB140 was built around the longer travel so it had its geometry "fixed" to handle those numbers.
- SB140 is substantially lighter with a similar build. Is that primarily the wheels (bigger) and EXO+ tires?
- Really the preference probably comes down to wheel size. Which sucks because I prefer 27.5 in the back and 29 up front.