YT Industries announce JEFFSY 29er trail bike

[Johnny Lawless]

Ordered...

 

Damn the 20th of July seems so far away...

Don't know you but I don't like you....lucky bugger

[CAAD4]

Congrats Robbsy, I wish you many happy miles....

[Robbow]

Jeffsy is here..and it's good.

 

So I have had mine for about a week now, and done 3 rides with it, so below are some initial thoughts.

 

Suspension has taken some fiddling to get right, but quite happy with it now. More forgiving

 

Bike overall quality is really good and well put together.

 

Really easy to assemble out the box, even with converting some parts.

 

Climbing is pretty decent, it's no marathon bike, but pedal bob isn't bad and I ride in Open mode all the time.

 

On the trails/descents it is a machine and is very agile (considering I'm on an XL 29r)

 

It likes to fly, and is the most stable/launch'able bike I have ever ridden, already jumping gaps/ramps on this I had never tried before.

 

If there's a gripe, its the wheels. DT Swiss M1900 Spline, they are supposedly tubeless, but are pinned (not welded) and were an absolute B**&^h to get sealed, but they finally have. (top tip: use super glue to close up the pinned section on the rim internals before putting on the rim tape)

 

 

So far so good though, attached some pics.

[splat]

Beautiful machine ! 

Congratulations !! 

 

Isn't a bike like that begging for some wide rims?

I notice that those narrow rimmed DT Swiss wheels are specc'ed on a lot of new trail bikes.

With all the 'new' trail standards of long, low, slack etc, it seems a let down to get 'old fashioned' narrow hoops.

(or another way of putting it: It's an irritation to have to spend more money to bring the wheels up to spec)

[Robbow]

Beautiful machine ! 

Congratulations !! 

 

Isn't a bike like that begging for some wide rims?

I notice that those narrow rimmed DT Swiss wheels are specc'ed on a lot of new trail bikes.

With all the 'new' trail standards of long, low, slack etc, it seems a let down to get 'old fashioned' narrow hoops.

(or another way of putting it: It's an irritation to have to spend more money to bring the wheels up to spec)

 

Thanks, agreed.

 

These rims are 22.5mm ID and so are slightly better than the norm, but I can see they are going to be upgraded in time.

 

My Smuggler has 25mm ID carbon rims on and they are noticeably better, I am seriously considering swapping them over, but would need a new back hub 142 to 148 

 

I do feel that they are the one part on the bike that so easily could have been better, the rest is pretty spot on, even my ass is getting use to the saddle

[Odinson]

Jeffsy is here..and it's good.

 

So I have had mine for about a week now, and done 3 rides with it, so below are some initial thoughts.

 

Suspension has taken some fiddling to get right, but quite happy with it now. More forgiving

 

Bike overall quality is really good and well put together.

 

Really easy to assemble out the box, even with converting some parts.

 

Climbing is pretty decent, it's no marathon bike, but pedal bob isn't bad and I ride in Open mode all the time.

 

On the trails/descents it is a machine and is very agile (considering I'm on an XL 29r)

 

It likes to fly, and is the most stable/launch'able bike I have ever ridden, already jumping gaps/ramps on this I had never tried before.

 

If there's a gripe, its the wheels. DT Swiss M1900 Spline, they are supposedly tubeless, but are pinned (not welded) and were an absolute B**&^h to get sealed, but they finally have. (top tip: use super glue to close up the pinned section on the rim internals before putting on the rim tape)

 

 

So far so good though, attached some pics.

 

A thing of beauty!

 

One of the only 29ers I would consider buying now.

[Bizkit031]

Thanks, agreed.

 

These rims are 22.5mm ID and so are slightly better than the norm, but I can see they are going to be upgraded in time.

 

My Smuggler has 25mm ID carbon rims on and they are noticeably better, I am seriously considering swapping them over, but would need a new back hub 142 to 148 

 

I do feel that they are the one part on the bike that so easily could have been better, the rest is pretty spot on, even my ass is getting use to the saddle

Get yourself a new set of Stans Flows they have just come into stock I they are 29mm internal

[Johnny Lawless]

A thing of beauty!

 

One of the only 29ers I would consider buying now.

Eventually you'll all come round, lol Edited August 7, 2016 by Pyka