DON’T WE ALL? ONE OF OUR FAVES:
THE YETI SB5 BETI X01 EAGLE TURQ.
PRICE R99 000 WEIGHT 11.5KG ( S )
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AS FAR AS mountain-bike brands go, few have an image as colourful as that of Yeti. The Colorado-based company was founded in 1985, making it one of the OGs (original gangsters) of mountain biking. The brand has maintained a solid racing presence, with team riders like Richie Rude crushing in the 2016 Enduro World Series.
This story is from the January 2018 edition of Bicycling South Africa.
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