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Yeti on the LT & MT, Six-Bar Suspension, & More

Yeti on the LT & MT, Six-Bar Suspension, & More8. Sept.1 Std. 01 Min.

Yeti has a long history of unconventional suspension layouts, and they’ve just given their lineup a big shakeup with the new LT & MT, both of which use the Sixfinity six-bar layout from Yeti’s eMTBs rather than the Switch Infinity design from their last several generations of MTBs. So, we sat down with Yeti Engineer Peter Zawistowski to get the story of developing the Sixfinity layout; what they were able to achieve with it that wasn’t possible with four-bar designs; the differences in suspension kinematic requirements for different sorts of bikes; the LT’s radically overhauled geometry; and a whole lot more. 

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TOPICS & TIMES:

Yeti’s history of suspension layouts (2:05)

Development of the Sixfinity platform (9:57)

Antisquat & the advantages of six bar layouts (15:55)