For the past several years, people have asked us about producing a 29’r and we
were reluctant. Our trails in Colorado didn’t seem suited for big wheels and
there wasn’t a lot of interest from anyone on our staff. When people asked, Conroy
used to respond: “We don’t make clown bikes.” It was all in fun but some people
really got fired up. In retrospect, we probably didn’t need to throw fuel on the
fire... but it was good fun. Then a strange thing happened... the
boys in the back started having Shane, our welder, build them 29’rs. We started
to get a closet movement at Yeti for big wheels. Since Conroy was always joking
about it, they thought he wouldn’t approve so they kept it under the radar.
One of the core Yeti design principles is that we have to believe in a product
before we make it. We clearly had some believers, so we gave this core group of
Yeti employees an engineer and gave them the green light to develop a 29’r.
For the first time, Steve and I (co-owners of Yeti) kept out of the process to see
what would develop. In the end, they did a great job and the product has been
very well received. Certainly Yeti-worthy. So, the name... seemed only appropriate
to call it the Big Top.
Weight: 4 lbs / 1.81 kg
Category : XC
Sizes: M, L, XL
COLORS: Turquoise/White
Frame Attributes
• Custom butted alloy front triangle with scandium downtube
• High modulus carbon rear, tuned for lateral stiffness and great dampening
• Yeti chip dropouts- 135mm QR or 142mm x 12mm
• Singlespeed dropouts- adjustable SS dropout
• Removable ISCG mount
• Direct high mount front derailleur
• Bolt on cable guides for flexibility routing cables
The Ride
• Very efficient and rolls over rough terrain easily
• Stable at speed
• Very comfortable
Key Geometry
• 70 degree with 100mm fork
• 12’’ / 304.8mm bottom bracket height
• 17.1’’ / 434.4mm chain stay length
