YETI BIG TOP 29'r A 29'r with stiff Aluminium front triangle and vertically compliant Carbon rear triangle.
Yeti's first 29'r is much more than a hardtail with big wheels and an iconic paint job. The Big Top with its carbon rear end and it's interchangeable chip dropout system allows you to choose your set up, gears or singlespeed, quick release or 12mm thru-axle? Added features to future proof the frame are the tapered head tube to increase front end stiffness, and the removable ISCG dropouts for mounting chain devices.
The Yeti Big Top can be purchased either as a Complete Bike with the Build Kit as listed on the Specification tab, or Frame only and custom built by ourselves. We can also provide a DEMO BIKE for test riding.
Overview
Specification
Geometry
A little background on the Big Top. For the past several years, people have asked us (Yeti) 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 fun, but some people got really 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 Conroy 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, it seemed only appropriate to call it the Big Top. We played around with several different configurations to dial in the geometry and make the bike ride like a Yeti. Early prototypes were 100% alloy. After getting the geometry dialed in, we looked at making the bike a bit more forgiving in the rear. It was very stiff and we knew if we wanted to make it more compliant, we would need to address this issue. Our solution was to produce the rear out of carbon fiber. This provided vertical compliance, great lateral stiffness and dampened the ride.
FRAME TECHNOLOGY
WEIGHT: 4.0 LBS [MED SIZE]
SIZES: MEDIUM, LARGE, X-LARGE
COLOURS: TURQUOISE/WHITE
B.BRACKET: 73 MM SHELL
R.WHEEL: 135 MM QR or 142MM X 12MM
F.DERAILLUER: DIRECT MOUNT
SEATPOST: 30.9MM
FEATURES
Tapered head tube
Single speed dropout, adjust from 17.1" TO 17.8"
Removable ISCG Mount
Bolt on cable guides
Yeti pure custom butted 7005 alloy front triangle
High modulus carbon rear
Direct mount front derailleur allows for better tire clearance
Yeti chip dropouts allow for 135MM QR wheel or 142MM X 12MM
Model
Yeti Big Top 29'r
Sizes
M, L, XL
Tubeset
Custom butted 7005 alloy front triangle,
High modulus carbon rear
Colour
Turquoise/White
Fork
Fox F29 Fit RLC 100mm QR15 Tapered
Rear Mech
Sram X9
Front Mech
Sram X7
Shifters
Sram X7
ChainSet
Sram S1400 - 26/39t 175mm
Cassette
Sram 10spd 12- 36t
Brakes
Avid Elixir 5 160mm rotors
Hubs
DT Swiss 350
Rims
DT Swiss 470
Tyres
Schwalbe Racing Ralph 2.25
Headset
Cane Creek S3
Stem
Truvativ AKA 90mm
Seat Post
Truvativ
Saddle
WTB Rocket V
Handlebars
Truvativ Stylo
Grips
Yeti Lock-Ons
Pedals
none
M
L
XL
A
18.0
19.5
21.0
B.
23.5
24.8
25.8
C.
70.0°
70.0°
70.0°
D.
72.0°
72.0°
72.0°
E.
17.1
17.1
17.1
F.
43.0
44.3
45.3
G.
12.0
12.0
12.0
H.
31.0
32.0
33.0
I.
4.00
4.50
5.10
RIDER HEIGHT SIZING
Medium
5'7" (170cm) - 5'10" (178cm)
Large
5'11" (180cm) - 6'2" (188cm)
Extra-Large
6'3" (190cm) - 6'6" (198cm)
Unless otherwise indicated all measurements are in inches. Frame angles are measured static, without rider sag. Bottom Bracket height measured from axle
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YETI BIG TOP 29'r 
