http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=246 Rider's community and more. en-US Mon, 20 May 2013 21:19:09 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://moots.com/bbpress/search.php http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=246#post-5917 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:45:57 +0000 Talabardio 5917@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>I have a YBB SL, great old bike. Saving up for something new now, my "mid life crisis" uber-bike... </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=246#post-4766 Sat, 03 Dec 2011 04:12:19 +0000 diglloyd 4766@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>Well, I LOVE riding my Mooto X RSL. All-around favorite MTB (I have the YBB27 and the YBB29 also). </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=246#post-4747 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:35:08 +0000 JonC 4747@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>Gents,<br /> There is no more YBB SL....it was a great bike in the heyday of 26'' wheels. However with the new technology we are using in the RSL family of bikes we see no need or want to go lighter. Remember, too light of a bike rides like poo.....we are about: ride quality, durability and then weight. We don't and won't sacrifice the first two in that list for the last. </p> <p>So, no...there is no MX RSL "SL"....it's already in there...</p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>Jon@Moots </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=246#post-4742 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:59:59 +0000 teamfubar 4742@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>diglloyd,</p> <p>The SL is no longer offered (or so it appears) and there was never an SL option on any of Moots' 29'ers.</p> <p>The SL was the "race" bike for light, fast dudes, shaving some weight off of the YBB by building it with thinner tubing, thus the weight limit mentioned above. I don't know when the SL was dropped from the line up, but the RSL definitely supplants that model. Way more "technology" in the RSL than was in the YBB SL, making for a more race-worthy ride. </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=246#post-4737 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 05:31:25 +0000 diglloyd 4737@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>Jon,</p> <p>So how much lighter is the SL... for MootoX RSL vs a MootoX RSL SL? </p> <p>Confused, no "SL" listed on the Moots site.</p> <p>Lloyd </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=246#post-4712 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:30:05 +0000 JonC 4712@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>diglloyd,<br /> No the Ybb SL's are not built with the 6/4 tubing. They get built with a thinner walled tube set throughout to knock down the weight.</p> <p>Jon@Moots </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=246#post-4711 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 15:30:04 +0000 JonC 4711@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>diglloyd,<br /> No the Ybb SL's are not built with the 6/4 tubing. They get built with a thinner walled tube set throughout to knock down the weight.</p> <p>Jon@Moots </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=246#post-4688 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:51:09 +0000 diglloyd 4688@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>Is the SL the bike built with 6/4 tubing? </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=246#post-1694 Sun, 24 Apr 2011 03:38:05 +0000 JonC 1694@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>Canonite,<br /> The SL is listed as a 165# rider weight limit. That being said a slightly heavier rider can ride it, but will notice a bit more flex in the frame, which does not happen under the lighter rider....</p> <p>How tall are you? </p> <p>Thanks,</p> <p>Jon@Moots </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=246#post-1666 Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:57:10 +0000 MootsKnight 1666@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>I am wondering if Canonite has actually made the transaction. Moots is a very popular brand in Korea and an average rider would well understand the value. This would be hilarious if the seller omitted a zero in the price. </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=246#post-1536 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:45:33 +0000 teamfubar 1536@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>They actually call for a 165lb. weight limit on the SL. That being said, Jon recently mentioned that the bike will hold up under heavier weights, but the ride quality will be diminished as the tubing is thinner and the bike will be more flexible. Even if you buy it and sell the frame later to get a regular YBB, I'd snatch it up. As long as the components are in good shape, they're probably worth the $450 asking price alone. </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=246#post-1535 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:36:05 +0000 gearguywb 1535@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>Run, don't walk and grab that thing. It needs to be woned and ridden by someone who will appreciate it. Your weight will be fine once you get down toward your "in shape" weight. Not like it explodes or anything when you sit on it at 190! </p> <p>Like everything Moots, very well built and certainly dtrong enough. The SL is a race bike so treat it as such. don't go hucking off cliffs and you will be fine. </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=246#post-1533 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 06:36:19 +0000 Canonite 1533@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>Thank you :) Will I be OK to ride it (weight-wise)? I will mostly ride it on-road until I find some trails around here, then planning on taking it back home (Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada) where there are tons of good trails.</p> <p>Also, is there any way to tell whether it's a real Moots? I have no doubt it is, there are very few soft-tail titanium bikes out here haha...</p> <p>I think what happened is another English teacher (most of the foreigners here are teachers) must have brought it over then sold it to this guy who has no idea what it is... </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=246#post-1532 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 04:57:29 +0000 Domestique 1532@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>Canonite, if it is in fact a Moots... 'any' Moots let alone a YBB SL that he's selling, run, don't walk and grab it now. The frame alone is worth a LOT more than $450 USD. </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=246#post-1531 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 04:25:13 +0000 Canonite 1531@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>Nothing fishy, I'd just like a few answers before someone snaps it up...thanks :) </p> <p>I think the bike shop owner just doesn't know what he has...anything non-Korean is VERY rare here... </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=246#post-1530 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 04:00:44 +0000 Full Mootion 1530@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>Bad asian fish (sushi) joke Dom </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=246#post-1529 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 03:53:08 +0000 Domestique 1529@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>something fishy going on here... </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=246#post-1528 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 03:36:33 +0000 Canonite 1528@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>Haha...yeah, he said 500,000 won (which is a little under $450 right now)...what's it worth? :) </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=246#post-1527 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 03:24:13 +0000 Domestique 1527@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>um... did he say $450...? If that ain't a typo then whaddaya waiting for?! Grab it!! </p> http://moots.com/bbpress/topic.php?id=246#post-1526 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 03:20:33 +0000 Canonite 1526@http://moots.com/bbpress/ <p>Hi guys, I'm brand new to the Moots world but have been riding for about 15 years and have drooled over Moots bikes in the past. </p> <p>I recently moved to South Korea and found a Moots YBB-SL with Magura MM85XC forks, TruVativ cranks, Avid Ultimate hydro disc brakes (and carbon fiber levers), XTR front derailleur, SRAM X.0 rear derailleur, Sun rims, Selle Italia seat, etc for the equivalent of $450 US. I'm pretty sure this is a screaming deal...how much are they worth? How old is this model?</p> <p>And finally, am I too heavy for it? I'm about 190lbs right now, but carrying a bit of excess winter padding...when I'm in shape I'm around 175, maybe 180. I read somewhere that Moots suggests this bike was built for riders under 170, so I'm pretty close, but a bit over. Should I go for this bike? </p> <p>Thanks,<br /> T </p>