About to buy a Moots YBB-SL...am I too heavy for it? How much is it worth?

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About to buy a Moots YBB-SL...am I too heavy for it? How much is it worth?

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Started 2 years ago by Canonite
Latest reply from Talabardio

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Canonite
Member

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.

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?

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?

Thanks,
T

Posted 2 years ago #
Domestique
Member

um... did he say $450...? If that ain't a typo then whaddaya waiting for?! Grab it!!

Posted 2 years ago #
Canonite
Member

Haha...yeah, he said 500,000 won (which is a little under $450 right now)...what's it worth? :)

Posted 2 years ago #
Domestique
Member

something fishy going on here...

Posted 2 years ago #
Full Mootion
Member

Bad asian fish (sushi) joke Dom

Posted 2 years ago #
Canonite
Member

Nothing fishy, I'd just like a few answers before someone snaps it up...thanks :)

I think the bike shop owner just doesn't know what he has...anything non-Korean is VERY rare here...

Posted 2 years ago #
Domestique
Member

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.

Posted 2 years ago #
Canonite
Member

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.

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...

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...

Posted 2 years ago #
gearguywb
Member

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!

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.

Now I am rock'in (for me :))my RSL :).....

Posted 2 years ago #
teamfubar
Member

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.

Posted 2 years ago #
MootsKnight
Member

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.

Posted 2 years ago #
JonC
Administrator

Canonite,
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....

How tall are you?

Thanks,

Jon@Moots

Posted 2 years ago #
diglloyd
Member

Is the SL the bike built with 6/4 tubing?

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Posted 1 year ago #
JonC
Administrator

diglloyd,
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.

Jon@Moots

Posted 1 year ago #
JonC
Administrator

diglloyd,
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.

Jon@Moots

Posted 1 year ago #
diglloyd
Member

Jon,

So how much lighter is the SL... for MootoX RSL vs a MootoX RSL SL?

Confused, no "SL" listed on the Moots site.

Lloyd

Posted 1 year ago #
teamfubar
Member

diglloyd,

The SL is no longer offered (or so it appears) and there was never an SL option on any of Moots' 29'ers.

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.

Posted 1 year ago #
JonC
Administrator

Gents,
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.

So, no...there is no MX RSL "SL"....it's already in there...

Thanks,

Jon@Moots

Posted 1 year ago #
diglloyd
Member

Well, I LOVE riding my Mooto X RSL. All-around favorite MTB (I have the YBB27 and the YBB29 also).

Posted 1 year ago #
Talabardio
Member

I have a YBB SL, great old bike. Saving up for something new now, my "mid life crisis" uber-bike...

Posted 1 year ago #

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