Sunday, October 21, 2012

Review : YT Wicked 160 LTD


Hello,



Carbon Enduro

today i will review my own bike.The Engineers of YT Industries developed an amazing Bike ! The Wicked 160 LTD ( means Limited) is an Endurobike with BOS Suspension and other brilliant Parts. So the bad news first .. The bike costs 3000 Euros , but believe me it is worth every Cent. Of course you will be thinking now " Hey there are Bikes for only 1000  Euro , why should i spent 2k more ? "



Just look at the Spec:

BOS Front- and Rear-suspension

Sram X0 Brakes and shifting system

Mavic Crossmax SX wheels

Maxxis Ardent 26x 2.4 Tires ( amazing Grip on wet ground )

Race face Carbon Handlebar !! 

and Rock Shox Reverb seat post





The frame only weighs 3 Kg and comes with carbon seat stray. The black/ white design maybe looks a bit boring , but at least you don't see scratches so easily.



The BOS Deville 160 mm Fork is one of the best Air-Fork ever built , many reviews and tests show that.



Sram X0 Brakes don't scream all the time like other Brakes do. You can control the braking power as required.

The X0 shifting system weighs less than Shimano XT and is a lot smoother.



With the Rock Shox Reverb you can adjust the seat post with just a click on your handlebar.



so as you can see the parts are superb , but what about the handling and how does it go uphill ?



The Bike weighs ~13,5 Kg so it is no problem to go uphill or drive the whole day without being dead tired. It is an Enduro so it is made for 40 % uphill and 60 % downhill , that's what i would say.

After reaching the top of a mountain ,get ready to have fun ! As i said before the BOS suspension is amazing and works really well with the frame. You feel save while going downhill that's the most important thing. Of course you wont be as fast as an Big Bike ,but you reach the top of the mountain faster and with your own strength. I am driving my Bike for about 8 months now and still love it. Never had a big Problem or something like that (  okay sometimes the Tube bursted ,but that was my fault )



If you are looking for an Endurobike and want to spend 3000 Euros , buy the Wicked 160 LTD.




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