My, how times have changed. Just a few years ago, it would have been unthinkable for YT to build a short-travel 29er. At the time, the category just didn’t fit with YT’s dark, edgy persona. But that was before bikes like the Evil Following, Transition Smuggler and Banshee Phantom had successfully redefined the genre. Now, Marin, Giant and even Fuji have their own lighthearted big-wheeled offerings. Suddenly, we started wondering why YT hadn’t built a short-travel trail bike.
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