Quote Originally Posted by alleyoop View Post
Canuck, which Yeti are your considering? I tried a ASR-SL when I was looking for bikes, and OMG, the clouds parted and I heard a choir. It was fab, and fab expensive! But then, I am a short-travel kind of girl and I think you are looking at 5inch travel bikes, ya?
I had the same experience with YETI. There is a shinny little xxs ASR hanging in my room now after much scraping and eating of ramen. I could not be happier, and I've ridden most all the bikes you mention. It's worth EVERY SINGLE PENNY, and Yeti dropped their pricing this year (but yea, they are still in the boutique market)

Sad day that they don't make the ASR-5 in an xxs (yet? Yeti, you reading this?) or I'd have to have another. (The 575 does also come in XS I believe, so if you want something a bit burlier and more all mountain you should look into that).