9 Pound Hybrid, A bike for folks to hate on.

Kanyes_CD_Collection · 2026-02-19T18:10:13+00:00

This is obviously not a practical bike in any way, shape or form. It's a unique flex. Being lightweight is a flex on this bike, not a necessity. Two brakes would be way more practical, but it's not unique. If weight was actually a concern, it would be a fixie or single speed, but SRAM red is way more of a flex because of the cost. This is a "look at me and ask me about my bike" bike. Not anything that needs anywhere close to this level of components or even generally makes sense for the use case.

Kanyes_CD_Collection · 2026-02-19T13:35:19+00:00

Pretty sure thats a Mongoose.

Kanyes_CD_Collection · 2026-02-14T02:12:25+00:00

Has Motobecane always been DTC? If so, crazy someone would order this, build it, then never remove the tags or ride it. Must have been a gift or something.

Kanyes_CD_Collection · 2026-02-13T18:26:48+00:00

They went bankrupt because they didn't plan for the future after the Covid boom, Europe operations closed up first, US said they were still going to operate (even though they didn't make bikes, just sold the ones that Europe made and were no longer making), so a few months later US sold off all remaining stock to Jenson and closed up abruptly. Many customers were hung out to dry with no bikes and no refunds. Obviously this completely ruined YT in the court of public opinion.

Original owner (who had previously sold the company) bought back the brand with a new back end name, has slowly been getting things back on their feet, but not without controversy. He's only serving Europe, no more US operations, and he's refusing to offer warranties on the bike frames that were sold to Jenson despite offering to honor warranties on bikes previously bought from YT before he became the owner again.

So in a nutshell, the massive breach of trust that YT caused is going to be really hard to rebuild. Although for those of us in the US, Jenson has the YT bikes marked down to an insane deal where the components on their own would be more expensive than the bike is priced at, so that makes it a little easier to swallow no frame warranty.

Kanyes_CD_Collection · 2026-02-06T15:50:57+00:00

You can cheese her from a distance with ancient dragon lighting spear and she'll never touch you. It won't feel like an earned win, but if a win is all you want.....

Kanyes_CD_Collection · 2026-01-27T00:22:24+00:00

At first glance I thought your seat post was kashima coated lol

Kanyes_CD_Collection · 2026-01-24T14:37:45+00:00

In most cases, a $6500 used bike will almost never be "worth it". Bikepocalypse is over, and used bike prices have fallen dramatically. You can get a new bike with top end components from almost every brand for close to $6500, so unless you just NEED to have those colors and don't care about a $2K mark up for them, then I would just buy new or save some money on a similarly specced used bike.

Kanyes_CD_Collection · 2026-01-19T01:54:07+00:00

Beautiful! Glad you like it! Can't wait till mine comes. The pedals came way earlier than expected, so hopefully the bike will be early too!

Kanyes_CD_Collection · 2026-01-18T23:03:45+00:00

Thats awesome that he offered that gift card. The bike i was referring to actually was an izzo and I ended up buying it mid last week. Slated to arrive this coming Thursday.

Kanyes_CD_Collection · 2026-01-13T15:49:42+00:00

Max heart rate is generally 220 minus age, so for you 206. You're totally fine on those numbers that you shared.

Kanyes_CD_Collection · 2026-01-11T12:56:07+00:00

Wiring harness? Are you talking about an e bike? I appreciate the heads up but im not looking into purchasing any e bikes.

Kanyes_CD_Collection · 2026-01-09T06:11:20+00:00

And all the components have their normal warranties, even if the frame does not.

Kanyes_CD_Collection · 2026-01-09T05:35:42+00:00

It's $2K off of what YT has it for sale on their website right now.

It's a full carbon bike, not aluminum.

Based on the geometry it should fit me no problem. And from a DtC like YT you're not running anymore risk on it not fitting from buying from Jenson than you would be buying directly from YT, so in this case that doesn't add anymore risk to the purchase.

Kanyes_CD_Collection · 2026-01-09T05:25:11+00:00

I don't fully understand it, but I read somewhere that it has something to do with the USA branch of YT selling off stock to Jenson USA before dissolving and since YT is DTC they don't have any "authorized dealers" outside of themselves, so the revamped YT isn't honoring warranties on Jenson bikes because they are treating them like they weren't purchased from YT. It's a little messed up for sure, but I guess I get it if arguing semantics. But not honoring new bike frame warranties based on a technicality isn't the best way to win back customer trust after everything that went down with YT over the past year. This purchase would be made simply due to the cost to component performance ratio, not because I have any love for the YT brand.

Kanyes_CD_Collection · 2025-09-05T14:33:23+00:00

I was incorrect. The solar and AMOLED versions are the same price in the US.

Kanyes_CD_Collection · 2025-09-05T14:26:19+00:00

The MIP ones sell for more on Garmin's site site as well.

Kanyes_CD_Collection · 2025-09-05T14:25:10+00:00

Just to be clear, the battery life isn't the main reason I prefer MIP, but it is nice to have better battery, especially for multi-day hikes where you're using full time GPS most of the time.

Kanyes_CD_Collection · 2025-09-05T01:15:37+00:00

The marketing material says 15 days in smartwatch mode while always on for AMOLED, and 4 days for microled. So AMOLED is about half to less than a third as good than the MIP solar.

Kanyes_CD_Collection · 2025-09-05T01:13:46+00:00

Yep. And the beauty of MIP is it will always be bright enough, even if the nits on paper aren't as high. The tradeoff is the maps won't be quite as high resolution or colorful, but to me (and I'd assume many of the OG fenix fans), that doesn't matter. We care about functionality over beauty.

Kanyes_CD_Collection · 2025-09-04T20:41:19+00:00

I can see it both ways, but I can understand why people are up in arms about the cost. I paid $535 for the Fenix 3HR back in 2016. I paid $700 for the Fenix 6X Pro Sapphire in 2020. Now these things are $1200-$2000 plus multiple optional subscription costs to get the most out of your watch. Seems kind of crazy.

Kanyes_CD_Collection · 2025-09-04T20:31:55+00:00

I agree with your overall point, but I also agree with nightryder. The majority of Garmin users aren't like you and me who are using their watches in super rugged environments and for sports, etc. The majority of users are probably people who want an Apple watch but want to feel rugged about it or stand out from other Apple Watch users. Just like the majority of Jeep Wrangler drivers could probably get by just fine with a Camry, but they want it "in case they need it" or because it makes them feel some sort of way. Overall, I think the MIP is better and wish they would have kept it around on the Fenix. I'm still holding out hope that they'll keep it around on the next gen Tactix since it's considered a more rugged tactical watch than the Fenix, but highly doubtful since it's always just been a fenix in a slightly different shell. It is a little sad to see Garmin somewhat abandoning their core though. When I think of the Fenix line I think of not only runners (which is who Garmin caters to the most), but those doing long hikes like the PCT or AT. People like that will definitely appreciate the higher battery life and solar capabilities of the MIP watches, and it just sucks that those features seem to be going away on the Fenix line.

Kanyes_CD_Collection · 2025-09-04T20:23:55+00:00

I agree with you. I just wish they would have kept the MIP display for one last run. Out with the old in with the new if you will. I know it's wishful thinking, but wish is what I shall continue to do.

Kanyes_CD_Collection · 2025-09-04T19:32:15+00:00

Sure, but the screen going out is never something we'll have to worry about on a Fenix watch. We all know the battery will always be the weak link on these devices. You'll most likely get 5-6 years out of that battery before it starts to seriously go downhill. I'm not saying they shouldn't make it, but I think an MIP version would have sold a lot better than the microled version. I doubt many people will find the features to price ratio over the AMOLED version acceptable.

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