2012 Moots MootoX YBB — Images (On The Trail)

MootoX YBB 29er in the White Mountains

Cold weather riding.

Moots 2012 MootoX YBB 29er — White Mountains of California
Canon 5D Mark II + Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon

Moots 2012 MootoX YBB 29er — White Mountains of California
Canon 5D Mark II + Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon

Moots 2012 MootoX YBB 29er — White Mountains of California

f13 @ 1/250 sec, ISO 100; 2011-11-05 14:00:39
Canon EOS 5D Mark II + Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon
ENV: White Mountains, altitude 9000 ft / 2743 m, 22°F / -5°C

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MootoX YBB 29er at an old mining site north of Death Valley

Rough and loose stuff to get to some of these sites at grades up to 12% or so; the YBB mechanism add great comfort and control while descending.

Ascending, the YBB mechanism is most definitely not an advantage over the hard-tail Moots MootoX RSL (see riding notes), with regular sections of fist-sized and larger rocks, some smooth and some jagged, all overlaid on loose gravel mixed with sand. Tough going with a pack and an average grade of 7% or so. The YBB mechanism does not have the trail feel or instant response of a hard-tail, and that makes it a bit harder to get through the “max heart rate” sections.

Moots 2012 MootoX YBB 29er — northern Death Valley
Canon 5D Mark II + Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon

Much tougher going on sections like this. It looks not that bad, but it gets worse, and the grade is very steep. A hardtail works better on such stuff when ascending, but descending the YBB softtail is rather more comfortable.

Moots 2012 MootoX YBB 29er — northern Death Valley
Leica M9 + Leica 21mm f/3.4 Super-Elmar-M ASPH

Moots 2012 MootoX YBB 29er — northern Death Valley
Canon 5D Mark II + Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon

Moots 2012 MootoX YBB 29er — northern Death Valley
Canon 5D Mark II + Zeiss 25mm f/2 Distagon