Looks good, about time they caught up. However some of the new tech from DJI and ZF looks even better.

Bike looks great. Missed opportunity to use the lightning bolt to light up instead of the basic led power indicators 😄

Love the idea rob but unfortunately that display and controller is so cheap and crap for a bike that’s costing £8500 needs more wow / bling The DJI bike you tested the other day blows this out the water 110nm and an 800watt battery even the standard Shimano is better I love my decoy but unfortunately yt have not convinced me to buy a new and improved decoy.

While I love the look and geometry of the bike, I personally think it comes to late to the market. This especially after the latest introductions of the newest light full power motors and tech. But if others like it and look especially for that type of bike = perfect.

Sign me up!…when it has the DJI motor

This bike is really cool, problem is DJI Has 19 kg, 1000W, 160Nm and bigger 800Wh battery.

If after more then 4 years of decoy (think it was launched in 2019 or such) they waited with current lineup for another year they could have implemented a new bike with a system up to date. This bike, with fazua motor and this weight is already old before launching it. I see if the have launched this with zf or even better dji it could have been one of the most advanced and desiderable bike in the market. Like this, with the current price and the low relabilty and poor implementation of fazua system is something that is not so much appealing

I have a 2020 Decoy. I ws excited when I saw this announcement, but im totally underwhelmed. This is equivalent to the Santa Cruz fazua powered emtb that came out nearly two years ago. We're now getting full powered motors (ZF being the most exciting) at 20kg bike weights PLUS we are getting gear boxes. Whilst I love my current decoy, when I come to replace it in a acouple of years time I will be spending 7-9 k on something that is full powered, at 20kg with a gear box Most of us want to ride further and faster and longer. The Pinion gearbox is a proper disruptor to the market. The ZF motor is not quite as disruptive, but it's close. The first direct to market brand that pairs these two innovations will clean up. My money will stay in the bank...come on YT get with the game!

half power - full price

This looks like a direct competitor with the Transition Relay, but not thought out as well. The fixed battery gives the bike a more sleek look, but the removable battery makes the Relay much more practical. The ability to carry 2 batteries to the trails makes the SL bikes much more usable and gives the rider the option to keep it in turbo without worrying about running out of power too quickly. The Relay can be run as a mullet or full 29r. The Relay can be run 160/160,170/170 or a combination of the two travel lengths. The carbon Relay is $1000 cheaper than the cheapest option on the YT, and the Alloy Relay is $3000 cheaper than the cheapest YT option. It seems to me like YT just decided to make a more expensive and less useful version of the Relay.

The biggest issue with Fazua is that they have yet to offer a range extender after promising one neatly 2 years ago when they released the ride60.

The boys are late to the party! We are very excited about the new motors DJI, ZF, Pinion. This is old news, sorry to disappoint, but now we can have lighter bikes with bigger motors and torque than this one...

Cool stuff, but not that impressed with the power and battery. I feel like in 2025 motors and batteries are going to the next gen. After 85NM and 750w bosch cx line on my rail i dont see myself going to anything less than 85 NM. Next gen bike will be 85nm and around 750-900 W at lesser 18-19 weight. I love YT, ridden decoy core 4 before, but for me the stats aint that impressive. The looks of the bike is impressive though.

10:19 there its a missing screw from the motor ?? Nice paint job nice frame design , but DJi its coming , ehh

This is a pretty great bike. Wish YT would put this design/effort into a lightweight EMTB. Essentially the IZZO with 34mm forks and 29r and sub 16.5kg. A true Trail all rounder.

This might be the trend presently, to attract/convert some MTBikers into ebike. After buying one of this light ebikes, and go for a ride on a full power ebikes, they'll think twice if it was a good or bad option going for light

Big ding in the rear rim went unmentioned 😮

As below etc, everything else seem a little dull after the Nicolai and DJi. Nice bike the YT just seems like its 12+months behind the rest

I think they should have put all the effort in updating their over 5 year old full fat Decoy instead with ancient geo.

8,499 USD/EUR/GBP ! Looks like we’re getting the bum deal in the UK. Since when was the exchange rate 1:1 🤷‍♂️

Thanks, I'll wait for a couple of years, then I can maybe look at a full power and full range ebike that has an equally compact and light motor and battery. The rate of development is now accelerating because the manufacturers are (finally) under pressure. They've run out of people who will just pay high prices for average gear.

This bike would have been incredible if released last year, but honestly the bikes and new motor tech seen at the EuroBike show this year, make me want to wait and see.....

It lost 2.5 kg to my decoy ( which i absolutely love) but also lost 25Nm of power. I gotta say, not impressed. Unfortunately😢

How can it be, that Fazua is still using the same shitty remote for nearly 2 years now, although everyone is complaining about it and it would be nearly no effort to improve it?

Very nice bike one of the better looking ones 👌🏻👌🏻 but honestly I think these lightweight e bikes are a waste of time ... There's nothing wrong with a 24/26kg bike plus the frames last alot longer in my experience 👀👀

Priced WAY too high...But what really pisses me off is that they raised the prices of the other Decoys to JUSTIFY selling these POS's so high

As cool as the bike might be you just can't unsee the new ZF motor with the same if not smaller footprint and full power between that and the DJI they kind of ruined it for all the other new bikes

Hi Rob! I would love a tierlist or recap video of these long travel eMTB’s. Since Pole went tits up, im struggling to find something equally good. Plush, long travel and good pedaling platform for longer rides.

It would make sense if this was released 18 months ago with the Transition Relay and Pivot Shuttle LT. Today, with all the latest tech announced at Eurobike, I think they are simply too late for this to interest anyone but the biggest YT-fans. (I'm a "fan" / previous owner myself, but this does nothing for me)

Hahaha massive dint in the rear wheel. Good effort lad

430 watt battery? 1/2 Enduro bike?

14:29 decent wheels, decent dent

It looks like they copied the Strive:On and delivered it a year late. Nothing about this bike makes me want to buy it

Kryptotal enduro supersoft tyre?

You have to jump into the market at some point and venture with advancements in the horizon, but one must feel this is a generation behind even without thinking about ZF and DJI. A Bosch CX motor would have been much better. Unfortunately this one looks DOA at that price point and with tech from a few years ago.

21 kg in size L, when you get other same travel full powered bikes with 750 battery at 22.5 kg

Interesting that it comes with fox coil as standard when fox say their coil shock can't be used on yoke suspension systems???

YT are about 3 years behind the curve

Bike looks great aesthetically. FAZUA needs to release that range extender.

I have a ghost with the same motor and it is so quiet compared to the Bosch CX, which wines going up and rattles going down. Haven't ridden the Bosch SX though., I find the power delivery is smoother too. You can customize the power levels and I can get about 1500 vertical meters out of a charge.

I thought they'd introduce something like a mid power, lightweight xc or trail e-bike. Another Enduro bike is unexciting when their lineup is already covered up with big travel bikes.

Any news on the Fazua range extender? Without a removable battery, would be a must for longer days in the saddle.

Great first look, can’t wait for more.👍

YT playing catch-up here and a Fazua motor

Great, now YT should do a 90nm Version with a removable 750wh battery and ditch Shimano.

With new competitors like DJI and ZF entering the mid-motor market, Fazua really needs to step up their game.There's no excuse for such a crappy display in 2024.

After watching the recent Nicolai Saturn 16 MGU update video this YT, and others just look obsolete

Good thing is that it could be the new electric yeti sb165 mx wheel, it is so similar

Not sure who is buying these high priced Ebikes, I recently bought a brand new Cannondale Moterra 3 for 48 percent off the original and ridiculous price of 6800, got it for 3600. Add in the fact that brands like Trek have a 7 year supply of bikes in their warehouses and it's lights out for most of the brands.

I don’t know why people complain about the FAZUA Ride 60 motor, especially if you have never ridden one. I have the Transition Relay (aluminum) with over 300 miles on it in 3 months with zero issues. The motor is amazing and I couldn’t imagine wanting anything more powerful. I ride it in mostly the medium setting (river) and only go in turbo (rocket) on really steep climbs and only after I been ridding a couple of hours.

I’ll stick with my EXe. And, I love all the information and things I can do with the screen.

Wird ein Ladenhüter

Incredibly crowded market and depreciation on these bikes is frightening

As a Heckler SL owner, and having had 2 replacement motors put in, I still love the bike, however the ring controller is just shit, feels cheap, Fazua really need to release an alloy version or a button system that feels more tactile.

Ah, I was in saalbach a couple of weeks ago. Was that what the YT tent was up for?

Uh, that market is long gone.

No headset routing 👍👌

It is clean and a lovely looking bike

Love the comments this is an Enduro bike this means the bike goes down its purpose is to go down hill everything about the bike is down hill there is no need for DJI or whatever plus non of the euro bike motors are proven at anything down hill you don't need more the. What they put into the bike. My complaint is the price for any motor it's nuts it's way to much ....

Should have released before DJI update.

They're too late with this. I want the DJI.

Core 3 with S1000. Everyone called it that companies will now use the S1000 instead of the GX.

Great advert for the bike with a motor housing fixing missing!

yt used to be the value for money brand along with canyon. now its just asunreasonably expensive as the rest if them. plus they have a big problem. the full power 19kg dji bike.

The Fazua system on my heckler left me stranded in the woods twice. Once with no power, which was fine i pedaled out like any other bike. And another time 4 miles deep down in the middle of no where when the gears or clutch in the motor broke. That sucked because i couldnt even spin the pedals, nothing would engage the wheel and drivetrain. On top of those two events with the motor, the ring controller broke on my Heckler twice, both from debris getting stuck in there.... Im not impressed with that bike mainly beacuse of the motor system. Power and range may be competitive, but reliablity and month long wait times for warranty claims are rubbish.

meh. i can tell Rob isn’t too impress. i’ll wait in until those two smaller but powerful motor gets here in the states and hopefully priced where most of us can afford it

you already cracked the rim :) 15:08

Enough! NONE of this stuff is worth more than 7K and 60nm isn't going to cut it anymore. Give us MGU and 85nm....chains need to go away in E-MTB field.

Where is the bash protection??????? WTF? Why is it so hard to provide protection for the motor and the chain? Bike looks great but it is unrideable where I ride ....total fail

Too expensive for a direct to consumer bike, you get the Mondraker Dune RR for almost the same

speed and power

Hey, how do you rate the Decoy SN compared to the Mondraker Dune XR? Which one do you prefer and why?

You lost me when I saw the 7K price..

When it's still not possible to add optional power extension to the bike... it's not enduro. Sometimes I wanna ride a whole day, not just for two hours at full steam. Mondraker dune is still the only lt power ride that fits "enduro". Buying two power packs gets you a full day if you wanna do it.

I ride the Pivot Shuttle SL with this same motor system. Every reviewer of a FAZUA Ride 60 bike makes a big stink about how flimsy or weak the controller is. Im on my 3rd season with it and haven’t had a single issue with the controller.

That thing makes no sense to me... half power, half battery, as heavy as any other new full power emtb and for YT standards insanely expensive... who buys this bike!?

Nice looking but underpowered and the battery is tiny.

You lost me at Fazua….

Rob you have started to ride both uphill and downhill with the seat post slammed. Why? It looks ridiculous having your knees pumping higher than your hips.

Well priced

What does "fixed" battery actually mean? If the battery for whatever reason has an issue do I have to wait for an entire new frame? Or when the capacity of the battery decreases?

YT has that 'cool southern cali factor', but I have to say this thing is a total miss on every front. No removal battery. 2021 called and wants their pricing back. low powered heavy ebikes are not hot. I'm just left shaking my head. The only other fail that is larger is the horribly ugly new Marin coming out. "EDIT- Rob I can tell you didn't like this bike, just come out and say it, we count on you for honest reviews even if it means YT won't buy you drinks and dinner.

The YT bits look ok. The Fazua bits look cheap. A marriage destined to fail.

"Super Interesting" is code words for marketing BS. 😁

There are better options for less money. Love YT, but they are late to the game and releasing a bike at this price point with this motor/battery spec is disappointing.

The ride quality must be really good .. otherwise.. there is little to be exited about with this bike. and the price... pfff

No Mgu, has a derailleur?? What is this 2023? 😂

All people that say this looks like a Yeti are blind. There are no real similarities but two wheels, full suspension and that the first letter of the brands name is a Y. 🤦‍♂🤦‍♂🤦‍♂🤦‍♂

I have a hekler sl with this terrible motor and controller. Im on my 3rd motor and 2nd controller. The bikes barely 6 months old. The frame display is so dated compared to spesh and trek. My friends gen2 levo sl is far far superior and even feels more powerful.

So, a puny motor with sketchy reliability and a small battery.... It looks like it's going to be rendered obsolete before it's even hit the shelves by the launch of the Amflow.

Money 💰 🤑 💸

Small battery, not full power motor, not for big tours, when I wann get beefy, there'll be a lift most of the time anyway, not even a RE available

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Thats actually not very good deal, my full power Kellys Theos F90 is 22kg with 720wh battery, more travel, 6800€ new...

Super margin

8500??? Switch off video at the same second.

I think a lot of you are forgetting that a 60nm motor will crank you up a hill no problem. I dont understand why everyone wants more than 85NM. That's significantly more torque than a lot of fast 600cc race motorcycles. 60nm is about equivalent to the torque on a 600cc street bike.

What happens when the battery wears out and it's gotta be replaced? Batteries don't last forever? Just toss the bike and buy a new one? lol

Torque is not the figure we measure e-bikes by. We don’t measure anything but factory machinery in torque. Review is pretty bad and I didn’t even finish reading the description yet

45 lbs & not even a full power???