Yeti has been selling Lunch Ride versions of its popular models for years, essentially speccing its bikes with the components its employees build them up with for their lunch rides. This typically includes a longer travel fork, beefier tires, and some other parts intended to make them a bit burlier right out of the box. Today, Yeti is announcing the ASR Lunch Ride, a beefed-up version of its lightweight cross-country race bike for riders whose XC rides lean more toward the trail and/or downcountry side of the spectrum.
Yeti ASR Lunch Ride Details
The ASR Lunch Ride models are built around the same lightweight carbon frames as the regular ASR. The lighter TURQ Series frame is used for the 40th Anniversary and X0/90 builds, while the C Series is used for the less expensive 90 Transmission version. The frame is designed for use with 29-inch wheels only, and it gets 115mm of rear wheel travel using a single-pivot flex-stay suspension design. On the Lunch Ride builds, Yeti bumps the fork travel from 120mm to 130mm, which relaxes the head tube angle slightly from 66.5° to 66.1° (66° on the XS and S frames). This increase in fork travel also impacts the effective seat tube angle, slackening it from 75.5° to 75°.
Beyond the longer-travel fork, the biggest differences between the standard version and the Lunch Ride builds are some beefier components and no batteries to forget to charge. The Lunch Rides come with a more aggressive, grippier Maxxis Dissector front and Maxxis Forekaster rear tire combo. SRAM Motive 4-piston brakes are paired with 180mm front and rear rotors to boost braking power. Up front, a Burgtec Enduro MK4 stem and 760mm-wide, 20mm-rise handlebars provide a more trail-oriented cockpit setup.
Otherwise, the Lunch Ride versions have all the same features as the standard ASR frame. They can fit two water bottles in the front triangle, have configurable cable routing ports to adapt to different setups, and include routing for a rear shock lockout. For ease of maintenance, the ASR frame uses a threaded bottom bracket, has standard Boost spacing, and comes with a small, integrated rear fender. The ASR Lunch Ride is available in five frame sizes, XS to XL. Check out the geometry chart below for the rest of the details.
ASR Lunch Ride: Builds and Pricing
At launch, Yeti is offering the ASR in two new Lunch Ride builds: C2 90 Transmission ($6,600) and TURQ X0/90 Transmission ($7,900). Both share the same 130mm-travel Fox Factory 34 SL Grip X fork, Fox Float SL shock, Maxxis Dissector/Forekaster tire combo, and 4-piston SRAM Motive brakes with 180mm rotors front and rear. The more expensive X0/90 build steps up to DT Swiss XRC1700 Evo carbon wheels, a carbon Yeti handlebar, and the Crankbrothers Highline 11 dropper. Additionally, Yeti is offering a blinged-out 40th Anniversary build with a special edition frame and all the bells and whistles for the eye-watering price of $13,900.
Availability
If you’ve ridden the Yeti ASR and thought it might be a little more fun or a better fit for your riding style/terrain with a longer-travel fork and some beefier components, then you’re in luck. Yeti’s new ASR Lunch Ride builds are available now. Head to the Yeti website or your local Yeti dealer to learn more.
