If you are hunting for the perfect enduro bike just for you, the revamped & expanded YT Capra Core family offers more choices and more opportunities than ever to fine-tune the exact setup you want. YT calls it the return of the GOAT.
Carbon or alloy frames. 29″ or a mullet wheel combo. SRAM or Shimano. Fox, RockShox, Öhlins, or Marzocchi.
It’s your call from just $2500€ up to $6000€ – enduro bikes for almost every budget.
More choice with updated YT Capra Core enduro family
First debuted back in 2021 with their return of the Goat Man, the 3rd generation YT Capra is the consumer-direct brand’s go-to longer travel bike for full-on enduro racing. Instead of just popping a flip-chip there are separate MX mullet and 29er frames with their own specific suspension kinematics and geometries. Both get 170mm forks, but the MX matches with 170mm of 4-bar rear wheel travel while the full-29er dials it back to 165mm out back.
Tech details
- ultra hi-mod carbon, hi-mod carbon, and alloy frameset options
- MX mullet 27.5/29″ (170mm) or 29 specific (165mm) frames
- 5 frame sizes (S-XXL)
- low-slung left-mounted water bottle cage, plus tool carrier mount
- adjustable geometry with High/Low rear shock mount flip-chip
- conventional internal cable routing through headtube ports
- Boost 12x148mm thru-axle spacing
- threaded 73mm BSA bottom bracket
- UDH
- 31.6mm adjustable travel YT Postman v2 dropper posts
- 220/200mm brake rotor setups
- Continental Kryptotal FR/RE Enduro casing tire setup with Supersoft rubber up front
Options for every budget
YT Capra Core AL alloy – Pricing, options & availability
There are now 6 Capra Core options, with three each whether you pick a carbon or aluminum frame. And you can always choose either the full 29er option with 165mm or rear wheel travel or a mullet 29/27.5″ setup and 170mm of travel front & rear. (Generally, the mullet option is 100-300g lighter according to YT claims.)
The most affordable is the $2500 / 2500€ aluminum YT Capra Core 1 AL in Sludge green or black Magic with MarzocchiBomber Z1 fork & Bomber Air shock, a Shimano Deore 1×12, and alloy SunRingle SR309 Enduro Comp wheels (16.8kg mullet / 17.0kg 29er).
Then, the $3000€ Capra Core 2 AL in Machine light grey or black with RockShox Zeb/Vivid Select suspension, Shimano SLX/XT drivetrain & alloy DT Swiss E1900 wheels (16.6/16.7kg).
And topping out the alloy frameset builds with the $4500€ Capra Core 3 AL in Drop yellow or black with Öhlins S RXF38/TTX22 suspension, a direct-mount SRAM GX Eagle Transmission & alloy Cranksbrothers Synthesis Enduro 2 wheels (16.8/16.9kg).
YT Capra Core CF carbon – Pricing, options & availability
The entry-level carbon build though, is even more affordable with the $3500€ Capra Core 2 CF in Blood red or black with the same RockShox Select, Shimano SLX DT wheels as the Core 2 in aluminum (16.1/16.2kg).
Next up, the $5000 / 5000€ Capra Core 3 CF in Electric blue or black with the same setup as the alloy 3 – Öhlins S RXF38/TTX22 suspension, the SRAM GX Transmission & Cranksbrothers Synthesis Enduro 2 wheels (16.1/16.4kg).
And the cream of the carbon-framed crop is a $6000 / 6000€ YT Capra Core 4 CF and the only with the ultra-hi modulus carbon layup in Deep green or that classic black Magic with Fox 38/DHX2 Factory suspension, SRAM GX Eagle Transmission & alloy Cranksbrothers Synthesis Enduro 3 wheels (15.9/16.2kg).
