Narrowed down to TWO. Which would you choose...

[zirkel]

Upgrading my 4-season old Levo SL. Looking for a MID-weight AM bike with increased power and battery life. Have it narrowed down to two.

Which would you choose and WHY?

Yeti MTE
C2 90 build
$9850
44.3 lbs
TQ HPR 60
580 Wh battery
Fox Performance 36 160mm
Fox Performance Float X 145 mm
Eagle 90 build
Maven Bronze brakes
DT Swiss AL wheels (29 front and rear)
Reverb AXS 150 mm dropper (electronic)
Yeti carbon bars
Burgtec stem
Schwalbe Magic Mary/Albert RADIAL tires

Note: Better parts. Lesser fork/shock. NOT a mullet. Color: BEAUTIFUL Midnight color!


Trek Fuel+ MX:
9.8 Eagle 90 Gen 2 build
$10,200
43 lbs
TQ HPR 60
580 Wh battery
Fox Factory 36 160 mm
Fox Factory Float X 150 mm
Eagle 90 build
Maven Bronze brakes
Bontrager Line Comp AL wheels (29 front, 27.5 rear)
Bontrager Line dropper
Race Face ERA carbon bars
Maxxis Assegai/DHR ll tires

Note: Better fork/shock. Slightly lesser parts. Mullet! Color: grey carbon.

 

[ntm95]

Upgrading my 4-season old Levo SL. Looking for a MID-weight AM bike with increased power and battery life. Have it narrowed down to two.

Which would you choose and WHY?

Yeti MTE
C2 90 build
$9850
44.3 lbs
TQ HPR 60
580 Wh battery
Fox Performance 36 160mm
Fox Performance Float X 145 mm
Eagle 90 build
Maven Bronze brakes
DT Swiss AL wheels (29 front and rear)
Reverb AXS 150 mm dropper (electronic)
Yeti carbon bars
Burgtec stem
Schwalbe Magic Mary/Albert RADIAL tires

Note: Better parts. Lesser fork/shock. NOT a mullet. Color: BEAUTIFUL Midnight color!


Trek Fuel+ MX:
9.8 Eagle 90 Gen 2 build
$10,200
43 lbs
TQ HPR 60
580 Wh battery
Fox Factory 36 160 mm
Fox Factory Float X 150 mm
Eagle 90 build
Maven Bronze brakes
Bontrager Line Comp AL wheels (29 front, 27.5 rear)
Bontrager Line dropper
Race Face ERA carbon bars
Maxxis Assegai/DHR ll tires

Note: Better fork/shock. Slightly lesser parts. Mullet! Color: grey carbon.

Mte, hands down.
Not because I'm a yeti nut swinger, but simply because the 6 bar rear end works extremely well.

 

[nickf]

This same question has already been discussed at length here yeti or fuel+