YT Capra.......anyone got one? Sizing question.

[Nedzilla]

Hi guys,been looking for something a bit more trail/enduro and these along with Canyon have caught my eye both for being fantastic value for money and getting superb reviews. The only trouble is,with them being direct order only it's impossible to even have a sit on them before hand.

I'm 5'11 and have always had a large in various bikes I've owned. YT only make three sizes listed on their website:

S: 5'3-5'9

M: 5'9-6'0

L: 6'0-6'5

According to this I would need a medium. Could it be that because they only do 3 sizes that each one is slightly bigger than most other bikes in general? I would imagine I could probably get away with either but would just like to know from anyone who has one how they compare generally in terms of size.
Also I've read that you can be waiting months before they actually arrive??

Thanks for any help.

[Nedzilla]

Thanks for the replies guys. I've been doing a bit more digging,comparing the geo with other brands/models and it does seem to be the case. Top tube length does seem to be quite short compared to similar large size bikes and is actually 19mm shorter than the Scott which I currently ride!!

Looks like a large it will be then.

[Nedzilla]

Yea they do seem to be a bit on the small side. To be honest though,after joining the YT uk Facebook pace and doing a bit more reading here and there I am starting to have second thoughts about them. There seems to be just too many stories of cracked frames,certainly on the cf models which is what I was looking at but even the Al models have cf seat and chain stays which have also been failing. Not only that but reports of headsets becoming loose after only a couple of rides and also branded components,particularly forks and rear shocks developing faults straight away.

Of course this could be just a case of 'you only hear about the problems' and there could be thousands of happy owners out there who have had no problems whatsoever but I'm getting the feeling they have developed a bit of a reputation for being pretty unreliable.

I only got into mountain biking about 18 months ago and had my first 'proper' bike,a cf Scott spark around 8 months during which time it has covered over 800 miles including a dozen trips to Llandegla,two crashes and gets caked in mud every time it's used and the only issue I've had with it was a creaky bottom bracket which my local bike shop replaced for £40.

I don't really 'need' another bike but Its nice to treat yourself,I want something beefier with more travel just for trail centre use but the last thing I want is for it to spend most of its life in pieces while faulty parts are constantly being shipped back and forth to Germany and I've got a feeling the YT isn't going to live up to my expectations.

[Nedzilla]

Thanks for the imput. It's also a cf comp which I fancy. I've not ruled it out yet despite the horror stories as it seems to be exactly what I'm after and for the price nothing really gets close.
Looks like I'm going to have a bit more time to think about it though as my car has just decided to slap me with a £1800 repair bill for a burst shock absorber,couple that with the current 7 week wait on a Capra cf comp it will probably be a few months now before I'm in a position to buy.