Yeti of the Month- january 2007! - Fred's AS-R

After many years of mountain biking I have pleases myself with a Yeti assembled specially light. With the mythic frame Yeti ASR SL Carbon.

I have chosen the material as light as possible.

I live in France in a town called Voiron. It's situated at the entrance of the Alps and my terrain is hilly, with lots of serious climbs and descents. I've built a bike that I think is perfect for this type of terrain

It's a rocket on downhill, flat, climbing, acceleration's, simply the best.

I hope that the bike will please the jury as much as it pleases me.

Christiaan's DJ- but not any ordinary DJ! Read on......... This DJ started life as any other DJ, until Christiaan handed it over to Ralph Lutgen, who did the modifications, and even made the team decal! You can clearly see there are no more V brake bosses, and the cable holder for the front mech was removed from the seattube too. Full spec list: 2006 Yeti DJ frame, was Raw, sprayed in Team livery, V brake bosses and front mech tab removed Black King nothreadset Thomson X4 50mm stem Answer Protaper OS bars Thomson Elite seatpost Gobi saddle King ISO hubs, DT spokes, Mavic D3.1UST rims Larsen Exception 2.0 TT tires Shimano XT Hollowtech II crankset, 175mm Carbon Sytem 3 MRP E13 Guide ring, 38T Sram 970 11-23 cassette Shimano XT chain Sram X.O Super Short Black Box Carbon mech Sram X.O Right hand trigger shifter XTR Disc calipers with Saint levers XT IS2000 160mm discs ODI Lock On Ruffian grips Shimano PD-M647 pedals   YETI OTM April 2007- After having had a turquoise (Yéti OTM September 06…), here my new 575 in white ! Frame: Yéti 575 2007 white carbon chainstays Rear Shock: Fox Float RP23 2007 Fork: Fox Float RLC 2007, 140 mm travel Wheels: Spinergy Xyclone Disc Skewers: Tune titane AC16 & AC17 Cassette: SRAM PG990 Chain: KMC X9 gold Tires: Maxxis Médusa 2.1 Brakes: Formula ORO Greg Minnaar Limited 180 mm (polished) Pedals: Time ATAC Titan Carbon XS Cranks: Truvativ Noir 3.3 + Extralite chainrings + Extralite alu bolts Rear derailleur: SRAM X.O carbon Front derailleur: Shimano XTR 2007 Shifters: SRAM X.O with matchmaker Formula > Sram Headset: Chris King Titane Stem: Thomson X4 silver + ti bolts Handlebar: Race Face Next Carbon Grips: ODI lock-on Seatpost: Thomson Masterpiece silver + ti bolts Seatpost collar: Tune Ti Saddle: SDG Bel Air RL Ti Cables: Nokon + Power Cordz Checked weight = 12 kg Yeti Of the Month May About the bike:  I originally got my Yeti ARC (large) in summer 2003 when I built it up for XC racing in the south of England. In 2005 I rode for XCRacer.com/Gary Fisher and the Yeti had 6 months off.  During that period I decided to update the ARC with disc brakes (from Avid Arch Rivals) and 100mm forks (from 80mm RockShox Duke Race 2002).  I have ended up with pretty much a dream build for riding in 2007, with the Tune/Stan's wheels a particular standout. All in the bike weighs 22.5lbs and right now I wouldn't change it for anything! Luke This is Nick's Yeti ARC, from 1992 it was built up with Full Ringle and Grafton. This is one of the very first ARC's. I have lost nick emails with further details, please can Nick resend the email! Sorry!

YETI OTM- JULY- TOMS 575My 575 is finished (bar rear disc rotor) and have some Pictures attached. I built my gorgeous 575 to be a "fit and forget bike". I chose Rohloff gearing to be trouble free, strong running and long lasting, plus everybody has Shimano and SRAM. I chose a Brooks Swift Ti Saddle. It looks unconventional, but will eventually be a supremely comfortable saddle. The rest has all been built for my Canadian adventure in a couple of months, where I will spend 7 weeks riding Whistler and three months in Canada. It's been built with an uncompromising specs list, incl Stan's NoTubes and a strong but not too heavy free ride package. Unfortunately the weight has built up, but I am a heavy guy and put my bikes through allot of crap. Check it out: Frame: Yeti 575 Alloy w/DHX Air - Large Fork: Marzocchi 66 SL1 ATA Rear Hub: Rohloff Speedhub 14 speed Front Hub: Chris King 20mm Spokes: DT Swiss Super Comp Rims: DT Swiss 6.1d Headset: Chris King Stem: Kore B52 Bars: Easton CNT DH Brakes: Formula Oro Puro 200/180mm BB: SKF BR600 118mm Cranks: Middleburn RS-7 180mm Chain Device: e-thirteen Pedals: Shimano DX Flat & Shimano M647 (DX Spud) Seatpin: Thomson Saddle: Brooks Swift Ti Tyres: Panaracer 2.35 Cables: Nokon full length. Let me know what you think. More pics available on my site. www.tomdibley.com I'm so happy to finally have a proper Yeti!!! August 2007 YOM- Finally I finnished my first Yeti like I wanted it to be. I'm very proud of her. I bought the frame last year in Germany. She was is very good conditions, including the original owners manual. It was a real bargain, that deserved a good classic build-up. Gathering all the parts to build the Sherpa up as I wanted her to be took a lot of time, and of course also a little fortune. Day's and nicht's searching the net! I wanted the Sherpa to look retro and noble. That's why I chose to build it up with blue parts. Not to much, so no ringlé seatpost. With a litte luck I managed to get the AC corwn and brake arch in blue. These parts give the Manitou 4 that litte extra. For the mechanics I chose the good old XTR 900 series. Up till this project, I always wanted my bikes to have as less shimao parts as possible. But this Sherpa looked best with the m-900's. The onza H.O. padals are the best I have been riding in the last 16 years (still have about 7 pair's in store, and a bunch of spare parts) Here are the full spec's on the Sherpa Frame: '96 Sherpa in black Size: 16" Serialnr.: S3369 Fork: Answer manitou 4 Fork tuning: AC crown, AC brake arch, speed springs Headset: Chris king devolution Stem: A-tac Handlebar: syncros Barends: Nuke proof (the first carbon-fiber one's) Seatpost: syncros Seat: Oldschol flite Brake's: Paul's canti's with onza chill pills Hubs: Ringlé superduper 8 (rear) and superduper D (front) Skrewers: Ringlé twisters Rims: Mavic sup cd ceramic 117 Tyres: IRC Piranha pro (front) tioga psycho (rear) BB: Syncros pro series Cranks: Grafton Chainrings: Race face 46, onza 36 an 24 (stainless steel) Padals: Onza H.O. Brake and gear shifters: XTR m-900 Front mech.: XTR m-900 Rear mech.: XTR m-900 Cassette: XTR (with a red spider end-ring) Chain: HG-90 I would like to know what YOU think of it............ The only thing left to search for now, is a 1 1/4 or 1 1/8 Lawwill leader 3 crown to fit in the Sherpa. And than there still are 2 other Yeti's to finish, an Ultimate in white (this one will be without shimano again ;-) ), a team ARC AS LT Proto (features an AS and an AS LT rear stay mount) and 2 Straight 8's (from 2000, still searching for the rear assambly's) See you on the trails out there..........   Lawwilljay Jeroen Wacki The Netherlands Yeti Of the Month for September- a little different this month.... Here's a few for you. When I was back in Toowoomba Aus (in Cambridge now) I had in my possession for a few weeks and almost bought the 303 and the 4X. Gotta say I wish I could have kept the 4x But was a privilege to have it for the short time I did. Then I finally bought the DJ frame just before I left for UK. Spec is: pecs: Yeti DJ Team frame long Jared Graves, check Earthed 4. Fox 36 TALAS R's set mostly on 4" Wheels: Alexrims debagged so cant remember the model Laced with DT alpine3's on Hadley hubs. Brakes: Juicy 5's with hope 6" rotors Drivetrain: E13 38t guide ring on Saint cranks Gold RaceFace BB orange E13 bashy. X9 shifter X0 rear SRAM PG95? Roadie cluster. Whipperman teflon chain. Bars: FSA K force carbon 710. YETI grips Thomson 4X 50mm stem Gold Chris King headset (shown is Cane creek, changed since) Seat: Ti Fly running on a Thomson Elite post. Profile gold seat clamp. Bilt pedals. Future upgrades: Larsens, and a few more gold bolts here and there. Loving this bike! First HT in around 8 years! If you see me at Chicksands come and say hi! Cheers MrPlow Yeti of the Month for October I really need help with an early/mid 90's race kit – fluoro yellow/turquoise in XL for a photoshoot next month. Any ideas of somebody who may sell or even loan me one? Here the spec: Frame 1992 Yeti Pro FRO 20" Fork Answer Manitou 1 Headset Deore XT 1 1/8" ahead (using reducers) Stem Profile BOA 120mm, 40 degree Handlebar ITM Millenium 46cm Drops Grips Easton Cork Tape Brakes Onza HO's Cantilever cable hangers Onza Chill Pills Brake Levers Dura-ace 7400 8 spd STi's Shifters As above Front Derailleur Suntour XC-Pro Rear Derailleur Dura-ace 7400 8 spd Cassette Dura-ace 12-25 8 spd Chain KMC Silver 8 spd Cranks Cook Bros RSR 181mm Chainrings Stronglight, 48/36 Bottom Bracket Shimano UN-54 68/127.5mm Pedals Onza HO (Cromo) Quick Releases Shimano XT Rims Matrix rear with Tioga Disc Drive Pro, Front Mavic 231CD Hubs Shimano M900 rear, Bullseye front Tyres Tioga Psycho (Caramel) Saddle Rolls Seatpost Syncros 26.8*400mm Weight 28lbs (approx) Hope you approve of the build? Kevin YETI OTM for December is David's 2008 ARCx   DAVID's YETI ARC-X  Let me introduce you to my latest YETI the 2008 ARC X Cyclocross. It fills the gap between my Road Project and ARC. Long awaited but well worth the wait. Brake Cables Shimano Dura Ace Shifter/Brake -Front Shimano Dura Ace Shifter/Brake-Rear Shimano Dura Ace Handlebars- 31.8 Salsa Bell Lap OS Stem Ritchey WCS 4 Axis Stem Spacer Kit Reynolds 15mm Headset Chris King 1 1/8" Black Frameset Yeti 2008 ARC X Seatpost Thompson 27.2x 350mm Saddle Selle Carbon Bottom Bracket Shimano Dura Ace Crankset Ritchey V-WCS 172.5 CX Specific 36/46 Pedals Crank Bros Eggbeater Chain SRAM Hollow pin Cassette Dura Ace 12/27 Front Der.(31.8mm dia) Shimano Dura Ace Rear Der. Shimano Dura Ace Front Wheel Ritchey WCS Protocol Fork Eason EC 90 Carbon Rear Wheel Ritchey WCS Protocol Skewers Ritchey Titanium Front brake Frogglegs Cantilever Rear brake Frogglegs Cantilever Tubes Ritchey 700 x 32 Tire-Rear Ritchey Speedmax 700x35 Tire-Front Ritchey Speedmax 700x35 Bottle Cage Topeak Carbon See the best from 2008 right here......