YETI Of the Month 2008-09 - All the best Yetis from 08!

Yeti_DJ_08_replica_33_yetis_In_A_RowMARCH 08 YETI OTEM

My last Yeti project is finished. After a sad issue with my 2007 DJ frame I decided to make something special from my replacing DJ frame and here it is ; a 2008 Team replica

Also have finished my second Yeti project; A special Yeti room to store my Yeti's. There are 3 Yeti's now (DJ, 4X and a 575), but the 4th one is coming in soon (AS-X)

Yeti DJ long 2007/2008 Team Replica, built for fourcross racing only. Already tested it on the BMX track and it's super light! It accelerates amazing.

Yeti_DJ_08_replica_2The bike is not the problem anymore, but the rider still is!

  • Yeti_DJ_08_replica_1Speclist:
  • Frame: Yeti DJ Long
  • Headset: Chris King NoThreadset
  • Fork: Fox F100 RLC '07
  • Handlebars: Sunline V1 OS riser
  • Stem: Thomson X4 50mm
  • Grips: ODI ruffian lock-on white (ltd. edition)
  • Wheels: DT240s CL / DT XR4.2d / DT Evolution db
  • Tubes: Michelin Aircorp Latex
  • Tires: Maxxis Crossmark 2.1 Exception (rear) / Maxxis High Roller 2.1 Exception (front)
  • Quick Releases: DT Swiss
  • Disc Brakes: XTR 2007
  • Discs: XTR 2007 centerlock 160/160
  • Rear mech.: SRAM X.9 super short cage
  • Shifter: SRAM X.O trigger
  • Chain: KMC X9
  • Cassette: SRAM PG970 11-23
  • Crankset: XTR 2007
  • Bottom bracket: XTR 2007
  • Pedals: Shimano PD-M647
  • Chainguide: E-Thirteen LG-1
  • Seatpost clamp: Hope 31.8
  • Seatpost: Thomson Elite
  • Saddle: SDG Ti Fly

AUGUST 2008

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Heya!

This is my '08 Yeti ASR custom build. Isn't the pink damn hot!? I've never really liked pink, but this is tough pink. It's also an XXS size frame, so I'm the only person small enough to ride it… Yeah!

  • · Components:
  • · Fox RLC100 forks
  • · SRAM X0 rear der - Shimano XT front der
  • · SRAM X9 shifters - XT cranks
  • · DT Swiss 1450 wheelset with tubeless conversion
  • · Thompson seat post - Ritchey WSC carbon bars and stem
  • · Juicy 7 brakes - ODI Ruffian grips (in pink, of course!)
  • This is my 24 hour solo endurance machine, weighing in at just over 10kg.

Megan - New Zealand

 

SEPTEMBER 2008

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Found the bike on e-Bay for $400 with a Manitou 2 back in 2003. I then got it powder coated @ Spectrum Bike Works (they do an AWESOME job!). Once I got the frame back, I started the slow process of getting back to old school. After 2 seven month deployments to the Middle East, it's finally done...almost. The only things not period correct are the rims, chainrings, and seatpost.

  • Frame: Ultimate (medium)
  • Headset: Shimano XT
  • Fork: Manitou Gen 1*, *Manitou 2 crown, Speed Spring internals
  • Handlebars: Answer Hyperlites
  • Stem: Answer A-Tac (NOS)
  • Grips: Yeti
  • Wheels: Shimano XT II 7sp w/skewers (NOS), DT 14/15g spokes, Mavic 717 rims
  • Tires: IRC Claw Comp
  • Brakes: XT II (NOS)
  • Brake levers: XT II, 2-finger (NOS)
  • Shifters; XT II top mount (NOS)
  • R. Der: XT II med cage (NOS)
  • F.Der: XT II
  • Cranks: XT (NOS)
  • B/B: XT (NOS)
  • Chain: Shimano 7sp (NOS)
  • Cassette: Shimano 7sp (NOS)
  • Pedals: Shimano 747
  • Seatpost: Control Tech
  • Saddle: Selle Italia Turbo

BEDRICH YETI FRO

I've finally finished my FRO Serial 436.

As you can see it's no wall hanger. I rode it to a 20th overall ind the seniors category at this years Erzgebirgs MTB Marathon in Seiffen Germany .

Best Regards- Bedrich

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Jan/Feb 09

mikec261mikec263From Mike

Very few bikes are as shrouded in mystery and controversy than the Yeti C-26. To many, this frame exists only as internet rumors and the occasional poorly-scanned photo. Like a campfire ghost-story, its cursed tale is told by "cult" bike collectors and enthusiasts as a relic of mountain biking's unadorned past, and its halcyon days of over-abundance. The rise and fall of the C-26 project mimics that of countless other startups from that era, where thousands were thrown at the "next big thing" in design, only to have the company pull up stakes to follow hotter trends that popped up seemingly overnight. Yet, where many exotic frames have vanished into obscurity, the legend of the C-26 endures not as a success, but as perhaps the greatest failure of the impenetrable force that was Yeti Cycles, the big little company that could seemingly do no wrong.

mikec262The C-26 name was derived from Chis Herting's first initial and his age at the time he designed the prototype. Essentially, it was a FRO frame using Easton C9 tubes. Herting needed a way to lighten the race bike, and Easton's design seemed the best fit at the time. Yeti produced one bike in 1989, and it made its rounds beneath team rider Russ Worley. After the interest generated from the Mountain Bike Action test in June, Yeti decided make it a production frame and brought it to Interbike. In 1990, select team riders raced on C-26s, however, most of its fame comes from its use during the inaugural UCI World Championships in Durango. Juli Furtado won on her C-26, and John Tomac placed 4th and 6th in the downhill and cross country on his C-26 with drop bars. Sadly, by that time, the sun had set for the project. Yeti boss John Parker never trusted the design, and he shelved it after worlds.

This is the Bugatti Veyron of mountain bikes. So rare you're lucky enough to even see a picture of one. As far as the actual frames, the location of only five are known. There is rumored to be around 10 bikes in the world assembled from stolen tubes. I found a set of these frame tubes here in Durango, and for over a year know. Chris Herting has been re-creating the prototype using my tubes. Its done now. The White Whale caught, and the Dark Tower ascended. I can honestly say I've never seen a cooler bike.

Mike Wilk