Nothing to do with me, but looks a steal for the money.
Some idiot'll buy it because it says Yeti on it.
It looks shite.
Not a bargain.
Not a bargain.
Oh really? Apologies then - thought was fairly tidy, just tired.
Great colour. Not got 29" wheels so no one on STW will be interested!!
that looks like a really old one that someone has rebuilt with a crap shock and fork and some XT bits.
Not a Yeti...
Not a Yeti...
Although I'm no expert on old Yetis that was rather what I thought. Certainly doesn't look like any Yeti from the last 6 or 7 years.
that's what I thought but has the head badge - would someone really go to the effort of putting the head badge on.
I also wondered why he hasn't said it's a yeti anywhere on the advert.
That rear end is very familiar,but not a Yeti,I think.
The rear end doesn't look like any Yeti I've ever seen. Front end looks like an ASR copy?
what is the 'A' logo on the mech hanger?
God, this is really embarrassing.
Note to self to never suggest bargains again.
You fool!!!
A vague attempt but not a yeti that I have ever seen :-S
God, this is really embarrassing.Note to self to never suggest bargains again.
Well, it was on ebay, and it had only just been listed. Two out of four ain't bad.
Prize for whoever works out what it actually is?
want to say a Tomac but the linkage is wrong
[url= http://www.decathlon.co.uk/rockrider-91-2011-id_8170096.html ]Enough people said they were the same as the sb66[/url]
you emailed him, no way you guessed that
i emailed as well
looks really similar but some bits look different - like there is less hydroforming. An earlier model of the Decathlon?
Dear ********,hello,
you're correct it's not a yeti, i believe it is a bt win rockrider 9.9, unsure of the year.
- thedad71
2007 Rockrider
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seems to be quite a business in making fake expensive bikes with decathlon ones!
Why go to the hassle?!
On the other hand the actual rockrider doesn't look to be bad VFM
you emailed him, no way you guessed thati emailed as well
Nope. Just saw the massive main pivot
Mental! At least as a buy now someone's not gonna end up paying thousands under the pretence it's a Yeti. Makes it even more pointless from the seller's perspective though.
He is being a bit dodgy though.
He is being a bit dodgy though.
A [i]bit[/i]? He has what he thinks is a Rockrider, painted up as a Yeti, and makes no mention of this in the listing. That is decidedly underhand no matter how you spin it.
Andy
looks like some goon bought it... discovered it wasn't what it was ment to be and is selling it again
Poor sod!
Not necessarily a goon. He is being honest about what he is selling and has stripped it down. If he sells the parts seperatly and gets an okay price for the frame, he [i]could[/i] make a few quid
while we are on the topic can anyone shed any light on this ? I assume it is not actually a specialized:
I reckon he bought it knowing what it was and intending to break it.
I assume it is not actually a specialized:
You assume correctly. Step away - complete POS.
Interesting shock mount set up on that thing, looks like some sort of optical elusion with the shock going through the frame.
Loving the big angry red type.
POS.
These muppets on fleabay really wind me up - I've asked Spesh UK for their expert opinion on this fine example of their products....
Considering Spesh bikes of that time were all FSR variants and thats a single pivot, there is no way thats the genuine article.
custom built specialized full suspension downhill mountain bike this was hand built 4 years ago
ive had a idiot who recons the bikes from tesco i dont think tesco bikes had fsa fitted as standard
So was it custom built or did it come like that as standard out of the box? 😀
It's not a tesco frame either but i wonder what it is?
Old diamondback/raleigh/claud butler/barracuda? The top model in a [s]toss[/s] budget range of bikes I reckon, then upgraded over time
The BS is strong with this one. Wonder what model of Specialized it is?
I've never seen a shock quite like that. I am thinking unsuccessful euro-brand-lost-its-way from about 2001.
Saw that listed yesterday as a fake Yeti, listing said someone had gone to a lot of trouble to make a Decathlon look like a Yeti.
Was gonna post a thread but could't be bothered.
I'm sure I've seen a frame like that before. It'll really bug me now! To Google!
tom, don't bother with Google, just read the thread.
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Is it not a coyote DH frame, i think they wewe yellow to start with? Like this but bigger, cheaper and less carbon?
Dez, I mean the 'specialized'.
edit; Bravo shergie, thats the badger!
specialized had a single pivot called the hardrock uno in 2002...however it does not look like the above. (can't embed the but google finds it)...quite perplexed by the ad tho...
Is it not a coyote DH frame, i think they wewe yellow to start with? Like this but bigger, cheaper and less carbon?
There were two versions, the DH and the DH-XC. The Dh was yellow with the alu swingarm whilst the DH-XC got moar carbonz.
I rocked a DH-2 (orange and black without the shock on a pole) 8)
I reckon he bought it knowing what it was and intending to break it.
i initially thought that about the "yeti", but he paid £550 for it and no way were the bits worth that?
the frame number was checked on the specialized site and it came back as being a 2002 model d/h
Strange as I can't find that part of the Specialized website!
This is a [url= http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bikes/archive/2002/2002hardrock/02hardrockuno ]2002 Specialized Hardrock FSR[/url] and it certainly doesn't look like the one for sale.
[url= http://www.specialized.com/us/en/bikes/archive/2002/2002bighit ]2002 Bighit......[/url]again a miss!
Shame some unsuspecting person will buy the BSO thinking its a Specialized.
Lord, will people buy any piece of s**t with a nice name on it?!
i guess these are misinformed "collectors", not riders? who'd want to ride those designs with any name on..
tbf, name models (like that Spesh) from 10 years ago *do* like amazingly like supermarket bikes today. I can't wait to see all our current fancy bikes in the supermarkets in 10 years? 😀
Upon closer inspection, I can confirm that the saddle is Specialized. That's about it though!
good work Shergie!
RE: the spesh seller, check out his feedback, looks like he has moved on branded road bikes. One buyer describes him as 'the honest John of bike sales'. Robbing git more like
I also like the 'I wont give you the full frame number as I have been caught out like that before'. Caught out how ? He gave out the full frame number and someone indentified it as stolen I assume
Cant he be reported to E-bay for doing this? He's clearly stating that its something its not.
yes he can, but ultimately sellers are their customers, so ebay just give you a slap on the wrist and let you go right back to it..
I've just done exactly that. Does seem strange it has good parts on it, my guess is it has been re-built by someone who steals, breaks and re-builds bikes to hide their indentity