From Rutland Cycling [url= http://www.rutlandcycling.com/b/265/Yeti.html ]here[/url], apparently they've bought up the rest of the UK stock and are the only place likely to put them on offer.
Ordered myself a shiny new 2011 ASR-5 for £1249!
Will they get the full yeti warranty? don't fancy falling foul of the same issues that CRC had with their cut price yeti frames.
Dave
5 Years as far as I know?
Evolution dumping their stock to rutland now they are'nt the importers anymore.
More than likely :]
Either way, they were very helpful/friendly over the phone.
I was hoping there might have been a discounted big top 29er there but no such joy
Really wish I'd not seen this!
argh... i've been wanting an asr5 for ages.
I should buy one. I really should.
argh!!!
Same dilemma here with the asr5-c. Almost giving them away at that price!
I've emailed Yeti to find out if they will support the warranty.
Hopefully they'll say no, and then I won't buy one. (sorry chojin)
Dave
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Excellent bikes.
Alfabus - I'd love to know the outcome!! I've bought one regardless 🙂
Only because I managed to wangle 0% finance with it too! (by paying the fee they're normally charged)
I too hope there is no warranty for the sake of my bank account!
On a slightly seperate note, does anyone have a pic of a white asr5 with black fox forks?
Ooo how much was that?
£79 - I thought meh... What the hell, it's still cheap :]
Wish I hadn't seen this thread 🙁
...although shame no medium black anodised ASR-5 left
Anyone know if you can specify 12mm x 142mm thru axle dropouts over 135mm QR?
You can get the kits from Rutland, but they're extra
"apparently they've bought up the rest of the UK stock and are the only place likely to put them on offer.
Ordered myself a shiny new 2011 ASR-5 for £1249!"
Rocky Mountain Cyles have (a white/large) ASR-5 on offer at £1200?
[url= http://www.ride-bikes.com/products.php?plid=m1b0s26p3000 ]here[/url]
Rocky Mountain Cyles have (a white/large) ASR-5 on offer at £1200? here
Congratulations, you win 10 points!
I can't quite work out if you're taking the p**s?
Hi All
just to confirm for all
2 years on downhill and jump frames
2 years on ASR-7s fitted with 180mm forks
5 years on the rest.
just to confirm for all
In what capacity (other then 'a bloke on a forum') are you confirming that?
Dave
Name Dom Coates
About Me bike buyer
Location rutland
have a wild guess ?
no SB-66, not interested
Registered: October 18, 2011
Very official.
The above post is correct. These frames were proper UK imports with Evolution. As Silverfish are taking on distribution they are happy to honor the standard Yeti warranties.
Dom
I was hoping there might have been a discounted big top 29er there but no such joy
🙁
They're still not what I would call cheap.
Thanks Dom.
I emailed Yeti yesterday to ask them; I'll post the reply here when/if I receive it.
Dave
5yrs from yeti (12 months from Rutland)
Just on the phone with Rutland now
The warranty would have been a useful excuse for me to avoid buying one.
My main problem is that I've got a 575 (old shape), and an ASR 5 doesn't seem 'different enough'.
My 575 is built quite burly; so maybe I should lighten it up to make it more XC usable... then I could get something bigger and cheaper for bigger UK stuff and the alps.
Hmm..
Dave
Your right grum about them not being that cheap considering I bought mine at the start of the year for £1300 and that was the 2011 frame so would expect a little more discount as you would be looking at the 2012 frames this time of year. Something around £1000 would be more like it.
What are the differences in the 2011 and 2012 frames?
so as a tapered headset noob, would I need to buy tapered steerer forks or is there a magical adapter available use use standard 1 1/8?
druidh... the only changes I have spotted are colours. also not sure if the 2011 had a dropper post guide, which the 2012 appears to.
bigjim... you can use a step down crown race, or a special lower headset cup.
oh for god's sake can the mods please remove this thread - it has runied my day. I had just about talked myself out of this as I would have needed a tapered fork!
bigjim in the same boat as you. There are tapered headsets to fit which you then fit an adapter as the crown which allows 1 1/8 forks to be used. Hope do them in their "pick and mix" range
Oh no, I was hoping the prospect of having to buy new forks would stop the temptation... hopefully there aren't any frame sizes suitable for someone just under 6'5"...
Bigjim - it's called "large" and unfortuately they have lots in stock :]
I was in the same boat with the tapered headset/1 1/8 steerer, but rutland are fitting a mix n' match Hope headset for me which will allow me to use my standard 1 1/8 forks.
Rather annoyingly, everything else should just swap straight over from my old frame... just when i was looking for an excuse not to buy!
If anyone is really not buying one because they have 1.125" forks and these frames have a taper headtube, I have a Hope lower cup and race that will fit the bill nicely. Only £15 too.
There you go, no reason not to buy one now.
Oh dear. I really want an ASR5 now. I have been saying to myself I'm not getting any younger and I might as well get my dream bike whilst I can still enjoy it properly. I really wanted to get it from the Bike Chain in Edinburgh if I did though.... cash v conscience....
bigjim - Mark is a realist....
ASR5's are tremendous. Get one.
The Bike Chain are great too, especially if you could find a discount code somewhere...
awww, do I get one of these or keep saving for a Helius AM?
Does anyone know if the claimed 5.5lbs for the ASR5 alloy is with a shock or not? Probably a medium one as well im thinking?
Spending that much on some bent tubes and compressed air it is comforting to have a local shop to take it back to if said tubes and air malfunction though!
Just got an email back from yeti:
Hi Dave,Those bikes are part of an authorized closeout through Rutland and will be covered under warranty. Keep on riding and enjoying your Yeti’s!
-Nate
Nate Espinosa: Warranty/Service
p.303.278.6909x1024
f.303.278.6906
Yeti Cycles: HandBuilt RaceBred
600 Corporate Circle, Unit D
Golden, CO 80401
Dave
ps. Not to doubt the blokey from rutland cycles, but I doubt CRC would have volunteered that their moody Russian frames were not supported by the manufacturer last time this issue came up. Nice to get it from the horse's mouth.
If anyone wants me to forward them the email, I'm happy to do so. Email in profile.
edit: Please direct any pedantry regarding Nate's apostrophe usage to warranty@yeticycles.com 🙂
They're still not what I would call cheap.
+1. A couple of years ago we'd be aghast at folk thinking a 1200-1200 frame is going at a bargain..
A couple of years ago we'd be aghast at folk thinking a 1200-1200 frame is going at a bargain.
I bought a 575 that had been reduced 4 years ago for £700 from Wheelbase
so what's that 70% dearer this time around?
I know but Missy Giove must have made a big impression on me when I was young and impressionable... I wouldn't think of spending so much on another brand of frame, weird hey?
5.5 lbs is with shock
think my large was 5.75lbs when i weighed it on the kitchen scales
Evolution had the 2009 ASR7 for something like 799 for an age, very nearly bought one (completed half the form) until I stumbled across an even better deal on a different frame.
Or buy my complete 2010 ASR C (Large) for £1499 !!!!
Crashtest - I saw that! Then a brand new blur4x came up cheapy on here
WTF 😯
If you are that mad you could have the front triangle sprayed up professionally and restickered. Who thought a different paint job was worth 2.8k?
When does it arrive then Laser? (chojin)
ah good; white medium is out of stock now - temptation over 🙂
Dan! (Zoolander) next week hopefully - do you think i'll need extra long cabling for a large frame? I was thinking of getting the Gore Ride On kit..
Definitely stretching the definition of "cheap" there.
Ok then, "discounted" :]
Cool. Depends on what the cable routing is like on them. If there's the usual long exposed cable runs then the standard should be fine. Funny though I measured mine out for gore cables only this morning 🙂
bah!
you could've said! i've gone for those flying snake thingies off CRC now 😛
are they any good?
Yeh I've had no problems with them at all. Need some decent cutters though as they're tough little fkrs
can anyone tell me what headset parts i'm going to need to install forks with a standard 1 1/8th steerer to one of these frames ?
I'm going to go the hope pick and mix route but on the CRC site they list a 'Hope Tapered 1.5" Reducer Crown' . will i need one of these as well as the cups ??
This surely means Yeti's are even more common that usual now.
A Bit large the Clarkson BMW/Mondeo ST muse, it might be better to buy a Trek EX8 to have a more exlusive bike 😉
[i]I'm going to go the hope pick and mix route but on the CRC site they list a 'Hope Tapered 1.5" Reducer Crown' . will i need one of these as well as the cups ??[/i]
If you're going with the Hope Pick N Mix (...and frankly there aren't too many other options particularly cheaper) you need top 2, bottom E and a HS136 reducer if running non-tapered 1 1/8th steerer forks
thanks nuke
If you're going with the Hope Pick N Mix (...and frankly there aren't too many other options particularly cheaper) you need top 2, bottom E and a HS136 reducer if running non-tapered 1 1/8th steerer forks
Or D if you prefer. More than one way to defur a feline.
it turned out to be top cup 1 and bottom cup D for anyone who wants to know