[Closed] Finally got round to pictures of my latest yeti build

Odd way to run your shifters/brakes, but otherwise, rather nice!

I don't get it?

It looks like an XC frame but with an E-13 and XTR cranks?

What's it for?

XH?

DR?

FC?

Yeti's do nothing for me. Enjoy anyway.

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CaptainFlashheart - Member

Odd way to run your shifters/brakes, but otherwise, rather nice!
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Lots do it (me included) helps with 1 finger braking

CaptainFlashheart - Member

Odd way to run your shifters/brakes, but otherwise, rather nice!

I don't get it, whats odd about the shifter set up??

Brakes set up for 1, maybe 2 finger braking, and shifters closer to the grips?

Whats wrong with that? ❓

Nice bike. What's the matter with the brake/shifter set up? That's the way I run mine, although maybe not as far inboard.

CaptainFlashheart - Member

Odd way to run your shifters/brakes

Why? brake lever in board for 1 finger braking, my intense is almost the same.

My set-up (including a Poploc)
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Brakes set up for 1, maybe 2 finger braking, and shifters closer to the grips

They are VERY in board though..... I still don't get it - what's it for?

I can see lots of pimp kit - but it kind of looks like a champagne, truffle and lobster pizza - the best stuff, but makes no sense (but then I am easily confused by modern bikes.....)

Maybe it's because I have mine on Matchmakers, and still have a perfect one finger braking and easy shift set up (Avids and Sram). Maybe it just looks funny to me.

Me too on the shifter/brakes, I prefer it this way.
NIce bike, large or extra large?

Are they tallas forks because otherwise you have ruined the 575's climbing capabilities with a 160 fork and all those spacers under your stem.

The shifter set up is perfect for my big hands, and one finger braking.

Admittedly they are a little far apart but when bombing down some singletrack, its probably the last thing i am thinking about.

Its comfortable

if its large or extra large he obviously has bigger hands than you CF

Yeti's do nothing for me. Enjoy anyway.

This kind of bollocks has been appearing more often here, just on Friday a guy with a brand new Five comes on and it gets slated for being ugly.

If you dont like what you see dont comment and leave the thread IMO. If you were face to face with the guy you wouldnt say that so hiding behind a screen somehow makes it ok.

I think this yeti looks ace, more pics please

Got my glasses on now and can see they are tallas. Would still drop some spacers though.

The shifter set up is perfect for my big hands

Do you have extra fingers? The tip of the lever looks in board from the inner edge of the grip!

Personally, my webbed fingers (I am from Lincolnshire) would prevent this.

carbon337 - Member

If you dont like what you see dont comment and leave the thread IMO. If you were face to face with the guy you wouldnt say that so hiding behind a screen somehow makes it ok.

If you post a photo, you've got to expect both good and bad comments.

Oh - and 5's [i]are[/i] ugly.

If you were face to face with the guy you wouldnt say that so hiding behind a screen somehow makes it ok.

No, I would tell him.

Don't post if you don't want a roast.

If you dont like what you see dont comment and leave the thread IMO. If you were face to face with the guy you wouldnt say that so hiding behind a screen somehow makes it ok.

I'd happily comment in the same way face to face, even to someone I'd only just met on the trail. It's called an "opinion". Doesn't mean it's right or wrong, it just is.

Oh, and as to the size of my hands, they're rather large, and you know what they say about a man with big hands.....
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I like it. Looks good.

So you really would say - "i dont like it, looks ugly" to someones new pride and joy. You wouldnt just bite your lip and move along keeping unwanted opinions to yourself?

It looks like an XL bike so he probably has large hands and needs to run the brakes further in on the bar. I know some kids who still like to brake with all their fingers but I thought most seasoned bikers like to brake with 1 or 2 fingers to keep better control of the bike. Maybe apart from the light weight cranks I don't see anything wrong with the build! Looks like a great bike to me. Maybe a few green eyed monsters out there?

Jeez, untwist yer panties. I couldn't care less if anyone thought my bikes were ugly. Its just an opinion about a bunch of tubes welded together.

yes nice bike , but what sort of black magic voodoo is keeping it from falling over ?

Heres the thing.

I do have very big hands, i am a big guy ! 😉

As for the champagne truffle, etc etc. The point about a self build is that you can spec what you want. I happened to want an e 13 with XTR spec.

I know that the whole point of forums is for people to voice there opinions, so hey, if you dont like it, no biggie. Its your opinion.

I happen to LOVE IT, dream build and all that.

To the peeps that said they like it. - Thanks !

To be honest i havent even ridden it properly yet, die to the snow, so may drop the spacers yet.

See you all on the trail 😀

I think what chunky said was "yeti's do nothing for [b]ME[/b], but enjoy anyway.

Why would you care what they said if you were pleased with your purchase?
I think Yeti's look great, but I'm with the Dr. with regard the mixture of the parts.

As for the champagne truffle, etc etc. The point about a self build is that you can spec what you want. I happened to want an e 13 with XTR spec.

Which is cool. That's why I'd ask the question. If you want an XC bike with an E-13 then it's fine - I just like to know you've thought about it rather then just bolt the blingest bits you can onto a frame.

P.S. Are you Yet-Guy who used to get flamed on ChocolateFoot and rode a lot down in Swinley? If so - it's an improvement on the last bike I saw you on - LOL!!!

Mine is a bit DH / XC too but it works for me. Would like yetiguy's forks though.
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but what sort of black magic voodoo is keeping it from falling over ?

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it,s yeti stuff.some people see it some people don,t.
it melts in to a snowy background. 😉

 

yes nice bike , but what sort of black magic voodoo is keeping it from falling over ?

😀 A small stick and photoshop

nice bike + nice quality pics. What camera you using?

is that a carbon rear then?

One of the reasons i wanted an e-13 was because my last outer ring, took a huge slice out of my calf 😳

Mine is a bit DH / XC too but it works for me.

SPD pedals, triple chainset, better brake lever placement.

Yours passes 😉

One of the reasons i wanted an e-13 was because my last outer ring, took a huge slice out of my calf

LOL - please tell me you're talking baby cow......

Carbon boy. I think they are ugly and overrated. That's my opinion so get over it 🙄 I also mentioned 'enjoy it', which it the most important thing for him. If you're the sort of person that worries about what people think then forums where free opinion is allowed is not for you. And for the record I would say it to his face, why not? What sort of cotton wool world do you live in? I own a very ugly bike but I don't give a fudge what anyone thinks because I like the way it rides. Plenty of people have said to me how ugly it is and we just laugh about it.

Get over yourself.

Oh yeah, 5's are ugly too! :finger:

Oh yeah, 5's are ugly too! :finger:

Name ONE attractive mountain bike? It's all subjective.

My Patriot is as ugly as sin. My Prince Albert (oooh-errrr) is not much better. They're all just tubes and bits that only a mother could love....

It's not the looks I have an issue with - it's the bits - which has been (sort of) explained (as in it has DH parts to save personal injury when riding!?!?!?!)

Looks sweet! As it happens I'm waiting for my brand new 575 frame in Ano Black to turn up - hopefully tomorrow (DHL permitting!), then it's down to swapping the bits over from the Heckler.
Anyone had any bad experiences of the carbon rear? I'm a bit of a bat-fasted so played it safe and went for the alloy.

Very nice Yeti guy.
And great photos too.

as in it has DH parts to save personal injury when riding!?!?!?!)

Seriously dude, i wouldn't worry about it. 😀

As i said, it was [b]one[/b] of the reasons i got an e-13, the other is that at 220lbs i have a very low bottom bracket, even with 260 lbs of pressure in my shock.

OP's lever placement is how it should be for one finger braking, I'd argue that the levers are pointing down too much though 😉 Should be inline with your arms (or thereabouts) but of course, if its what you find comfortable....

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As i said, it was one of the reasons i got an e-13, the other is that at 220lbs i have a very low bottom bracket, even with 260 lbs of pressure in my shock.

LOL - I give up - clearly you are the same Yeti-man from my history.

If you like it - I love it.

Nuff said.

What's the term, err, Ride it like you, errrrr, what's the word, oh yeah:-

Ride it like you built it.

I can't see anything wrong with the build, maybe not everyone feels the need to pigeon hole bikes as rigidly as the good Dr appears to do.

i reckon as you are a reasonably big fella you ought to consider ditching some stem spacers and running a wider bar; it would balance your position on the bike better, letting you put some weight on the front wheel when you need to. slack angled, long forked, high handlebar-ed bikes are all well and good down fast, straight stuff but try carving a turn over loose or bumpy ground and you will will see why Dhers try and get the front end as low as they can (within reason).

nice bike, i run my brakes like yours too. those e13's are twice the weight of most other bash rings though. flatboys are brillant pedals but you can get some almost as good at half the weight. you could save a pound just changing those two parts! its your build though...

(say you have your e13 for bashing through rock gardens, it sounds more 'core)

Hey slowrider, thanks for the sensible advice 🙂

(say you have your e13 for bashing through rock gardens, it sounds more 'core)

Again appreciate the advice, not sure i wanna sound [u]core[/u] though, i am just a normal bloke that like getting out on the trails.

Why is it that in life and on these forums, you have to say things or do things to be accepted.

I can't see anything wrong with the build, maybe not everyone feels the need to pigeon hole bikes as rigidly as the good Dr appears to do

It's not so much pigeon holing as a bike should have a purpose......

And a bike should be the best it can be!

(I'm on a roll now!)

A build should bring the best out of every component and the rider!!!

An analogy:-

It's been world darts and masters snooker on telly. Both, ahem, sporting skillsets. Would Andy the Viking Fordham make a good snooker player? Well only if you wanted the table flattening. Would Graeme Dott make a good dart player? Does he look like he can eat 15 McNuggets and drink 17 pints a night?

It's about fitting the right equipment to the right sport and moment.

Yeti-guy likes what he's done with all that nice kit and that's enough for me...... 😉

Why is it that in life and on these forums, you have to say things or do things to be accepted.

But is it art?

It's not the looks I have an issue with - it's the bits - which has been (sort of) explained (as in it has DH parts to save personal injury when riding!?!?!?!)

I've gouged the back of my leg with chainrings before - it was one reason I got a bash. What's your problem with that exactly?

I've gouged the back of my leg with chainrings before - it was one reason I got a bash. What's your problem with that exactly

I've gouged my legs on rocks before but I've not insisted the Peaks/Alps etc put bashrings on them all....

Don't be such a puff.
EDIT - that really should have said, Dr says, don't be such a puff

You can't understand his build, I can't understand why the bash guard is such an issue to you.

I've already said if he likes it it's cool with me?!?!?!?

"I can't understand his build".

**** me - it's like a 1960's love in. I just don't dig what Yeti-mans groove is with that bike baby!

It is true - I [u]didn't[/u] understand it, but then he explained. Now - I just don't agree with it - which I think we can live with?

You don't agree with a bash guard?

No - they're for puffs. See my threads above.

OK, seriously, I've owned two bikes with bashgaurds. A Demo 8 and an Orange AM160. To be honest they had bashrings because the BBs were too low - and I get that. But I'd rather have more gears and a bike with a higher BB, hence I've stuck with me pre-historic patriot.

Bashrings on XC bikes just don't seem right. If you can't negotiate the log - get off and carry it!?

I'd rather have a big ring (ooooh-errrr) for the flats.

OPINION - mine, and it's valid...........

I always thought a bash guard was quite self explanatory?

looks like a dog taking a dump.

Fantastic looking bike with a great spec, enjoy with passion !

I think it looks awesome, and I totally know where you're coming from with the bash guard, same reason I fitted mine to my Trance X.

OPINION - mine, and it's valid...........

It looks like an XC frame but with an E-13 and XTR cranks?

I replaced the big ring on my bike with a Ring God bashguard- partly because I never use the big ring and partly as my frame has a low BB (always clip things).

Strangely it looks like my old ASX- Im talking before they made it really beefy. I miss my old ASX 🙁

[i]lobby_dosser - Member
looks like a dog taking a dump.
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Nice that there's always room for originality on the forum.

Liking the shallow depth of field in the photos - good bokeh!

(The bike looks rather nice too!)

Bash guards can serve more than one purpose, i.e. other than protecting the ring from rocks. They are key in helping keep the chain on, so an E13 DRS won't keep a chain on without the bash ring.

I suppose you could argue that the outer ring serves the same purpose but then it doesn't also protect the rings and if you never use the big ring a bash guard is a better choice.

My e13 bashring has been in the post since before Xmas !
When postman pat gets off his arse I will post a pic just to niggle you bashring haters, lol.

lobby_dosser - Member
looks like a dog taking a dump.

Nice that there's always room for originality on the forum

Sorry what I meant that it looks hellava like a nomad.

[i]Sorry what I meant that it looks hellava like a nomad[/i]

Well, I do have to say the old ones look far better* 🙂

[size=1]*original = better, in my book[/size]

Very nice looking bike. Very nice photos as well.

And at the risk of sounding stupid, (I've always wondered this) how do you make the bike stand up unsupported in that first picture?

[i]how do you make the bike stand up unsupported in that first picture? [/i]

Small stick and photoshop 🙂

Bashrings on XC bikes just don't seem right

Looks mighty fine to me

Floats my boat. Cracking looking bike.

I reckon if you post pics on a forum, then you have to take the -ve as well as the +ve. Which the OP seems to be doing.

Bike looks OK to me, but the frame looks a little disjointed where that straight member comes across the frame near the lowest point of the swoopy top tube. Just my opinion of course.

Does it matter where the brakes sit on the bars, so long as they are comfortable for the rider?

I've clattered my outer chainring plenty of times mainly due to a lack of skill, but also due to a low BB. I'd quite happily fit a bashring to my crankset (or even a doube & bash if I was taking it to Spain) but would probably go for one of the lightweight RaceFace jobbies.

Enjoy it.

It's not like it's an ASR - a bash on a 575 doesn't seem that inappropriate to be honest.

My five (same travel) has one, gets removed for marathons, and sees a fair deal of action...

Yeti Guy - Bike looks awesome mate. Lovin' your work

"Bashrings on XC bikes just don't seem right. If you can't negotiate the log - get off and carry it!?"

Dr RS **** - You sound like a complete cock, IMO of course!