I just found my old...
 

[Closed] I just found my old bike on the internet - Retro Yeti Content

Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 

Years ago, I owned and was very proud of a Yeti Kokopeli that I bought from Bromley Cycles around 1995. It was one of the last 'made by John Parker' frames, before they were sold to Trek.

I owned it until around 2004 when I sold it to buy my first full suss bike. I'd loved it and used it a lot and it carried a few dings on the top tube from where my knees had cracked into it having been knocked off by a London taxi or two, but other than that it was in excellent condition.

I sold it on eBay to a guy in France for about £300, including the red Ringle Moby seat pin. He sent me some pictures of the build he made and it was lovely. The other day, browsing through a retro bike site, I came across the actual bike and a tear did indeed come to my eye! I tnought I would share!

[img] [/img]

[url= http://www.foromtb.com/showthread.php/85369-imagenes-de-mtb-clasicas-%28abstenerse-sensibles-%29/page67 ]More Here[/url]


 
Posted : 08/09/2012 2:54 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

Had exactly the same frame & sold a couple of years ago. Made for a bloody light fast bike.
It funded amy current bloody light steel


 
Posted : 08/09/2012 11:15 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

Trigger happy!!! - it funded my bloody light current steel frame which is great.


 
Posted : 08/09/2012 11:16 pm
Posts: 71
Free Member
 

Trek owned Yeti? Never knew that. When did they sell it?


 
Posted : 09/09/2012 10:48 am
 gee
Posts: 0
Free Member
 

I'm not sure they ever did. Confused with Klein?


 
Posted : 09/09/2012 12:12 pm
Posts: 3188
Full Member
 

the owner of the bike now build frames , his website :

http://julieracingdesig.canalblog.com/

funny enough I have the same frame I bought from a guy in london , with a cracked seat tube .


 
Posted : 09/09/2012 12:36 pm
Posts: 0
Free Member
Topic starter
 

Yeah Trek didn't buy Yeti did they, but I thought someone did, perhaps it was Schwinn?


 
Posted : 09/09/2012 4:29 pm
Posts: 19914
Free Member
 

Yeah, it was Schwinn (I think...). They fekked Yeti up, then some Yeti guys bought the name back and turned it round into what we see today

OP - Lovely bike!


 
Posted : 09/09/2012 4:48 pm