ngala24 Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 (edited) Found this to be interesting build option Yeti with a Lefty and Shimano Di2 rear derailleur ! Hom made switch Edited July 5, 2011 by ngala24
patches Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Weird! I wonder what type of riding this person is into? They've probably gone for the Di2, lefty and SL cranks to save weight. The flatpedals indicate some sort of AM/FR intentions... but what would be the travel on that lefty? Surely it's less and therefore a poor match for the 5.75" rear travel?! Even just looking at it, the geometry looks off. Some people!
nigelhicks Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 WTF ... how steep is that headangle!!! ... eish ... sorry for that dude taking that bike on any singletrack! and then the Shimano Di2 on an off road bike??? ok! will be interesting to see how long that lasts before it dies!
splat Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 XC Race saddle with carbon rims and Tune (?) hubsLooks like some kind on fancy pants show build.
gummibear Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 and then the Shimano Di2 on an off road bike??? ok! will be interesting to see how long that lasts before it dies! Do a search and you will find many conversions done to DI2 on Mtb's with great success. Cyclo cross guys swear by DI2 and those bikes get punished.
patches Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 XC Race saddle with carbon rims and Tune (?) hubsLooks like some kind on fancy pants show build. hmm... more like the bike that Dr Frankenstein built! also wondeirng which year that 575 frame is... cos all the one's I'v seen have a little gusset that the top of the dog-bone link attaches on to... http://dirt.mpora.com/old_images/news/Yeti575.JPG
The expat cyclist Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Certain bikes "work" with a lefty. Yeti is not one of them. Nope. Not my kinda thing. I wonder how long that battery box/electric gear job will last in dust/mud/water?
covie Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Weird! I wonder what type of riding this person is into? They've probably gone for the Di2, lefty and SL cranks to save weight. The flatpedals indicate some sort of AM/FR intentions... but what would be the travel on that lefty? Surely it's less and therefore a poor match for the 5.75" rear travel?! Even just looking at it, the geometry looks off. Some people! Doubt he has any AM/FR intentions, in the UK and Wales 90%+ of the bikes I have seen use flat pedals, seems like they have an aversion to clipless. Though admittedly doing some of those trails Wales its nice not to be clipped in.
nigelhicks Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Do a search and you will find many conversions done to DI2 on Mtb's with great success. Cyclo cross guys swear by DI2 and those bikes get punished. really??? maybe its cus i'm old school ... but i'd still be sceptical!
splat Posted July 5, 2011 Posted July 5, 2011 Merlin Di2 on Weightweenies And here is a company that sells an XTR/Di2 groupset.The rear mech is modified to handle an 11-36 cassette.$5000.00
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