JPLRoux Posted January 29, 2015 Posted January 29, 2015 Finally complete! It took a while to get everything together, but I must say she looks stellar!My possesion for the best part of 3 months allready, and all I can say, its a true one-bike quiver. I have had a few "incidents" in the mean time, all while I feel like I am Jared Graves! Sadly, I am not. Climbing is exceptional, and the Switch Infinity makes the bike bite into steep rocky sections like I have never felt before. We all know the talents of the Pike knows no end, so that coupled with the rear suspension, lets this bike rip down the singletrack. There are a number of reasons why this bike is raking in the bike of the Year Awards from EnduroMag, Velonews, Vital MTB... Consider this: 140mm travel fork, 35mm stanchions, beefy 950gram 2.3" Vigilante upfront, 127mm rear (yes, that extra 2mm is important!), dropper seatpost and all of this in a package weighing only 10.9kg with pedals... yes please!Yeti SB5c Raw Carbon SmallRockshox Pike Solo Air 140mmXTR M9000 Race BrakesFront: WTB Vigilante 2.3", Hope Pro2 EVO, ZTR Arch 650b, 180mm Ice-Tech rotorRear: WTB Wolverine 2.2", Hope Pro2 EVO, ZTR Arch 650b, 160mm Ice-Tech rotorRace Face Next 35mm carbon handlebar TurquoiseRace Face Turbine 35 70mm stemChris King Headset Turquoise (obviously)XTR M9000 1x11 drivetrainRace Face Next SL Carbon 170mm cranks TurquoiseChris King PF30 Bottom Bracket Turquoise (obviously)Giant Switch Connect Internal Cable DropperFizik Gobi SaddleCustom decals from Slik Graphics in real Yeti Turquoise for the Pike and the rimsShoutout to Colin & Jared from Yeti South Africa. They are great to deal with, and pulled a rabbit out to make this happen!
Iwan Kemp Posted January 29, 2015 Posted January 29, 2015 Nice attention to detail on a killer bike! Enjoy the ride.
enjoi Posted January 29, 2015 Posted January 29, 2015 FML that is such a BEAUT!! Diep jealous. enjoi it obviaasly!!! The extra bits of Yeti turquoise just makes it look SOoo good! Congrats on the new ride.
Brett Posted January 29, 2015 Posted January 29, 2015 Stellar ride! May I ask why you didn't go with the electronic groupo?
JPLRoux Posted January 29, 2015 Author Posted January 29, 2015 Stellar ride! May I ask why you didn't go with the electronic groupo?Sure! You couldn't (and still can't) find the electro groupo anywhere... Really the oldschool shifting is perfect, shimano is the bomb! Even if I wanted to, the bike budget is in sy mo%$r...
Odinson Posted January 29, 2015 Posted January 29, 2015 Gorgeous machine! Some S-Works level $ there.
Pieter1 Posted January 29, 2015 Posted January 29, 2015 One of the nicest bikes I have seen. Enjoy it!
Joe Massapuss Posted January 29, 2015 Posted January 29, 2015 that is one seriously nice looking bike...got me a little bit jealous if i must be honest. Hope you enjoy it and have many good rides on it. If you're ever in CT give me a shout, would love to see that beauty in person.
Spoke101 Posted January 29, 2015 Posted January 29, 2015 Fantastic bike!!!Apart from the $$$ why no CK hubs? that sound would have been killer on the trails.
JPLRoux Posted January 29, 2015 Author Posted January 29, 2015 Fantastic bike!!!Apart from the $$$ why no CK hubs? that sound would have been killer on the trails.True! $$ was an issue, and also the Turquoise ChrisKing was limited edition, and all I could find was the BB & headset in turquoise, so that made my decision MUCH easier! New Hope EVOs are crazy good too, apparently less maintenance, and 40tooth engagement...
Mackie Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 I'm a huge Yeti fanbooi, their bikes are some of the prettiest machines out there.Love the bike, many happy miles.
Catatonic_Joe Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 Wow, that is one awesome bike! Can you post a pic of the entire bike in all it's glory.
Super_mil Posted January 30, 2015 Posted January 30, 2015 Very nice bike and you've done an awesome job on the build Did you bring it in via the local distributors or did you bring it in independently?
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