Yeti XC race rig finally finished (updated)

[vaulter1]

@Dirtbreath:  Thanks for the tip

@Azonic: It gets addictive once you start using a scale.  There's a guy on Weightweenies with a scalpel at 7.89kg but how much it cost him is another story...

 

[niterider]

@vaulter1: Nice build! Your colour-coordination needs some work though 

[XTC OKE]

 

Mamparra where did you get that frame???

 

It was a plain white one that I got from martelpypie. Cycleart tried to paint it to my specs.

 

 

 

I thought that was my dad's superlight Its a real nice bike

 

[Dirtbreath]

 

@vaulter1: Nice build! Your colour-coordination needs some work though 

 

Nothing goes with that Yeti turquoise. It's like that pastel green they use on Bianchi's.

 

[NotSoBigBen]

@vaulter1: Nice build! Your colour-coordination needs some work though 

Nothing goes with that Yeti turquoise. It's like that pastel green they use on Bianchi's.

 

Frikkin heck DB, you'll have Beeyaanchee owners all over RSA spitting all over their keyboards ........

 

Selest boet

[Dirtbreath]

Oooops. I do actually mean it as a compliment. I dont think its meant to match anything.

 

As for the Yetu turquoise I like it. The older ones up to 2005/6 were great then they lost their way but the 2008 one although a bit too much black is a really nice colour.

 

I am a bit of a fan of Henry Ford/Gary Player/Johnny Cash/ every BEE player

 

[vaulter1]

@niterider:  I actually pondered over color quite a bit and since the Manitou R7 MRD only comes in Red (unless you go big with heavier Carbon one) and I didn't really want a black Chris King (if you're going to show off why not be colorful) I thought I'd try for a subtle Red, White and Blue. The white is the "chromed" fork crown if you're wondering.

@Dirtbreath:  You're right about the Yeti turquoise (based on the 1971 Crysler Desert Turqoise - for bonus history points) but in my books there's really no better color for a Yeti.

 

[Ox_Wagon]

@vaulter1: Nice build! Your colour-coordination needs some work though 

Nothing goes with that Yeti turquoise. It's like that pastel green they use on Bianchi's.

 

Frikkin heck DB' date=' you'll have Beeyaanchee owners all over RSA spitting all over their keyboards ........

 

Selest boet

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I thought it is called ?Pee Green??

 

[vaulter1]

for all you that noted the exclusion of a full bike photo, one has been added - and on a couch no less!

[parabola]

hi Vaulter

can you explain how you have filled in the V-brake mounts on the fork?

Looks quite interesting, I have a similar problem at the moment.

 

[vaulter1]

for all you that noted the exclusion of a full bike photo, one has been added - and on a couch no less!

[vaulter1]

for all you that noted the exclusion of a full bike photo, one has been added - and on a couch no less!

[Serendipity]

Don't you run out of gears with that small cluster at the back? The gearing must kill you going up the climbs. 

[Serendipity]

Don't you run out of gears with that small cluster at the back? The gearing must kill you going up the climbs. 

[MintSauce]

vaulter....you didn't buy that bike from Raoul did you...?

[vaulter1]

@parabola:  I actually cheated a bit and had Northcliff cycles put the finishing touches on it (ran out of steam at the thought of the brake bleed) and they did it for me - should as them though.

@Serendipity:  At the Asishove I could have used a 27 instead of a 25 but for the most part I'm used to pushing the gears and still run a granny in the front so it's not as bad as you might think.

@MintSauce: nope - bought the frame from a guy in Stellenbosh but saw the one Raoul had listed - thought it had already gone when I started looking.

 

Sorry for the multiple posts earlier guys - I was obviously too quick for the servers