Yeti's dramatic new Seven - single sided swingarm

[_BBi]

Quite interesting:

http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/news/article/yetis-dramatic-new-seven-up-close-12577

 

 

http://mos.bikeradar.com/images/news/2007/Interbike/Yeti%20Seven/IMG_5665-280-80.jpg 

With a whopping seven inches of travel, Yeti's new Seven mountain bike sounds like a downhill sled - but it isn't. Instead, this is a bike that Yeti intends to be ridden up the mountain as well as down it. To achieve that Yeti has made a significant design move and shed the right hand chainstay.

The designer responsible for the Seven is Yeti vice president Steve Hoogendoorn, and he took BikeRadar through the major points of the Seven.

Hoogendoorn says he is slightly mystified by the reaction to the new machine which has been turning heads for the last two days at the off-road demo day at the Interbike show. But, he laughed, "I've been looking at it on my computer screen for the last two years!"

 

[TheLegend]

I wonder if there will be someone trying to copy that on his own bike by means of a saw 

[AndreZA]

Not impressed. Expected something completely single sided like the Cannondale Lefty fork.

 

 

[Tumbleweed]

also thought that para

[Sammajoor]

Not impressed. Expected something completely single sided like the Cannondale Lefty fork.

 

 

 

one word FUGLY

[dirtrider]

I really dig the chain on this bike !

[Sammajoor]

I really dig the chain on this bike !

 

If you look at the photo very deeply you will see that it is the new generation chain with built in power meter not cheap though but it does work kinda well

[PhilipV]

wonder of the gewig bespaar aan die een kant rerig 'n groot verskil is in teenstelling met die ekstra versterking aan die linker kant.hulle kon sekerlik die regterkanste chainstay anders gebou het om dit uit die pad te kry.maae ek sal nog steeds die Yeti wil ry,klink na pret.

[Racer X]

I have been wondering which company would be stupid enough to attempt this first, always thought it would be cannondale though....

[steve]

some motorbikes are like that

[GoLefty!!]

Not impressed. Expected something completely single sided like the Cannondale Lefty fork.

 

 

 

 

Cannondale have a Patent on a complete "Lefty" rear end, so it will be difficult for others to follow or copy that. This is as close an attempt I have seen and it's in production.

The only issues holding it back are the people who buy bikes....

 

Somehow there is security in seeing two bits of metal holding the wheel yet cars, trains, trucks, airplanes all only hold their wheels on one side..