Hey i just wanted to know if any of you Yeti owners have broken one of these new 303 in the top tube...a friend of mine broke one, first it started to "bend" then it started to crack...anyone?
My '06 was definately a crack and not just in the powder coat. It was at the Forward Slide mount and Top Tube under the opening in the Top Tube. It wasn't a big deal. Not catastrophic, but had the potential to be. Yeti Warrantied the Front Triangle with an '08 and in less than 24hrs I had the frame back in my hands. (of course I live in the Denver metro and Yeti is just across town) I couldn't have been happier! Yeti CS is awesome!how did it break? actual crack at the headtube? I know a few of those are just cracks in the powdercoating. They did some testing on ones that had shown that and it was just the powder coat but call to make sure! If it was a dent in the top tube right above the forward shock mount, that is nothing to worry about. the way that it is all welded i have seen a couple of those and the cut the frames to see ifthere was any issue, and fatigue tested others and no problem
Looks to me like DENT, BEND, CRACK. Mine was nothing like that.here are the pics...if you´ve seen something like this let me know please!
it first started to bend as i said first....then time passed and it began to crack!in both parts of the frame.
The bent appeared riding, he didnt hit it with anything...by itself...just riding!
Keep bugging them. Yours is the worst that I have seen but I have seen it with just about every 303 that actually gets ridden hard. They know about the issue dont let them say otherwise.thats what amazes me, it aint a dent!!
just talked to my friend he contacted Yeti and sent them pics and all that, they say as well it was a dent. So that why I posted this to see if it was happening to somebody else! cause it aint a dent...it started by normal riding!!
It's a rather odd place for a dent, especially from riding. It seems too centered, no signs of impact, and its on the top tube. Defective aluminium, wasn't heat treated properly? It just seems weird, especially from a reputable frame manufacture.There is absolutely no way that it could just start bending in that area. It had to be hit by something first.
The top rail support is right under that area so the entire top tube cannot start bending. I find it really hard to believe that it first wasnt hit by anything first and then started to bend in a little from being a weak point over time and then cracking from being even weaker.
I'm not buying it.
that´s what amazes me..it aint a dent!It's a rather odd place for a dent, especially from riding. It seems too centered, no signs of impact, and its on the top tube. Defective aluminium, wasn't heat treated properly? It just seems weird, especially from a reputable frame manufacture.
Sure he didn't land something really really hard or ride in to a tree tapped out?that´s what amazes me..it aint a dent!
This is simply misleading statement. Get your facts straight before spreading this.All the uk team bikes where recalled due to the problem of head tubes falling off.
Yeah, you wish ...Hope everyone gets the same treatment.
I wish they would admit the mistake and replace them. This isn't directed at Yeti specifically, but all bike companies. If Yeti takes the initiative and does the right thing, there is something to be learned.Yeah, you wish ...
I would say something may have gone wrong with the hydro forming process??
plus that tube/mont for the rail would be a stress raiser as well perhaps??
I personally know Full Trucker. I live in the same city and on many occassions have ridden with him.rule of thumb gents, don't believe everything you read on forums!!!!
How do you know if what people are typing is fact or fiction.......
Thanks for the vouch, man - I appreciate it for sure. You up for a Bootleg trip this winter? I know the team will be going down at least once if not twice, but I'd like to get some winter shredding in with friends too!I personally know Full Trucker. I live in the same city and on many occassions have ridden with him.
He is a man of his word. If what he's saying wasn't true, I guarantee he wouldn't have posted it out there.
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No sweat. I'm totally in for a bootleg trip this winter. I'm sure some of the other guys on my team too. Hopefully Mike P. heals fast and is able to get back riding and can join in. Sounds like a good time. Bootleg rocks! No pun intended. :biggrin:Thanks for the vouch, man - I appreciate it for sure. You up for a Bootleg trip this winter? I know the team will be going down at least once if not twice, but I'd like to get some winter shredding in with friends too!