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Ronny Grady

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Oct 20, 2003
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Wow, that does look very trick. All the speculation about wipers to keep the rails and bearings clean looked to be just that, speculation. Those rollers are right out in the open. I will be really interested to hear the durability report on the bike, especially for users in wet environments.

I have to say, Yeti was definitely innovative on this one. The machining looks trick as well!
 
profro

profro

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Feb 25, 2002
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Ronny Grady said:
Wow, that does look very trick. All the speculation about wipers to keep the rails and bearings clean looked to be just that, speculation. Those rollers are right out in the open. I will be really interested to hear the durability report on the bike, especially for users in wet environments.

I have to say, Yeti was definitely innovative on this one. The machining looks trick as well!
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Ben and I will let you know sometime in late spring. :evil:
 
Smelly

Smelly

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Jun 17, 2004
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Acadian said:
haha...goota love it - you make one small comment and some are already getting defensive! ;) proto or not - fact is, something is rubbing!
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sorry, i shoulda used a :p or something. i'm not getting defensive, just trying to prevent a slew of comments from people on how the yeti sucks because it rubs. anyone know how flexy it is? i've heard it's super plush! :D
 
ÆX

ÆX

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Ronny Grady said:
I will be really interested to hear the durability report on the bike, especially for users in wet environments.

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pack this full of mud.

come-on people. no wiper will keep gravity from feeding this with mud.

it need some boots to suck the mud in! :cool:
 
spoke80

spoke80

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Nov 12, 2001
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What a trip. I can't believe how new technology can bring out the engineer in eveyone, all the "E-speculation" is very funny.

I can't wait to ride today.
 
Matt D

Matt D

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Mar 19, 2002
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How hard do you people think it would be to just put a neoprene boot around the rails you are oh-so-worried about? Just put a slit on the side of it to allow the arm to move through it.

That took me 2 seconds to think of, wait until people actually get a hold of it and come up with something better before you claim it sucks in the mud :rolleyes:
 
ÆX

ÆX

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Matt D, spoke80:

i am no engineer.

but you are not going to be able to keep that clean.
it is not like covering a slider tube. there are sliding faces,
tight clearences and conplex shapes to cover.
a boot to cover that would shock me more than the design itself! :D
 
D_D

D_D

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Dec 16, 2001
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Matt D said:
How hard do you people think it would be to just put a neoprene boot around the rails you are oh-so-worried about? Just put a slit on the side of it to allow the arm to move through it.
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If neoprene boots worked my bike would be covered in them. The dirt gets in anyway and the boot holds it against what you are trying to protect. To keep mud out of that rail is going to be practically impossible thats why people are concerened with what will happen when it is inevitably covered in mud.
 
Jeremy R

Jeremy R

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Nov 15, 2001
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bcd said:
Matt D, spoke80:

i am no engineer.

but you are not going to be able to keep that clean.
it is not like covering a slider tube. there are sliding faces,
tight clearences and conplex shapes to cover.
a boot to cover that would shock me more than the design itself! :D
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Well, if you think you can do better, why don't you just build your own bike then. Wait a minute........ :D ;)

They just need to send Doug or Ben a prototype.
If that frame can make it through a Pisgah winter,
its ready for primetime.
 
Acadian

Acadian

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Sep 5, 2001
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Jeremy R said:
Well, if you think you can do better, why don't you just build your own bike then. Wait a minute........ :D ;)

They just need to send Doug or Ben a prototype.
If that frame can make it through a Pisgah winter,
its ready for primetime.
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pssst...adjust your sig!! ;)
 
profro

profro

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Feb 25, 2002
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bcd said:
Matt D, spoke80:

i am no engineer.

but you are not going to be able to keep that clean.
it is not like covering a slider tube. there are sliding faces,
tight clearences and conplex shapes to cover.
a boot to cover that would shock me more than the design itself! :D
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I AM an engineer; two mechanical engineering degrees (albeit one of them is a concentration in thermal sciences :rolleyes: ) and yes I am biased towards Yeti, but designing a boot (if needed) will require a lot less brain power than was required to design the rest of it. However Alex I do respect your experience and frame knowledge.
 
spoke80

spoke80

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Nov 12, 2001
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bcd said:
Matt D, spoke80:

i am no engineer.

but you are not going to be able to keep that clean.
it is not like covering a slider tube. there are sliding faces,
tight clearences and conplex shapes to cover.
a boot to cover that would shock me more than the design itself! :D
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No worries, I am not an engineer either. And I am not going to refute that DH does involve mud and as a result bikes get muddy. But since I have not ridden this particular design nor have I seen the finished product I find it hard to judge this book by its cover. :thumb:
 
oly

oly

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Dec 6, 2001
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Jeremy R said:
Thank You Internet Lord. :thumb:
Hey Luc, that DHR in the Hcor pics,
what rear shock is on there?
Use that superpower of yours, like when you see a bike rolling by, you know which tires are on it. ;)
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Im not luc, but thats probably the remote DHX.
 
Fury

Fury

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Oct 9, 2002
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Acadian said:
word...good job young apprentice!! you're learning curve has spiked young jedi! :devil:
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Can you post the pic of the DHR with the DHX please Luc? Hcor seems to be denying me.. something about MYSQuirreL's :mumble:
 
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ÆX

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profro said:
I AM an engineer; two mechanical engineering degrees (albeit one of them is a concentration in thermal sciences :rolleyes: ) and yes I am biased towards Yeti, but designing a boot (if needed) will require a lot less brain power than was required to design the rest of it. However Alex I do respect your experience and frame knowledge.
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i just think that bike is soooo laughable! all that monkey motion for such a slight difference in axle path. nothing is wrong with bearing pivots. then coaping with whole new problems that will arise with the rail system.
i would cancel your order now.

i have made 6 prototypes and there is alway problem to deal with. i just see, like others, this bike birthing a whole new set.

yeti here is a hint. K.I.S.S.
 
profro

profro

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I don't know if you picked up on the Indy reference on the top tube, but this is not a technology that Yeti just 'thought' up. I like that fact that someone is bringing in new technology to the bike industry. There are and will be problems with everything, if there wasn't we would have only one bike design to choose from and I think that is BORING. But this is what engineers (both degreed and non-degreed) do, they think stuff up and then spend the appropiate time to get it working. I think its good for biking, maybe not as good as a light, durable gearbox. :D Die derailluer, DIE!
 
Echo

Echo

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Mine's already on order.

Oh and bcd, there are people who think forming entire frame out of carbon fiber is pretty silly too.
 
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ÆX

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Echo said:
Mine's already on order.

Oh and bcd, there are people who think forming entire frame out of carbon fiber is pretty silly too.
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no doubt, carbon is some silly stuff.

despite what design yeti is using they will still sell a
ton to goupies like you guys.
i am sure the "pro's" will rave about its performace. :rolleyes:
 
Ian F

Ian F

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Sep 8, 2001
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Knuckleslammer said:
I'm no engineer, but seems like there are way too many moving parts. The whole thing just seems like overkill. Anbody else feel like that?
Knuck
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:stupid:

I'm a big Yeti fan. I've owned and loved my Yeti Lawwill 6 since '98.... but for me, a 4-bar is about as complicated as a bike should be... and occasionally too complicated... I'm gonna have to side with bcd on this one... yeah, yeah... the proof is in the ride, but I'm not good enough for it to make much difference.
 
Ian F

Ian F

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Full Trucker said:
Heh... I'm just the opposite, I feel that I'm not good enough for it NOT to make much difference! :D
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After 6 years of riding/racing DH, I've learned the bike is about 10% of speed. I've owned and ridden some pretty fast bikes and I'm now past the point of wanting to go any faster than my old Lawwill will take me. I used to want a new DH bike but then I rode Whistler on trails I'd never been on before and didn't have any trouble keeping up with guys on new DH rigs. ;)
 
UiUiUiUi

UiUiUiUi

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Feb 2, 2003
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Knuckleslammer said:
I'm no engineer, but seems like there are way too many moving parts. The whole thing just seems like overkill. Anbody else feel like that?
Knuck
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haha and you are soon to be riding a BMW FQ :)

anyways i don't want to participate in online speculation.
i like the looks of it and the idea itself is good, too. maybe obsolete and overly complicated...
oh well here we go :)

lets wait and see whether this design proves itself out there
 
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