This is Duncan Riffle, new sign'ie to Yeti Cycles, out of Golden Co. I spent the last few days up in Watsonville at the Fox Racing Shox Headquarters along with Chris Conroy (President/GM of Yeti Cycles) and Steve "Hog" (the designer and brains behind the 303) doing testing on the new bike.
I have been very anxious to get my hands on the rig I will be racing next year and the day finally came. The bike is amazing, I have spent the last two days solid riding it...getting a feel for how she handles. I cant really elaborate to you all...just yet. But I did want to let you all know that the rails are not an issue AT ALL in regards to mud and build-up. It is a non-issue to say the least, I did plenty of riding on it up in Watsonville, in addition to runs hear in SB today in the mist of torrential downpours and not once did I have any problems with build up on the rails. They have developed a system inside the "car" that slides on the rails with numerous seals and cleaners. Believe me, this was a concern of mine as well knowing that we will have it in some of the worst conditions possible on the World Cup and NCS circuit. But you can all rest assured that it is not going to be an issue.
Aside from that the bike is AMAZING and will change the way we all view what is possible on a bike. Im in love and cant wait to ride this amazing piece of machinery more. You can check out my site for further updates.
Cheers,
Duncan Riffle
http://www.DuncanRiffleRacing.com
I have been very anxious to get my hands on the rig I will be racing next year and the day finally came. The bike is amazing, I have spent the last two days solid riding it...getting a feel for how she handles. I cant really elaborate to you all...just yet. But I did want to let you all know that the rails are not an issue AT ALL in regards to mud and build-up. It is a non-issue to say the least, I did plenty of riding on it up in Watsonville, in addition to runs hear in SB today in the mist of torrential downpours and not once did I have any problems with build up on the rails. They have developed a system inside the "car" that slides on the rails with numerous seals and cleaners. Believe me, this was a concern of mine as well knowing that we will have it in some of the worst conditions possible on the World Cup and NCS circuit. But you can all rest assured that it is not going to be an issue.
Aside from that the bike is AMAZING and will change the way we all view what is possible on a bike. Im in love and cant wait to ride this amazing piece of machinery more. You can check out my site for further updates.
Cheers,
Duncan Riffle
http://www.DuncanRiffleRacing.com