why do all the pros think that the yeti is faster over the squere edged rockgardns......is it a good frame for dh trail riding and racing...how heavy is it
And on what personal experience are you basing "It's a very good frame"?mtnbrider said:Its a very good frame. My friend might soon replace his scott high octane 2 frame with it.
Until you can back your opinion up with something other than hearsay (ie: experience), please shut the hell up. Everything is "meant" to ride well.konastab01 said:Its meant to be pretty heavy but ride well.Or so I have been told
everything is meant to ride,right what ever.I was told but some one who has ridden one actaullythaflyinfatman said:Until you can back your opinion up with something other than hearsay (ie: experience), please shut the hell up. Everything is "meant" to ride well.
Uh huh. And I spoke to a guy who knows another guy who is friends with someone who has ridden one, and he said they suck.konastab01 said:everything is meant to ride,right what ever.I was told but some one who has ridden one actaully
but it's impressive on PinkBike!thaflyinfatman said:Uh huh. And I spoke to a guy who knows another guy who is friends with someone who has ridden one, and he said they suck.
In short: 2nd/3rd/4th hand information means nothing. Unless you've ridden it yourself (or are prepared to directly pass on someone else's exact comments) then don't expect people to take your comments seriously. It's a waste of your time and ours.
Until you can back your opinion up with something other than hearsay (ie: experience), please shut the hell up. Everything is "meant" to ride well.
Jesus fatman... RELAX.In short: 2nd/3rd/4th hand information means nothing. Unless you've ridden it yourself (or are prepared to directly pass on someone else's exact comments) then don't expect people to take your comments seriously. It's a waste of your time and ours.
Cripes...get this boy some ridolan...thaflyinfatman said:Uh huh. And I spoke to a guy who knows another guy who is friends with someone who has ridden one, and he said they suck.
In short: 2nd/3rd/4th hand information means nothing. Unless you've ridden it yourself (or are prepared to directly pass on someone else's exact comments) then don't expect people to take your comments seriously. It's a waste of your time and ours.
I'm not pissed off, I'm making the point that saying "I heard ____" is completely useless. Which it is. I hear a lot of things, if I regurgitated them all then you'd hear a lot of bull**** and a lot of contradictions.S.K.C. said:thaflyinfatman:
Jesus fatman... RELAX.
We're NOT being graded on this part of the assignment, O.K.?
Grab a bag of chips, some beer, ease yourself into that Lazy-Boy and let your tension melt away... Or just scream into a pillow. Whichever.
not only that, a fairly serious DH forum gets polluted with PinkBike "I know someone who knows someone whose mom knows someone whose brother used to ride a Yeti in 1975"thaflyinfatman said:I'm not pissed off, I'm making the point that saying "I heard ____" is completely useless. Which it is. I hear a lot of things, if I regurgitated them all then you'd hear a lot of bull**** and a lot of contradictions.
gonzostrike said:WTF is "ridolan"?
DHblur said:It's not flexy, that was just rumors from some of the first prototypes almost a year ago..
Yeah, but I saw a really fat lady once, I was impressed but that didn't mean I wanted to ride her...Kevin said:I think the 303 is a pretty awsome frame. I saw one in the beginning of this year and I was very impressed...
DHblur said:Okay, I can clear some of this up since I own one. The Yeti is definitely the fastest bike I have ever ridden over any squared edged hits because of it's rearward wheel pattern. It's not flexy, that was just rumors from some of the first prototypes almost a year ago. That has since been fixed. On top of that, it pedals better than any virtual pivot point bike I have ever ridden and no it doesn't stick up in the mud.
If you can get your hands on one when they do the production run... do it!!! You won't find a better riding DH bike.
uh huh. Hey DHblur, your sponsored by Yeti right?thaflyinfatman said:See kiddies? This ^^ is useful information. Thank you DHblur.
Ah right. So you'd rather hear opinions from someone who hasn't even ridden the bike than from someone who (despite possibly being biased) HAS spent a considerable amount of time on one? Nice work.ragin-sagin said:uh huh. Hey DHblur, your sponsored by Yeti right?
Red Bull said:Wow, I left MTBR to come here more, and its turning into the same thing!
I wouldn't consider the wheelpath to be rearward at all. It is the most vertical wheelpath I have ever seen. So yes, there will be chaingrowth.rbx said:What about chaingrowth issues??
Remember, even if it *looks* vertical, a slightly rearward initial axlepath can make a HUGE difference in the overall bump absorbtion.Yeti's Site said:When we came up with our new 303 suspension technology, we based it on a pretty simple premise make our racers go faster. We studied videos of our racers on course, we listened to their feedback about various suspension designs and then we went to work. Our starting point was to create a suspension design that was extremely efficient (not affected by pedaling or braking forces), had an adjustable wheel path (so we could tailor it specifically for the rider and course), and have a rate that was optimal for the new shock technologies. Where we ended up was revolutionary.
Utilizing linear rails instead of traditional pivots, we gave the wheel the freedom to first move rearward and then up as it moved through its travel. This makes it extremely effective on square-edged bumps, the kind that our racers said slowed them down the most when racing. Because the main pivot rails are perpendicular to braking and pedaling forces, the system is unaffected by these forces.
Hahaha, that's rich. You can't tell me that it will be one of the best until you've ridden it, and even then you won't know anything about durability.dhbuilder said:you cant tell me it wont be one of the best d.h. frames $$$ can buy.
dhbuilder said:hey OGRipper: check out the yeti web-site . look in the gallery at the "flow" section. see all that beautiful rockstrewn trail my buddy is riding? his bike and two other d.h.9's have been ripping it up there for a few years now. durability is the furthest thing from our mind. i dout the 303 will turn out to be a noodle.