I have put thousands of miles on the Switch Infinity bikes with no issues. If we do have a warranty or crash replacement Yeti always takes care of the customer and is fast sending parts.
Yeti sb5. The Latest. Bike of the Day: Canfield Lithium 2. Veterans - Thank You for Your Service 8. Don't Miss This Sale. Bike of the Day: Transition Spur 6. Bike of the Day: Yeti SB 6 Most Popular. Wait, Reece Wallace Did What??? Bike of the Day: Transition Spur 6 8. The Inspiring Story of Craig Bierly 5. Canyon Launches Neuron Carbon Models 3. Yeti makes nice bikes, but of the three Yeti frames I've had, two have cracked. Creg Nov 23, at Do they still make frames in the US?
Or all those frames are made in Taiwan? TheR Nov 22, at Selling my rdh is the only regret I have in life. Want to buy another one? I have a really nice large frame I'm looking to sell. NorCalNomad Nov 22, at NorCalNomad : shoot me a private message. The only regret? If that's it, you're doing better than the rest of us.
I regret selling Aaron Gwins world champ rdh. Wanna buy mine? Team paintjob, Saint kit. Calling Yeti's customer service is the only regret I have in life. I'm interested. Amanda in their cs has been pretty damn good to me.
They take me back to a time before part time jobs, before the internet, when we lived on these fantasies of living in Durango and riding with Tomes et al. Today, Yeti doesn't really float my boat. Nice bikes though. Still love em. Also the internet helps one to know everything about everything.
Club-Safari Nov 29, at Just not as much as I would like bohns1 :. Love the story.. JohanG Nov 22, at I would never do that and have killed people for less.. Cool, but above everything i just read. All i want to see, is a video of "curly" riding that DH bike.
Between that massive chain ring, and the tiny tires. I would be terrified to ride that bike. Holy shit! William Nov 22, at Yeti bikes are awsome.
I have a yeti SB6 which I used for trail and freeriding, Unfortunately I found a crack on my seat tube which upset me abit but yeti where happy to replace my whole frame which was sick considering my sb6 was a and the guys sent me the latest sb6 free of charge. Kiotae Nov 22, at I had a back when they first came out. New owner promptly broke the rear triangle three times in six months.
Radeu Nov 22, at Every brand had some bad models in past and they take this "heritage" till nowadays althought it is not up to date these years. BenPea Nov 22, at Radeu : The excelled in this area, with seat stays that would dissolve on contact with air.
BenPea : I liked the bike a lot. A co-worker convinced my to buy it and set up with a Geax Sturdy in the rear and Conti Diesel in the front. Super fun and soo much traction for the time.
But they were definitely still learning where they could keep the weight down and still be strong enough given the more aggressive riding it encouraged.
The SB is the first Yeti I've owned it's the first bike they've made that fits me at 6',5" and I gotta say the thing is an absolute blast to ride. Zero complaints - the thing just works really well. Very cool to know a little about yeti, I remember when I saw a yeti DH bike in Brazil for the first time in I find it very crazy Only to be stiffened and widened on the next years version.
Thx for the dollar noodle. Swervsroundsquirrels Nov 22, at The DH on rails is a wild design! Anyone ride one? Is there any DNA left over in Switch infinity or is it completely different? Was an awesome DH bike for it's day if you maintained the rails. And yes the learning from all the rail stuff lead into the development of the switch infinity.
Awesome bike made me a faster rider for sure. Incredibly different from my M1 or my Big Hit with the 24inch rear. All still get a run every few weeks. Very cool. Just like the "Now that was a bike" features, factory tours are a welcome sight here too. People will use the term 'like a kid in a candy shop' until they see me in a Yeti warehouse. I think it would have been funny if they had a dentist chair in that front showroom.
What a monster of a speed bike. See what I did there? I'll get my coat I want to know which bike failed at Whistler and badly injured Luca! I want to know now! Crabstix17 Nov 22, at My yeti ownership lasted last than 1 year,cracked both triangles. Built new bike and sold it I have an sb and previously sb, sb5.
Love their bikes but I always felt Yeti glamourized their first 20 years. I dont think their reputation was really very good at all. The last 5 years they have made some great progress. Bikes now are finally worth their sticker price, and I'm happy to pay it. I love everything about Yeti almost , the aesthetics, the ethos, this lunch ride thing, the history, they're definitely at the cooler end of the spectrum, everyone I know who's got one stays loyal and raves about the ride dynamics, but they're also on their 2nd or 3rd frame, not that they seem bothered because they rave about the warranty too.
It's just that I don't want that potential hassle in my life. Dav82 Nov 22, at Must be hard to Guerrilla Gravity down the road and see them already surpass Yeti's success with American carbon manufacturing. I wouldn't be too smug about my carbon front triangle if i were GG.
Word is their rear triangle maybe exploded during the PB field test. I don't care what its made of its it explodes. Just an observation that Yeti was now trying to produce carbon in house.
Already several examples online. So it's explosion proof? Look up north if you want to find the broken one. I'm speculating that the other one is the GG. Be sure to check back in and gloat if you are right. I know I will. Yeti seems to be more of an engineering focused company than GG. GG uses an extremely simple suspension design that has been around for years, their focus is obviously much more on the manufacturing side.
Neither is easy, it would be very expensive to do both, you generally have to pick a focus and go for it. I appreciate the hardcore engineering approach that Yeti follows. Kind of like comparing Ferrari to Kia, one makes the best, the other makes a lot. Neither approach is wrong, just different.
GuerrillaGravity Nov 22, at Manufacturing bikes in Colorado is rad! And keep guessing about which bike broke at the Field Test GG uses a Horst link which is the same suspension design that a lot of other manufacturers use.
Yeti manufacturers there bikes in Vietnam. GG manufacturers there bikes in Denver. I know which one I ended up selling and going to. High tech? Not really. Not to mention all the rear triangle issues and running changes trying to fix them. Not a good example of quality engineering. They are an excellent example of a company creating a community. Much like Apple or Tesla.
GG frames are pretty tough. The point I was trying to make is that if you manufacture your own products as opposed to paying a factory in Vietnam to do it, your company has to spend a lot of resources on production processes and equipment as well as design a bike. Some companies may find that is a distraction while other companies want to be entirely in control of their production.
Neither approach is wrong, I was just trying to highlight the differences in each companies approach as I see it. I'm all for vertical integration like Guerrilla Gravity has done, that generally nets a higher quality product. I'm curious on which suspension layouts you think are more "High Tech"? You don't think a rearward axle path is a desirable characteristic of a suspension system?
I am also confused on what you're argument is, are you saying the Switch Infinity system wasn't a difficult engineering problem? Yeti not only invented a novel suspension system that apparently works quite well never really ridden one. They also worked with FOX on the execution of the translating pivot, and had to fit the entire system that has never been seen before on a bike. Pretty impressive for such a small company and it tells us what they have been spending their time on.
Not to say that inventing and developing a novel manufacturing process like GG have done is any easier, just different approaches to the bike biz. Most bikes get cm of rearward wheel movement, and that number diminishes dramatically after the SAG point.
Rigidjunkie Nov 22, at Mmmmm elevated hoop stays are so dope. I rode one of those once for about yards and have wanted one ever since. Someone build one with modern geo and take my money!!! I have worked right by this office for years, and have often crossed paths with their staff out on lunch rides. Very cool to finally see exactly what's going on in there! Id rather go next door and get a commencal. I work right next to them!
Having dropped by their shop a few times, I can confirm that it's a dope place. I can also confirm that the trails around here are great. Broke a yeti frame and had horrible customer service. MrDiamondDave Nov 23, at I still have a 96 Schwinn Homegrown made by Yeti on my wall. Bassboat blue! Can someone please explain how this design works? One of those suspension kinetics vids would be perfect I want a frame in that 'early sample' carbon charcoal look!
NorCalNomad Nov 23, at The hardtail used for 4x was the "Yeti DJ", the "Yeti 4x" was their dual suspension bike for 4x. Ah back before 4x tracks were just glorified bmx tracks. PNdubRider Nov 23, at How about all of the racer names being dropped without a mention of Juli Furtado? Maybe it has something to do with her Santa Cruz affiliation Juliana Bikes. My SB Great job guys. CaptainPinner Nov 22, at Bring back high spec'd aluminum bikes damnit TyPierce Nov 22, at You can find those just up the road in Lyons, CO.
I never could get along with the extra suspension at the bottom of their bikes. Whenever I adjusted the hsc and lsc the bolts would back out during the ride. Eventually this led to cracks so I had to buy a new rear pentagon.
Wish Yeti would do another downhill bike, the was such a cool bike! WorldwideCyclery Nov 22, at DrPete Nov 22, at Drooled over their bikes back in the 90s when I started riding, spent a couple decades working my butt off, finally bought one. So both brands make high-quality, precision engineered products that sell at a premium in the market. They are both well respected brands that are known for the great products they create. Yeti coolers can be purchased from a variety of locations.
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