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Old does not mean obsolete 😆

Kinda funny that Richie Rude won South Africa on the same Saint groupset that's on this prototype 10 years later.

Yeah, I noticed that too. And look at the seat tube, it's huge, with a cutout behind the rocker. I bet it's 6-bar like their ebike, with the extra bar going from the swingarm through the seat tube to the rocker.

Great find rludes! In the text: "First launched on our 160e to handle the specific requirements of an e-MTB, the nerds at Yeti re-applied Sixfinity in a whole new way with one singular goal in mind: to build the fastest Downhill Mountain Bike ever."

I just stumbled on to this link within the 'roots run deep' page https://yeticycles.com/technology/special-projects

I listened to a podcast the other day where John Hall mentioned some platforms work better on some travels than others. It was a good podcast, other than some guy from off camera that kept butting in, you should check it out.

It’s not THAT high is it? Looks similar to a Norco Shore or GT DH bike. I suspect it’s a Horst link, can kinda see a pivot on the chainstay? What surprises me most is that Yeti would go with this design? They have their 6bar e-bike platform and their switch infinity designs, so why not stay with the brand identity instead of following the mainstream?

Quote at the bottom of the Richie video: “ IT’S BEEN HUMBLING SEEING YETI WORK HARD TO BRING A DH RACE BIKE TO LIFE WITHOUT COMPROMISE. AFTER LEAVING THE SPORT ALMOST TEN YEARS AGO IT’S EXCITING TO GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE INVOLVED WITH ANOTHER YETI SPECIAL PROJECT. RACING ENDURO OVER THE PAST DECADE HAS BEEN REALLY FULFILLING, BUT I AM EAGER TO EXPLORE DH AGAIN. I WANT TO PUSH MYSELF AT HIGHER SPEEDS AND GET IN TUNE WITH THAT DH MENTALITY AGAIN AND IDEALLY BRING THOSE BENEFITS OVER TO ENDURO. WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, I JUST WANT...

Carbon is bold. Seems like a lot of brands are moving to Al or lugged for DH race bikes. Super exciting tho!

yeti back to the business, hell yeah!

now THAT would be news! But: Richie is scheduled to tackle the EWS podiums, isn't he? Who would pilot their bikes? (I know, that's rather a question for the team rumours thread, but I feel to make sense of a DH bike they'd have to race it?)

is it really possible… yeti back in the dh-game?!

that artwork gives me totem-vibes.

It's a shock version of the totem. Called the scrotem. I'm guessing it'll be extra supple and sensitive.

Giant engineers laughing all the way to the bank. Have any of them put a pen to paper since 2014?

$2k for a groupset? Does it come with a spare bike?

Looking forward to the Santa Cruz Blur CC XX SL T-Type Transmission Eagle AXS RSV model hitting shop floors.

I think the plan is to have: XX, Deluxe XX, Super Deluxe XX, Super Deluxe XX Select, Super Deluxe XX Select Plus, Super Deluxe XX Ultimate, Super Deluxe XX Ultimate SL, Super Deluxe XX Ultimate SL AXS, and, of course, Super Deluxe XX Ultimate SL AXS Flight Control™ B52 C130 with Electrolytes.

I cant for the life of me think why GX isnt acceptable, other than youd like something more blingy. I'm willing to put a 6 pack on the fact, that in a blind test, you couldnt tell the difference between a GX rear mech, and an either higher priced equivalent. Ill supply the bike, and beer, and put you to the test on it if youre willing. As noted in earlier posts, you can get current gen, cable XX1 groupsets on TBS bike parts for mere shillings. If you need it, go get it, otherwise, I'm unsure about complaining about...