Bicycles
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Picked up a new bike before the 26" wheel becomes extinct!
Not owned a Yeti before, really pleased with the bike but have stripped it to rebuild it with some different components. Got some SRAM XX1, Bos suspension and Enve wheels incoming.
Photos were taken at one of my local riding spots, Cannock Chase in the West Midlands, UK.
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Very nice pick up. Enjoy the shifting with xx1, it is even smoother than xtr. Will you be making the trip to the gathering next year?
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Would love to attend the Yeti Tribe gathering. However it is unlikely that I will make it, living in the UK, family commitments, and working away from home make attending any kind of events difficult to organise at best.
A local shop near me has a "Mini gathering each year" I might try and tag along for this event if my work schedule has me at home and not stuck offshore.
Still amazed at how quick Mr Tomac was on a drop bar equipped C-26 Yeti bike, the geometry must have been horrible to ride that fast with. Much respect to Johhny T, hell of a rider and partially responsible for Yeti's cult following.
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thats next on my list a brompton there are other folding bikes but in my opinion the brompton is the best .
i like the colour of your bike -
thought you were a fixed gear purist Jii?
great looking bike, something about all black everything . . .
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The stable is now 2/3 geared
Love fixed gears and still have one but touring or long (+100 km) rides on a fixed gear is definitely not the best experience, been there done that etc. Doing a ~720 km trip in may over five days and gotten quite interested in randonneuring/brevets too so yeah gears -
Great hobby & I couldn't imagine long hauls on a single speed bike. Great hobby
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What is the 720k trip you are planning Jii? Nice new build as well by the way. I'm going with the ztr cx hoops for my new build which is for similar purpose, they could fit your needs well if yore not looking to drop big bucks.
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I'm going for the ZTR Alpha 340:s since I need the rims to manage 28c road tyre pressures. Got Novatec 411/412 hubs so should build up to about 1,5-1,6 kg for the wheelset without being crazy expensive. Will probably try road tubeless too. I'll keep the current wheelset for crappy condition riding.
The 720k ride is just a ride we've been planning with some friends, nothing official. Probably gonna do the shortest brevet (200 km) before that, probably around easter.
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sounds like itll be a great wheelset and ride, cant wait for the snow to melt here so i can get back in the saddle
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got new shoes last week….hopefully they will fix my hot feet problem.
My goal this year is 2000 miles on the road bike. I'm a chubby dude already, but I'm pushing through that 260 pound ceiling right now and I'm not too thrilled.
2000 miles. And I start today.
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Good for you. Enjoy the ride. What shoes did you get?
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having an annoying time finding a 15mm allen key during the weekend to replace the freehub body on the new shimano 788 xt hub. so nice of shimano to change the size from a fairly accessible 14, to a much harder to find (without buying theirs for 50 bucks) key.
i think ill still hold off before trying this method
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I got a pair of Mavic Avenir's on good sale at the LBS.
Still got hot feet on my first ride, but I think I'm gonna switch back to cleats with some float. If that doesn't work….I don't even know.
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Have you tried Speedplays?
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If you don't need to come in and out of the pedals often and want lots of movement I'd highly recommend time pedals, just to add another name to the pile. I'm back on shimanos now as I need something really quick to get in and out of, but I loved the movement and feel of time's cleats.
