Yeti ARC

AlexJCook

Aye Up Boys and Girls.

Thought I'd post a few pics of my new Yeti.

Done a couple of rides on her thus far, and I'm extremely pleased, these are beautiful frames both to ride and behold!

Coming off a Whippet set very race-stylee with narrow flats bars, long stem etc, wanted to make the ARC a more balanced all-rounder and so far it's been immense fun to ride both up and down, just as I had hoped.

A few parts are yet to be changed, mainly the seatpost, as it's currently a road post in there past it's minimum insert. (NAUGHTY)

Let me know what you think, I'll stick up a couple more shots when the last bits are on.







Spec is as follows:

Frame: Yeti ARC 17.5
Fork: Rock Shox Reba
Wheels: WTB Stryker XC Front, DT400 on XTR Rear with DT Bladed spokes.
Tyres: Currently WTB Bronson Race 2.1 with Latex tubes, changes to Bontrager Mud X or Conti Race/X-King dependent on conditions.

Cranks: FSA Comet with Rotor Rings 27/38 and Rotor BB
Pedals: Time Roc Atac
Front Mech: Shimano LX
Rear Mech: Old XTR Short Cage with Mt Zoom Ceramic Jockey Wheels (Soon to be XT Short Cage)
Cassette: XT 11-32, 9 Speed
Chain: KMC X9SL
Brakes/Shifters: Shimano LX Dual Controls, 9 Speed
Rotors: Rear KCNC Razor 160, Front Aztec Floating 160 (Soon to be XT Ice Tech 180)

Saddle: WTB Devo Ti
Seatpost: Easton EC70 (Soon to be Pro-Lite Pellegrino)
Seat Clamp: Salsa
Bars: PRO Tharsis, Trimmed to 690mm
Grips: WTB
Stem: FSA OS-115 90mm, Inverted
Headset: FSA Hammer (Low stack needed, never touching Crank Brothers again)
Cages: Blackburn Switchback Steel with Mt Zoom Red Mushroom Bolts

Weighs a modest 23.5 lbs as you see it.

grubby

Nice. I would love to build one myself but fear that I'd spend way too much.

AlexJCook

I've built it up over time, just taking most of the components from my previous bike and building it on to the Yeti.

They are expensive for an Alu frame, but I never knew Alu could ride so well until I got this! Worth every penny.

Plus people on much more expensive bikes see it and are like "Wow I love Yetis!" haha

burglarboycie

That's gorgeous!! I had a Yeti dh bike up until recently and I loved it.

AlexJCook

Thanks Matey, they are beautiful bikes. If I could afford to have a Big Bike I would get another Yeti for sure.

Levi_501

Very nice.

AlexJCook

Couple of pictures with the last few bits done.

chez_m356

AlexJCook wrote:

Let me know what you think

simply gorgeous

AlexJCook

Thanks Chez

Anonymous

Very nice those Yeti bikes,
I've got a set of Sid teams if ya interested would look nice :roll:

shropshirelad1

Great looking bike sir - well done!!

AlexJCook

Thanks guys. Rfgt I'm so skint after finishing this, and actually if/when it comes to forks, one of the local lads has a pristine pair of durins which I could have. Appreciate the offer though.

AlexJCook

Getting some easy miles in before 12 Hours of Exposure on Saturday.

Dam0-MSC

Love it, nice work mate

AlexJCook

Cheers Bud, I love her. The normal tinkering that comes with a new build she is now balanced beautifully. Just low enough to keep the front pinned when climbing hard on the nose, then high enough to be fun on the downs as well, a hard balance to find!

mrlee

AlexJCook wrote:

Getting some easy miles in before 12 Hours of Exposure on Saturday.

Typical. Your nailing it through the woods only to find there's a Yeti blocking your path, lol

Very nice. Gotta love the colour scheme of them Yeti's

AlexJCook

Ain't it just the worst?

Still, a nice chance to admire the bluebells

AlexJCook

On it at Exposure 12 Hour:



But I've decided I miss my old flat and bar end combo, so now we are off to Whipstakes Rd 1, see how I get on in a short race :?

AdamAdeane

Nice Yeti. Is this a medium, Alex? Could I ask what height you are?

AlexJCook

Hey Thanks, looks a little different again now! It is a small in Yeti language, which makes it about a 17.5"

I am a little over 5' 7" but I am all legs!

AdamAdeane

Post up it's current state, would love to see it.

Ah, I'm 5' 9" with a 31.5" inseam and have been offered a medium (19"). I'm currently riding a 16" Surly 1x1 which is too small for me, but I don't feel overly cramped with a setback post and 100mm stem, thought the jump to a 19" might be too large. Dare I say it I'm worried about the aesthetics of my size on a 19" frame too, I prefer the look of a decent amount of seatpost showing.

AlexJCook

I will grab a picture soon.

I would say a medium would be spot on, they come up relatively short in terms of top tube compared to some brands, which is perfect for me (I have 9 fused vertebrae from a curvature correction, hence short torso.)

You can see there's a lot of post showing on mine, so should think you'd be all good. For reference I run a 100mm stem and a setback post. Was 110mm with flat bars, I bought it back a little.

AdamAdeane

Manage to snag a snap, Alex?

Yeah, looking at the setup of yours at only 5' 7", a small wouldn't cut it. I might pull the trigger tomorrow.

AlexJCook

Was waiting on a couple of little bits before grabbing a photo

Will get one today as it stands.

AlexJCook

Just a quick phone snap.

Will get some proper ones soon, a couple of pretty bits to go on!