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leaking out the other end
I know this is a bad idea, but I did it anyway.
I have been riding the Specialized Epic Evo for 2 years because Yeti didn't have a XC bike to suit my usual days out. The Epic has been basically flawless, but I feel dirty riding a Specialized, so I've gone full retard and bought an ASR to do a frame swap. I've had a number of Yeti's in my time, and they have all been fabulous bikes, but they tend to meet an untimely end. Luckily with their lifetime warranty and fabulous service from Rowney Sports I've never been left bikeless.
Time for another never ending packet of Tim Tams.
I wasn't sure about the half-half paint job online, but in person it looks stunning. I've just done a straight frame swap with the Epic Evo and I think the orange fork looks great on this build. The only new parts are a OneUp V3 seat post as the seat tube is larger, and I put the Trickstuff Piccola brakes on that I ordered several years ago.
I love the details on this frame. I thought the back half was just painted black, turns out it is raw carbon with clear coat which gives it a cool marble effect in the sun.
I'm a sucker for a good head badge.
One reason I hadn't used the Piccola brakes on the Epic was they didn't have an adapter for the new Shimano I-spec mounts. They released a shifter mount this year (black) and my very clever dad made me a mirror image version (silver) to mount the I-spec dropper lever for a clean cockpit.
These brakes are incredible in person. The level of detail on the machining and finish is very impressive. It is hard to appreciate just how small the lever mount is until you see them in person. Here you can see an XTR shifter is massive in comparison.
I did buy some black Fox stickers to match the Yeti writing on the downtube. Because matchy matchy.
The caliper is also beautiful on the Piccola and looks very nice with the black Shimano rotors.
The build came in at 9.65kg including XTR pedals and a 150mm dropper post. Pretty tidy indeed. I don't really need a 150mm dropper post, but the seat tube is so low that a 100mm or 125mm dropper post wasn't long enough to stay below the minimal insertion line.
The only issue with the build is that the Yeti chain guide hits on my XTR crankset. I think this is a specific problem with the 162mm narrow Q factor crankset. I might try to modify it over the weekend.
Now I just need some actual time to go riding....
I have been riding the Specialized Epic Evo for 2 years because Yeti didn't have a XC bike to suit my usual days out. The Epic has been basically flawless, but I feel dirty riding a Specialized, so I've gone full retard and bought an ASR to do a frame swap. I've had a number of Yeti's in my time, and they have all been fabulous bikes, but they tend to meet an untimely end. Luckily with their lifetime warranty and fabulous service from Rowney Sports I've never been left bikeless.
Time for another never ending packet of Tim Tams.
I wasn't sure about the half-half paint job online, but in person it looks stunning. I've just done a straight frame swap with the Epic Evo and I think the orange fork looks great on this build. The only new parts are a OneUp V3 seat post as the seat tube is larger, and I put the Trickstuff Piccola brakes on that I ordered several years ago.
I love the details on this frame. I thought the back half was just painted black, turns out it is raw carbon with clear coat which gives it a cool marble effect in the sun.
I'm a sucker for a good head badge.
One reason I hadn't used the Piccola brakes on the Epic was they didn't have an adapter for the new Shimano I-spec mounts. They released a shifter mount this year (black) and my very clever dad made me a mirror image version (silver) to mount the I-spec dropper lever for a clean cockpit.
These brakes are incredible in person. The level of detail on the machining and finish is very impressive. It is hard to appreciate just how small the lever mount is until you see them in person. Here you can see an XTR shifter is massive in comparison.
I did buy some black Fox stickers to match the Yeti writing on the downtube. Because matchy matchy.
The caliper is also beautiful on the Piccola and looks very nice with the black Shimano rotors.
The build came in at 9.65kg including XTR pedals and a 150mm dropper post. Pretty tidy indeed. I don't really need a 150mm dropper post, but the seat tube is so low that a 100mm or 125mm dropper post wasn't long enough to stay below the minimal insertion line.
The only issue with the build is that the Yeti chain guide hits on my XTR crankset. I think this is a specific problem with the 162mm narrow Q factor crankset. I might try to modify it over the weekend.
Now I just need some actual time to go riding....
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