Post by Andrew on Sept 2, 2009 7:09:38 GMT
Sent in by Troy from Eurobike.
Eurobike opens with third annual Demo Day
Yeti joins the ultra-lightweight trail bike club with new ASR-5C
Yeti's ASR-5C trail bike shatters the five-pound barrier with a claimed frame weight of just 2.04kg (4.5lb) courtesy of a new full-carbon front end. Though the familiar single-pivot ASR suspension architecture essentially carries over, last year's carbon rear triangle gets replaced by a completely revamped version nonetheless and there's also a new machined aluminum swing link up top, too.
The new rear end sports noticeably taller chain stays (which are also now symmetrical) plus an especially stout-looking set of carbon dropouts with an integrated disc caliper mount that should do away with any brake vibration issues once and for all.
Gone are Yeti's long-standing flex pivots atop the rear axle – any necessary geometry changes required through the suspension range is now presumably taken up through the length of the seat stays – and the interchangeable dropouts can be converted between quick release and 12x142mm thru-axle standards depending on rider preferences.
Up front, a tapered 1 1/8"-to-1 1/2" head tube (and the correspondingly bigger down tube) improves handling and braking precision while a standard threaded bottom bracket shell maintains freedom of choice for cranksets.
Yeti will offer the ASR-5C in three sizes and first production frames are scheduled to arrive around October.
Eurobike opens with third annual Demo Day
Yeti joins the ultra-lightweight trail bike club with new ASR-5C
Yeti's ASR-5C trail bike shatters the five-pound barrier with a claimed frame weight of just 2.04kg (4.5lb) courtesy of a new full-carbon front end. Though the familiar single-pivot ASR suspension architecture essentially carries over, last year's carbon rear triangle gets replaced by a completely revamped version nonetheless and there's also a new machined aluminum swing link up top, too.
The new rear end sports noticeably taller chain stays (which are also now symmetrical) plus an especially stout-looking set of carbon dropouts with an integrated disc caliper mount that should do away with any brake vibration issues once and for all.
Gone are Yeti's long-standing flex pivots atop the rear axle – any necessary geometry changes required through the suspension range is now presumably taken up through the length of the seat stays – and the interchangeable dropouts can be converted between quick release and 12x142mm thru-axle standards depending on rider preferences.
Up front, a tapered 1 1/8"-to-1 1/2" head tube (and the correspondingly bigger down tube) improves handling and braking precision while a standard threaded bottom bracket shell maintains freedom of choice for cranksets.
Yeti will offer the ASR-5C in three sizes and first production frames are scheduled to arrive around October.