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Yeti Cycles: Built to Race with SolidWorks

by Josh on November 7, 2007 · View Comments

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I finally know what I want for Christmas. An ASR Carbon mountain bike from Yeti cycles. It’s only $6149.00, fully loaded. These high-end bikes are just plain tough looking and make my purple GT Outback look wimpy. Oh yeah, and they are designed in SolidWorks.

My favorite one from their line-up, the ASR Race/Trail bike, is a 4.25 lb full carbon black amalgamation of insanely beautiful styling, comprehensive sizing and tight 3.89″ travel.

First, here’s a snip of video from a CCNTV interview back in July.

Love the detail
I love it when companies fill you in on the process of their design. The video is great, but the site tells you even more about how the manufacturing starts and finishes with a video guided factory tour.

And for all of you that like a little something extra you can have them send you some stickers too. Companies don’t give away enough stickers anymore.

Don’t miss this
Two other things you don’t want to miss are the Video Vault where you can see highlights from the races and the downloads where you can score some wallpaper and the 07 catalog.

Oh yeah…
One of our readers, Bruce Buck, has done a trailer adapter product for his ASX. Very cool Bruce. Check it out.

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J.D. November 7, 2007 at 1:34 pm

That makes two of us Josh. I'll take one in black. My old low-end Motive I bought before I was able to drive legally (gee that's in the double digits) has seen better days. It has served me well tho. I did a final design project in school, where I drew a Rock Shok in 3D. AFAIK, it's still on display. Anyway that was before I knew anything of solidworks, but I would like to go back and re-draw it with soldiworks.

J.D.

J.D. November 7, 2007 at 2:34 pm

That makes two of us Josh. I’ll take one in black. My old low-end Motive I bought before I was able to drive legally (gee that’s in the double digits) has seen better days. It has served me well tho. I did a final design project in school, where I drew a Rock Shok in 3D. AFAIK, it’s still on display. Anyway that was before I knew anything of solidworks, but I would like to go back and re-draw it with soldiworks.

J.D.

Josh November 8, 2007 at 7:54 am

Hey JD. That's a good idea for a design project in school. doing something you're interested in, familiar with. I think that would be one of the most satisfying jobs, modeling something you use for recreation or sport. you get passionate people doing that and no doubt you'll have a spectacular product.

Josh November 8, 2007 at 8:54 am

Hey JD. That’s a good idea for a design project in school. doing something you’re interested in, familiar with. I think that would be one of the most satisfying jobs, modeling something you use for recreation or sport. you get passionate people doing that and no doubt you’ll have a spectacular product.

Bruce Buck November 8, 2007 at 10:17 pm

Looks like I'll have to be trading in my AS-X for a new SEVEN. Saweeeeet!

http://www.60hzproductions.com/index.php?option...

Btw, I TRIED my best for years to break into the bike industry. Santa Cruz, Yeti, Progressive Suspension, Light Motion. Guess I just wasn't what they were looking for. Would have been fun, though. Maybe someday down the road. One things for sure, I'll probably be taking a pay cut if I do :)

Bruce Buck November 8, 2007 at 11:17 pm

Looks like I’ll have to be trading in my AS-X for a new SEVEN. Saweeeeet!

http://www.60hzproductions.com/index.php?option=com_gallery2&Itemid=35&g2_itemId=1126

Btw, I TRIED my best for years to break into the bike industry. Santa Cruz, Yeti, Progressive Suspension, Light & Motion. Guess I just wasn’t what they were looking for. Would have been fun, though. Maybe someday down the road. One things for sure, I’ll probably be taking a pay cut if I do :)

Josh November 9, 2007 at 7:42 am

you like the seven huh? I haven't even been on a yeti, but I imagine they are pretty nice. They have such a range of sizes too. I would hope the bike industry isn't like the car industry. That would be so fun, pay cut might almost be worth it :)

Josh November 9, 2007 at 8:42 am

you like the seven huh? I haven’t even been on a yeti, but I imagine they are pretty nice. They have such a range of sizes too. I would hope the bike industry isn’t like the car industry. That would be so fun, pay cut might almost be worth it :)

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