The AS-R Carbon has wracked up more awards than any bike in Yeti’s line. I t was recently chosen Outside Magazine’s “Gear of the Year”. It was a finalist in Bicyclings “Editors Choice” this year and won the award outright in 2008.Why all the excitement? Part of the reason is the bike is really light, fast and supe-efficient. The carbon monocoque frame and suspension have been optimized for cross-country racing and the integrated seat mast saves weight and transfers pedaling forces more efficiently than traditional seat posts. You can really feel the efficiency when you get on the gas.
But that’s just the beginning; this bike is a great descender. Yeti slackened the head tube a bit to give it amazing trail manners, even on high-speed technical descents. Some in the industry scoffed for upsetting the geometry of a cross-country bike…then it started winning awards and many followed suit. The details on this bike are worth noting as well: it has titanium fasteners, a carbon dog bone linkage, integrated composite press-in bearings and a new carbon fiber swing arm that increases the rear end stiffness and makes this bike track straight and true, even on the gnarliest descents.
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3 comments:
Hi Sah,
I don't believe in expensive bicycles but I don't use cheap one either. By global standard, the Yeti you posted is considered in the mid range price (around RM10,000). Why I don't believe in bicycle expensiveness is that when the cost is as good as a motorbike but a motorbike is powered by engine while a bicycle is powered by pedal. What made a bicycle so expensive is all the parts it's equipped with other than the frame and fork that carry the bicycle's name. A frame made of carbon is now very popular and that is where the cost is more expensive than aluminium, but then there are more expensive frames made of magnesium and titanium. So manufacturers started to manipulate bike price using the popularity of carbon and then add up other parts with expensive brands to justify the specifications for that kind of price and call it a new brand. Nothing much on frame design that we see almost all bicycles having similar design except for the brand names. See for yourself all the half suspension frame designs and the full suspension of the top brands, they're are different only in colour and names.
Bicycles are sold in wholesome as a complete and ready products, or in piecemeal as individual parts you can assemble them into your own brand. Of course while the former is cheaper than the latter, it is a matter between buying new bicycle or maintaining the one we already have.
Zam...In my short experience in cycling, I have rode all kind of bicycle frame and for me, I really like the carbon made frame. It stiff and fast especially road bikes. You can make any kind of shape using carbon too. I believe the only reason why manufacturer does not doing any major design changes becoz they have to built frames under UCI rules. Plus it has 2nd hand value...Just my 2c :)
Don't worry Sah, I'm not here to belittle anyone's bicycle experience, your short experience with bicycle is clearly far superior than any old timer who has not ridden more than one or two types of frame. I believe the fast learner in bicycle is the one who rides all sorts of frame, and you are one. It is just that my curiousity on why a bicycle has to cost that much to have to be a good one when suddenly I learned that most bicycle frames of branded products are now Made in Taiwan, and not only that, Taiwan even produce high quality wheels, tyres, etc, except the groupsets.
Unfortunately we don't have blogs in Malaysia that make reviews on bicycle models maybe because Malaysia is a very small bicycle market. I happened to read a number of reviews from elsewhere blogs to learn from many postings about the strength and weaknesses of carbon against aluminium that made me stay with alloy frame rather than spending money on the doubly expensive carbon.
Actually I don't care much about the frame, an alloy frame is always better than carbon in term of stiffness, strength and durability, except weight. Always in my mind is to change to the best groupsets (Shimano Dura Ace or Campagnolo) because that is where it give a bicycle the edge over the lesser groupsets.
Well, maybe my 2 cents is worth only 1. Thanks anyway.
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