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March 26, 2017

A dollar a gram…The Yeti ASR super build

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So this is what happens with some time and some money… A sub 24 lB super beast of a race bike. Proper tires, dropper post 34mm fork, XL frame….yep.

Thanks to @biketherapy for the creative Di2 routing,

Parts Brand Model Additional info
Frame Yeti ASR Turq Series XL
Rear Shock Fox Float
Fork Fox 34 29er Factory Series  120mm
Headset Chris King  Inset
Handlebar RaceFace Next35 760mm
Stem Race Face Turbine35  60mm
Grips ESI Racers Edge  Turquoise
Brakes Shimano XTR Race M9000 180/160mm c/lock
Brake Levers Shimano
Shifters Shimano XTR Di2  11 Spd
Rear Derailleur Shimano XTR Di2  11 Spd
Cranks Raceface Next SL G4 175mm
Chainrings / Sprocket Race Face Cinch
Bottom Bracket Raceface  PF30
Chain Shimano  XTR  11 Spd
Cassette / Rear Cog SRAM  XG 1199  10-42
Pedals  Crank Bros  Egg Beater Ti
Front Rim Light Bike Carbon XC923
Rear Rim Light Bike Carbon XC923
Hubs DT Swiss  240s c/lock
Spokes Sapim  Cxray
Front Tire Maxxis Forekaster 2.35 dual/exo/tr
Rear Tire Maxxis Ardent Race 2.2 3c/exo/tr
Saddle Specialized  Romin Sworks  143mm
Seatpost Fox Transfer 125mm  30.9
Seatpost Clamp Carbon Ti
General Info
Model Year 2017
Riding Type XC/Trail
Weight 23.94 lbs
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February 13, 2017

Rossland adventures!!!!! Shes a beauty EH!!!

Radness, Riding, Trails, Travel

With the rare occurrence that Eric and myself had the same days off over a long weekend, we decided to make the best of it and get the heck out of town!!!! With the upcoming CNES race in Rossland it seemed like there was no better reason to go de-virginize Eric to the trails there.

We packed up the Mazda Speed 3 as tight as we could and headed to the Kootneys!!

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We started our riding in Rossland with some help from the awesome local shuttle service run by Ian and Tash, The Seven Summits Shuttle service. They had all the trails teed up for an epic time. We started with some BS and Monticola laps followed by the super fast and fun Oasis burn down into Trail.

After that as a sick warm up we sessioned a couple trails on  Red Mtn Resort, Red Head and Pay dirt.

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The next day was checking out the race course for some practice laps on Whisky, Cherry poppins and Crown Point despite the 35deg temps outside.

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All 3 are epic trails that each have their own flavour.

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Cherry poppins had lots of rock on it and had some of the steepest sections including a gnarly waterfall section followed up by chunder with a hint of bull dust.

After a solid session on the local trails we took the monday after the race to check out the epic 7 summits. Maybe a bad idea as we were all fairly gassed from the weekend of racing. But as they say…when in Rossland.

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Weirdly we found the climbing quite tiring….views were ok though…blew our shoes clean off!

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Views for miles.

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Tandem bird flipping.

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cant wait to get back…thank you Rossland!

 

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October 25, 2016

Blackrock….. Classic Rocky Mountains…… March Madness 2016

Radness, Riding, Trails

This past spring we got screwed on snow!!!!Really screwed!!

But on the BRIGHT side… that meant that we got to ride bikes really early. So with the suggestion by Bill, why not start it off with a rip on Blackrock mountain in Kananaskis, Ab.

Black rock is a great ride/hike to experience any time let alone to start the season off. An out and back epic that showcases some of the best there is in the Rockies.

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Andy sampling some scree.

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Approaching fundom with some fun riverbed cruising.

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Eyes on the prize.

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Bill, Aiden and Al making their way into the alpine.

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Getting there.

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Radbike!!

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Aiden throwing some dirt around

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The wind can blow you off this one certain days like this day.

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Epic views

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The push

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May 30, 2016

A couple of FATTIES!!

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I wound up bored one day this spring ad took a fatbike out to Minniwanka for a rip. beauty day for a bike ride. it was beautiful out on the ice riding around.

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