Snap Goes the Yeti
It happened a few miles into the downhill section. The rear-most weld on the left chainstay snapped and when it did, it took the carbon seatstay lug with it. Well, I’m just guessing the weld went first. The carbon lug is a faux-pivot and made to flex. Those typically only snap when you run an 8″ rear brake rotor and subject them to too much braking force.
Needless to say, I had a long walk back to the car. Just a nice romantic stroll through the forest with my bike. J was nice enough to walk back with me, so it wasn’t too bad.
I have yet to call Yeti of course, but I’m sure they’ll be cool about it. They have a solid reputation for taking care of their customers. Plus, they were really cool and prompt when they warrantied my front triangle in October last year— http://www.statmtb.blog.com/2247128/. I’m going to call them first thing Monday morning. Hopefully I’ll have it back by next weekend.
It was a major bummer though. This was my first ride on my new Fox TALAS 36RC2 fork. I got in some decent mileage on it looping the Big Laguna Trail at the top of the mountain–before the descent. What I did experience I was very impressed by. Unfortuantely, I was really looking forward to putting it to the test on the downhill the most. Oh well. What are you gonna do? Here’s a few pics of the new fork hotness:
At least I have the SS and the 29er to take its place until I get it back. I should be hitting up Hodges on Wednesday. I know I’ll ride Friday and Saturday too, I just haven’t decided where. Until then, seek your bliss.
Ride lots…
