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What a difference a week makes...
Some times things that start out crap can end beautifully.
Last weekend my bike got nicked.... Silver Yeti SB95. I was seriously pi$$ed off. Ive had it for a couple of years and still got a thrill every time I rode it. At some point on every ride, I'd subconsciously find my self saying quietly ' I Love My Bike...' It made me feel like a much better rider than i actually am.
SB75. Yes please
New yeti SB75
Now just how many kidneys can a man need?
Which cassette?
Have a Yeti 575
Rear cassette has just given out with teeth shearing off etc etc. This is my first cassette replacement.
What matters when purchasing a new one? where's the best place to source?
Things I think I know already
Good to replace both cassette and chain at same time
doesn't matter if I have SRAM derailleur/shimano cassette
high-end stuff may wear quicker
N + 1 ( stolen !!!)
Finally got round to posting some pics of my new commuter.....
The 575 can retire from commuting duties and stick to off road fun.
Yeti ARC frame
Niner carbon fork
Mavic SpeedCity 700 wheels
Middleburn RS8 Xtype crank
(new design for ext. BB)
Middleburn 38t DH chainring
(Uno rings are not available yet for ext. BB model)
Chris King BB and HS
Thompson seatpost and stem
Element Nickel Ltd. Ed. bar
(cut down to 685mm)
X-9 RH shifter
X-9 med. cage rear derailleur
SLX 11-28 cassette
Elixir R brakes
Salsa seatpost collar
Ozrider foam grips
Weight 9.5kg
575 Gets a good clean and some goodies
What with not being able to ride this weekend thought it was good chance to catch up on some bike maintenance.
The Yeti got it's first good clean in a long time yesterday. Just now it received new shifter cables - both inner and outer. Pretty nice Goodridge outers (in 'carbon') with plain old XT inners. I have to say... what a pain in the @ss it is to get the cable into an X0 shifter (rear only - luckily the front is easy peasy).
Another thing to note is that Yeti recommend routing the rear shifter over the BB non-drive side and then behind and across to below to the rear stay on the drive side. I didn't do that when building the bike and reckon it would be pretty much impossible with this Goodridge stuff given how stiff it is!
Anyhow, easy enough to route under the BB and this cable change was well overdue - looks like it's the first time since Yeti was born!
While packing up thought to check chain wear and... lucky... it's time for a new one. So a new CN-7701 is soaking in degreaser and will go on later. Yes, yes... that sticky stuff chains come in is very good grease, but I like to use wax lube on the MTB so it has to come off before fitting. Looks like the last time Yeti got a chain was in Jan '09. A long time, but according to my Garmin Connect stats only just over 700km ago. The Yeti is my 'fun' bike... looks like I haven't been having enough fun in the last 18 months[1]! 
[1] Something to do with a cracked rib at Appin in January followed by too much riding on the road 
P.S. Note to self. Yeti needs 168cm outer for the rear and around 50cm for the front.
Ideal number of bikes....N+1 (-1)
And with a flick of the wrist... the Yeti in weekend fat tyre mode.
N+1
So, you've seen the picture, here's some first impressions from a quick 2.5 laps of the Dam (first lap with some tech stuff over near Forestville - no, not Bantry Bay!).
Coming from the Rush the position is more upright, cockpit shorter and ride very plush. That plush feeling partly due to lack of air in the rear shock. In fact it bottomed out first water bar I hit (just after school) so stopped and put more in to firm it up. Added a bit more later which sorted things out. Was used to the geometry change shortly after, no problem.