Just got back from my Fro's Maiden ride in the Tuscany Hills. Bought this gem from Wynne, together with the Pace fork (great decision).
I went for a gravel kind of setup, with 27.5 wheels and 47 mm tyres. No drop bars, the frame Is too long, but I used barends. The brake levers, an old xt set, help, too, having a long clamp which offers and additional support for a crunched position on flats.
The bike is scary fast on climbs, but the weird thing Is how It mutes Trail chatter. Being it a Yeti alu frame, I expected a harsh ride.. I mounted a suspension stem, but I think the Pace fork helped to take the edge off impacts. I Remember a friend who told me a Pace model used to have a shock absorbing system: does anyone have any info about It?
By the way, very Happy for the purchase. A short list of components. For a 9.9 kilo bike I've used a basic drivetrain: xt shifters, Chinese cranks, slx derailleur, cheap Chinese cassette, Deore chain, old XT brakes, Redshift suspension stem, Ritchey Force bars, wcs barends, Thomson post, ISM saddle, Syncros wheels, Hutchinson 27x650b tubeless tyres, pmp ti QRs. Nothing light, Just what I had in my garage.
I went for a gravel kind of setup, with 27.5 wheels and 47 mm tyres. No drop bars, the frame Is too long, but I used barends. The brake levers, an old xt set, help, too, having a long clamp which offers and additional support for a crunched position on flats.
The bike is scary fast on climbs, but the weird thing Is how It mutes Trail chatter. Being it a Yeti alu frame, I expected a harsh ride.. I mounted a suspension stem, but I think the Pace fork helped to take the edge off impacts. I Remember a friend who told me a Pace model used to have a shock absorbing system: does anyone have any info about It?
By the way, very Happy for the purchase. A short list of components. For a 9.9 kilo bike I've used a basic drivetrain: xt shifters, Chinese cranks, slx derailleur, cheap Chinese cassette, Deore chain, old XT brakes, Redshift suspension stem, Ritchey Force bars, wcs barends, Thomson post, ISM saddle, Syncros wheels, Hutchinson 27x650b tubeless tyres, pmp ti QRs. Nothing light, Just what I had in my garage.
