The yellow matches the decals! Ive got a pair of old school XT pedals I cold easily put on but for some reason I've always used those yellow Scotts on the Yo. Maybe your right - Ill swap them....
The grips are pretty newish as you correctly identified: would love a pair of Umma Gumma grips in grey but I've never seen a pair for sale second hand... :cry:
Seeing this bike when I first joined this site in 2006 was the reason I began building VRC bikes. Along with Jon's Yo, and some Yetis, this is the quinticential retro MTB build. Fantastic stuff.