On Aug 14, 10:51 am,
[email protected] wrote:
> On Aug 13, 7:50 pm, CowPunk <[email protected]> wrote:
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> > On Aug 14, 4:31 am, LIBERACE <[email protected]> queefed:
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> <snip> Liberace queefage <snip>
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> > >http://www.maverickbike.com/
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> > Looks like the trendy advertising campaign works?
>
> They usually do.
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>
> > Funny how "freeriding" is undergoing the same changes we saw in
> > snowboarding when "freeriding" became cool thing to do in that sport.
>
> Why the bend towards freeriding in this thread? Are you suggesting
> that Maverick is going to produce a freeride frame.
> That would be a huge jump for them ... considering that they only
> produce XC/endurance frames at this time, although they seem to do
> pretty well at Super D.
>
> > Overpriced junk with hip names and ad slogans, but nothing more.
> > Isn't that what freeriding really is? Trendy, corporate, overpriced,
> > overrated....
>
> Yes .... absolutely, and Yeti has been wrapped up in freeride for
> years.
>
> > At least Yeti has been around since the beginning.
>
> Aty least the name has been. Bought and sold and even owned by Schwinn
> at one time. Come to think of it, Mongoose has been there since the
> beginning, guess Liberace is on the cutting edge.
>
> > I'd take one over a Maverick anyday.
>
> Maverick has been around for close to a decade, and Turner, well he
> has been around since the beginning. But to each there own sewer.
>
> R
IIRC, Schwinn let Yeti keep their autonomy, or at least their Colorado
shop. I think that Schwinn Homegrowns were basically rebadged Yetis
(or vice-versa.) They were both using that "#-Banger" suspension
design, which was supposed to be good stuff though it looked like a
lot of pivots. However, like fellow former-boutique label Bontrager
under Trek, I think the Yeti brand suffered some backlash once it
became part of Schwinn's portfolio.
The Schwinns made during the period when they owned Yeti and GT were
pretty nice. The people running the show at the time seemed like bike-
lovin' folk with a hint of flair. My road bike (a Taiwanese Peloton)
is from that period, when they were one of precious few companies
building steel frames that weren't either garbage or laughably
expensive. After a whole lotta miles of use, abuse, mud, blood, and
beer (and not just a few Clyde crashes), I think I've worn out and/or
replaced 80% of the parts on that bike. Somebody someday will have to
pry it from my cold, dead, greasy hands.
Anyway, back to the point. Does Yeti still do their looptail? How
precious to think how at one point that was the best marketing gimmick
they could provide their customers. I remember reading some review
somewhere that the looptail offered more vertical compliance. Hoo-eee!
/s
BTW: a MAGNESIUM BB shell? So it's not a Seven, and I don't think
Klein took a Mag foray.... Who else licensed the Maverick sus? Is this
a one-off custom frame?
