Yeti ProFRO Disc retrofit project (building)

yetifan.com":2bglp1zi said:

In my opinion, if your going to alter the frame then you HAVE to send it to Chris Herting or FTW.

They are the only people who should be welding up old Yetis.

One thing to remember is there are less & less FROs each year, and with out disc mounts it will be worth a lot more in the future.

Good luck with your project.

Andrew

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yeti-man":2cnj3kzh said:

Anyway... I have all the chopped hardware from the frame, but this will be a nice and functional bike - a true fireroad/dirt road bike + It is a fun project...

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PS I am not altering the frame(!) only modifieing the brakes. The frame is as it always been. Just like a modified 1965 SWB Porsche 912 being fitted with newer and better brakes

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Rob Atkin":3owbnp3b said:

yeti-man":3owbnp3b said:

Anyway... I have all the chopped hardware from the frame, but this will be a nice and functional bike - a true fireroad/dirt road bike + It is a fun project...

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So it's not even going to be ridden off road properly? And you feel the need to fit discs for a gravel road? Canti's, even just a foot on the tyre, are good enough for fire roads [/sigh]

If you are going to butcher a classic frame then at least pay it some respect and thrash it on some proper off road.

PS I am not altering the frame(!) only modifieing the brakes. The frame is as it always been. Just like a modified 1965 SWB Porsche 912 being fitted with newer and better brakes

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But for the Porsche it's just a reversible bolt on job and it doesn't affect the essential character and look of the car. Its not a direct comparison.

At the end of the day it's your bike and you can do what you like but if you chop and change a rare classic bike frame for no good reason you're gonna be getting some stick about it!!! :-D

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jamabikes":31vr7tmo said:

find it funny that people are complaining about the poor welding but cant work out its not weld!

for what its worth i'd say that you are doing the right thing by making the bike how You want it as its YOUR bike. i'd weld a tab to a manitou ht if it was MY bike....

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MikeD":13zge63v said:

This is a readily-reversible addition to a not-spectacularly-rare frame that'll make it more usable. I (still) don't see the problem.

Where do the naysayers stand on cutting up FROs to make C-26 repros out of?

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