My second Yeti
11-21-11 | 03:36 PM
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11-21-11 | 03:47 PM
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11-21-11 | 03:58 PM
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Hey have you seen this? (Pardon if I'm not allowed to link ebay auctions here) Yeti TT Track bike
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Yeti-Time-Tr...item43ab346503
Some info:
Same as that ridden by World Record Holder, Olympian, and Pan Am Champ Rory O'Reilly in the 80's. Only 6 of these bikes were ever built - 4 of them went to a team time trial group in Southern California, one to Rory, and this is the other - which was kept in unridden condition by company founder John Parker at the Yeti factory since it was new.
2 bike were made by Yeti -John Parker and Frank The Welder (FTW) in Agoura for Rory O'Reilly 1984 Olympian-(amazing guy) and 4 more for a 1989 team pursuit team that got top 8 at Nationals in Seattle. We all eventually sold our bikes this looks like one because of the bars..Rory O'Reilly's bars had smaller diameter..they are upside down in this picture. Rory O'Reilly rode his a couple more times at kilo nats and posted amazing times for his age. I also rode mine in the points race with a bar in front to close off the cow horns, the USCF officials had to let me start, it was not easy to ride in such a race...you can read the web about other issues Rory O'Reilly had with measurements and USCF officials..do a search. This bike was not used in any hour records, it was designed for Kilo and was an amazing bike for that..originally is was specd was with Hed discs and Bullseye white cranks. I have pictures of mine in action I will scan someday.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Yeti-Time-Tr...item43ab346503
Some info:
Same as that ridden by World Record Holder, Olympian, and Pan Am Champ Rory O'Reilly in the 80's. Only 6 of these bikes were ever built - 4 of them went to a team time trial group in Southern California, one to Rory, and this is the other - which was kept in unridden condition by company founder John Parker at the Yeti factory since it was new.
2 bike were made by Yeti -John Parker and Frank The Welder (FTW) in Agoura for Rory O'Reilly 1984 Olympian-(amazing guy) and 4 more for a 1989 team pursuit team that got top 8 at Nationals in Seattle. We all eventually sold our bikes this looks like one because of the bars..Rory O'Reilly's bars had smaller diameter..they are upside down in this picture. Rory O'Reilly rode his a couple more times at kilo nats and posted amazing times for his age. I also rode mine in the points race with a bar in front to close off the cow horns, the USCF officials had to let me start, it was not easy to ride in such a race...you can read the web about other issues Rory O'Reilly had with measurements and USCF officials..do a search. This bike was not used in any hour records, it was designed for Kilo and was an amazing bike for that..originally is was specd was with Hed discs and Bullseye white cranks. I have pictures of mine in action I will scan someday.
11-22-11 | 03:52 AM
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Hey have you seen this? (Pardon if I'm not allowed to link ebay auctions here) Yeti TT Track bike
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Yeti-Time-Tr...item43ab346503
Some info:
Same as that ridden by World Record Holder, Olympian, and Pan Am Champ Rory O'Reilly in the 80's. Only 6 of these bikes were ever built - 4 of them went to a team time trial group in Southern California, one to Rory, and this is the other - which was kept in unridden condition by company founder John Parker at the Yeti factory since it was new.
2 bike were made by Yeti -John Parker and Frank The Welder (FTW) in Agoura for Rory O'Reilly 1984 Olympian-(amazing guy) and 4 more for a 1989 team pursuit team that got top 8 at Nationals in Seattle. We all eventually sold our bikes this looks like one because of the bars..Rory O'Reilly's bars had smaller diameter..they are upside down in this picture. Rory O'Reilly rode his a couple more times at kilo nats and posted amazing times for his age. I also rode mine in the points race with a bar in front to close off the cow horns, the USCF officials had to let me start, it was not easy to ride in such a race...you can read the web about other issues Rory O'Reilly had with measurements and USCF officials..do a search. This bike was not used in any hour records, it was designed for Kilo and was an amazing bike for that..originally is was specd was with Hed discs and Bullseye white cranks. I have pictures of mine in action I will scan someday.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Yeti-Time-Tr...item43ab346503
Some info:
Same as that ridden by World Record Holder, Olympian, and Pan Am Champ Rory O'Reilly in the 80's. Only 6 of these bikes were ever built - 4 of them went to a team time trial group in Southern California, one to Rory, and this is the other - which was kept in unridden condition by company founder John Parker at the Yeti factory since it was new.
2 bike were made by Yeti -John Parker and Frank The Welder (FTW) in Agoura for Rory O'Reilly 1984 Olympian-(amazing guy) and 4 more for a 1989 team pursuit team that got top 8 at Nationals in Seattle. We all eventually sold our bikes this looks like one because of the bars..Rory O'Reilly's bars had smaller diameter..they are upside down in this picture. Rory O'Reilly rode his a couple more times at kilo nats and posted amazing times for his age. I also rode mine in the points race with a bar in front to close off the cow horns, the USCF officials had to let me start, it was not easy to ride in such a race...you can read the web about other issues Rory O'Reilly had with measurements and USCF officials..do a search. This bike was not used in any hour records, it was designed for Kilo and was an amazing bike for that..originally is was specd was with Hed discs and Bullseye white cranks. I have pictures of mine in action I will scan someday.
Yes, I remember those bikes. In fact, in the group of photos offered with the auction are a couple pics of Rory riding his kilo bike behind the shop.
I remember due to changing a wheel or something the bike was 2mm too short to be legal, Rory flipped the fork and bounced the wheel against a wall a couple of times and said "measure it again". He then set a very good time that was then beaten by someone else.
'That's racing" (or at least the story I had heard) !
11-27-11 | 08:15 AM
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Great win-win all around! Ya' did well Frank!
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11-29-11 | 08:51 AM
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Glad the sale went well Frank. I don't know if that's what you were hoping to get out of it, but in times of need, every bit helps. You're a kind man for arranging all of this for your friends.
11-29-11 | 10:28 AM
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