ASRc Starting To Come Together.....2010's XC Ride - Brakes ready..

When you're already riding the greatest brand and model for your riding passion, it's hard to make improvements. The 2010 cross country racing choice once again, is a brand new Yeti ASRc carbon framed lightweight XTR'ed to the hilt. This week we're working on the stoppers and shifting cables.The Shimano system is not the easiest hydraulic brake to bleed. Special tools make the job simpler but patience is required.

What can I add? Viewing custom Yetis on http://www.yetifan.com/ a particular ASX in Europe caught my eye because it looked like a true custom job. One reason. White shifter cabling and hydro hoses. Genius!! Gotta have it.

Cables were easy with Jagwire offering kits through Bike Source in Colorado Springs. Got enough for the ARCx next time I feel like wrapping cables under bar tape.

White hydraulic brake hose proved to be a little tougher. Jagwire had offered a match to the shifter housings but were back ordered or "we'll let you know-maybe status" on the Internet.

First bad experience ordering bike stuff for nearly a decade. A jerk off shop in Michigan, Harbor Country Bike claimed they had them in stock for twice the MSRP. I filled out the order form and gave them a credit card number. My bank account was immediately charged. No auto-acknowledgement or word for 3 days. Suspicious, I Googled the firm. Crap, lots of complaints on this shop. Finally a reply comes from the owner. He doesn't appreciate my insistence on a status update and now I am not going to get my order because of perceived "threats". The Wells Fargo Fraud Division is watching but my refund does come days later. Jerry, you are a bad egg in a good industry.

Part of the 2010 improvements include full shifter cable housings to keep crud from entering through the traditional bare cable split sections.

Friends in the UK vouched for Chain Reactions Cycles at http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/ . They had the GOODRIDGE brand of hose and fittings. Shipment was immediate and assembly was dummy proof.

The end results are eye-pleasing......

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Are they going to make me faster? I think so.