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Yeti Cycles is an American bicycle manufacturer〔 〕〔 〕 located in Golden, Colorado.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 Yeti Cycles / Company )〕 ==History== Yeti mountain bikes have been around since 1985 when Yeti Cycles was founded by John Parker. Parker was a welder who built movie sets in Hollywood and later became a mountain bike designer and racer. He later became one of the sport’s guardians, eventually being inducted as a trustee of NORBA Board of Directors for five years. Yeti Cycles originated in California during the time mountain biking was getting started. The first mountain bike World Championships took place in Durango, Colorado in 1990. In 1991, Parker moved the Yeti Cycles factory from California to Durango to be closer to the action. Yeti Cycles has a patented suspension system that they call ZeroLoss Technology or linear guide technology. The suspension system consists of two gliding pivots. The wheel path follows the direction of the impact so it transfers directly into the mountain bike suspension system and goes into the shock rather than flexing the frame. More recently, Yeti has patented a new suspension design called Switch Technology, which is basically a dual-link design that utilizes an eccentric mechanism that switches direction as the bike moves through its travel. This type of suspension is found on their newer mountain bikes, the SB-66 and the SB-95. In 1995, Schwinn bought Yeti Cycles company and later sold it to a ski company called Volant in 1999. During this time, not a lot happened with Yeti mountain bikes. In 2001, two Yeti employees bought the company and revived the Yeti name. Chris Conroy was one of these employees and is currently the president and general manager of Yeti Cycles. The factory is now located in Golden, Colorado. Current Yeti riders include Jared Graves, Richie Rude, Mike West, and Chris Heath. 〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Yeti Cycles」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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