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Historically most brands could sell aluminum frame sets -- now with exceptions
for DH frames (sometimes) and a few niche companies demand for alloy frames
has disappeared… Ask any shop/online store specializing in custom rides.
To be competitive with the big guys in the mid level price point (call it 3k-
to-4k) you have to buy a ton of volume in build kits and there is no way for
companies like Yeti to be competitive at the X7/Deore/X9/SLX price points.
I guess at the end of the day you would have to ask Yeti for a definitive
answer, but it will definitely be a combo of low demand at the price point
they currently hit in alloy, and nowhere near the production numbers to be
competitive in mid-priced completes.
Oct. 14, 2014, 9:18 p.m. - DrewM
#!markdown Historically most brands could sell aluminum frame sets -- now with exceptions for DH frames (sometimes) and a few niche companies demand for alloy frames has disappeared… Ask any shop/online store specializing in custom rides. To be competitive with the big guys in the mid level price point (call it 3k- to-4k) you have to buy a ton of volume in build kits and there is no way for companies like Yeti to be competitive at the X7/Deore/X9/SLX price points. I guess at the end of the day you would have to ask Yeti for a definitive answer, but it will definitely be a combo of low demand at the price point they currently hit in alloy, and nowhere near the production numbers to be competitive in mid-priced completes.