Yeti does it a tad differently
The short answer is that we manufacture in two facilities - our Colorado facility and a custom builder in Taiwan. But that's not the whole story. We are very committed to domestic manufacturing and have invested heavily over the years to equip our factory to produce the finest bicycles in the world. The production method in our Colorado facility is intentionally unhurried and precise. As such, we can only produce a limited number of frames in our facility - about 3,000 frames per year. As our products have continued to gain popularity, we have moved some production to other manufacturers. Our quality standards are very rigid so finding a qualified manufacturing facility in the USA was difficult. After trying to work domestically, we turned to a small custom frame builder in Taiwan. We have known Jeff, the owner for ten years and he has been very amenable to adopt similar techniques used in our Colorado factory. Jeff is also passionate about our rides, and has logged over 1500 miles on his 575 last year. Our engineers regularly visit the factory to ensure the frames are the highest quality possible.
These frames are then sent to us in Colorado where they go through a meticulous quality control process. Once they pass inspection, we do all the final assembly - press in the bearings and install the hardware, machined parts, and the rear shock. The manner in which we make frames takes more time, but we feel it ensures that all Yeti frames are the highest quality available.
Frames made in Colorado: 303 DH, AS-Rsl, Special Projects, and all race bikes and prototypes.
Frames made in Taiwan: ARC, AS-X, DJ, 575
dear DW,
since you got like a million bucks now, can i borrow $2850 for a Revolt frame?
thanks,
steve