Missy Giove’s old Yeti ARC ASLT hung on a restaurant wall in Durango, Colorado for more than ten years before it was restored to its former gloryJames Huang / Immediate Media
Missy Giove was one of the most iconic mountain bike racers in the 1990s, which makes it all the more fantastic that one of her old bikes has been restored like thisJames Huang / Immediate Media
Yeti’s “Active Suspension” system is certainly crude by modern standards, but it was one of the best of its dayJames Huang / Immediate Media
The Risse rear shock supposedly still held air after lying fallow for more than a decade. Team frames were equipped with two shock mounting positions so that riders could choose between short – and shorter – travel settingsJames Huang / Immediate Media
The pivots themselves were quite simple, too. Note the turquoise bushingsJames Huang / Immediate Media
Many would quickly conclude that the low single pivot would be prone to pedal-induced bob – and they’d be right. However, mountain full suspension was still in its infancy back in the early 1990sJames Huang / Immediate Media
A machined brace helps keep the seat stays moving as a single unit. Even so, there was a lot of rear-end flexJames Huang / Immediate Media
This bike wasn’t built to be a wall ornament and it certainly saw a rough life before the restorationJames Huang / Immediate Media
There’s a sizeable dent in the down tube – almost certainly as a result of one of Missy Giove’s legendary huge wrecksJames Huang / Immediate Media
The handlebars measure just 580mm wideJames Huang / Immediate Media
The team-issued Answer ATAC TIG-welded aluminum stem was more liberally machined as compared to stock versions to save a few gramsJames Huang / Immediate Media
The early 1990s were the heyday of the CNC-machining and color anodizing eraJames Huang / Immediate Media
The Answer Hyperlite was the bar to have back thenJames Huang / Immediate Media
Onza bar ends were practically standard-issue on every high-end mountain bike in the early 1990sJames Huang / Immediate Media
The Shimano XTR M900 derailleurs are actuated by Grip Shift SRT-500 shiftersJames Huang / Immediate Media
Sun-Ringle is now better known for complete wheels but back in the day, it was just RinglŽ – and the company made some of the most sought-after hubs in the industryJames Huang / Immediate Media