RACE BRED: Back to Downhill

Yeti returns to the DH World Cup stage, years after legends like Aaron Gwin, Sam Blenkinsop, Jack Moir, Jared Graves, and a young Richie Rude built a legacy racing in Turq. Today, Camille Balanche, Richie Rude, and rising junior talent mark our return.

Race Bred: Back to Downhill tells the story of our Special Projects DH bike—born from Richie Rude’s request to return to downhill. Yeti Co-Owner Steeve Hoogendoorn and VP of Engineering Peter Zawistowski share the design process, suspension development, and geometry evolution, shaped by direct input from riders and mechanics, to create a bike purpose-built for today’s World Cup DH tracks.

Video Credit: Filip Miętka