Litespeed Blade Triathlon Bike


  • Average Rating: 5/5
  • MSRP: $
  • # of Reviews: 2

Product Description

Massive, bladed down tube provides a superstrong knife-edged backbone for superior aero performance. The flattened diamond cross section of the top tube provides remarkable stiffness and precision handling characteristics. Internal cable routing is invisible to the wind. Specially engineered wedge-shaped head tube splits the wind to reduce aerodynamic drag.


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Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:4
Submitted by yobiker111 a Recreational Rider from

Date Reviewed: October 18, 2008

Strengths:    Stiff but still very comfortable. Very fast and feels like sports car. However, my Tuscany is still the century bike.

Weaknesses:    Although I should be set up I still have discomfort on some rides?? No cable guides...some claim make shifting awkward. I do not see much of a problem here.
To much money for a frame unless you r a pro.


Bottom Line:   
Very stiff, after lots of seat time I still can't get position just right. Great bike. Mine 2004 frame lack the newer cable guides.

I've had the bike for a while but probably only ridden less than 500 miles and this during the past year as I am trying to get my young sons invilved in Tri. Great race bike, OK cruiser/century bike.

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Favorite Ride:   Any in beautiful Colorado

Price Paid:    $4000.00

Similar Products Used:   many

Bike Setup:   Blue Chris King hubs on DT 1.1,s and older Black King set on CXP 33's with 36 spoke for training. Dura Ace, Garmin 705


Overall Rating:5
Value Rating:3
Submitted by John C. a Triathlete from

Date Reviewed: October 2, 2006

Strengths:    Material (Ti rules), aerodynamics, functional design


Weaknesses:    price, weight

Bottom Line:   
I'll save you time. Go to www.bikesportmichigan.com and read Tom Demerly's review of this bike. I agree with every word he says. This is a stunning, well built, high-performance bike but no frame is worth $4200...which is why I bought mine on eBay for $2000 and built it up with top drawer parts.

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Favorite Ride:   Canyon Lake/Tortilla Flats

Price Paid:    $2100.00

Purchased At:   eBay

Similar Products Used:   Cervelo P2/P3, Litespeed Vortex

Bike Setup:   dura-ace, FSA carbon cranks/TT ring, Vision aerobar,Easton Aero fork, Zipp 606



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Cramp right behind shoulder blade

On medium to longer rides (for me, at least) between 25-50 miles, and maybe 2 to 4 hours, I often get a cramp/pain right below my shoulder blade (trapezius?), usually on my right s   Read More »

Look Keo Blade vs. Keo 2 Max

Well like the title says I'm wondering if anyone has experience with both of these pedals and could give me some advice regarding them. I rode a pair of 2 Max's for a bit and liked   Read More »

Look Keo Blade Chromo or Ultegra PD-6700

So I'm debating between these two pedal systems currently. I'm coming off of speedplays for something that is ideally more stable as my knees could use the larger platform. I was   Read More »

Blade measurement

I have a 2003 Blade. I bought it in 2005 I think. Seller told me it was a 61cm...he was 6'4 and was given bike by Litespeed. My son is 6'5 and when he first started riding bike w   Read More »

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