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Reviewed by:
heels1982(Unregistered User)
Review Date
June 4, 2004 Overall Rating
 5 of 5
Value Rating
 4 of 5
Used product for
Less than 1 month
Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5,
3 votes
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Price Paid:
$5200.00
at LBS, Online Favorite Ride:
3 Mountain Metric Bike Setup:
Mavic Ksyrium SSC SL wheels
Shimano Dura Ace 9 speed
Reynold Ouzo Pro fork Summary:
The search for a new bicycle lasted about a year for me. At 6’6” and 215 lbs I had to find a manufacturer who would make a bike that large, a bike comfortable enough to ride for 4-6 hours, and a bike that could withstand the harshness of a large rider. I found that bike with Litespeed
Litespeed was one of the few manufacturers I found that made a 63 cm frame with a 61 cm top tube. Additionally, Titanium provided a strong and comfortable material that aluminum and carbon did not have. I found that a carbon bike had too much flex and aluminum to be uncomfortable after 3 hours in the saddle.
This bike knifes through corners and has great acceleration coming out of them. It is a very smooth and stable which gives a wonder ride quality. I don’t get fatigued riding it like I do aluminum. It is a very springy which I like, and great on the hills. Strengths:
Wonderful ride quality. Very durable. Good sizes for tall riders. Weaknesses:
Litespeed does not allow customization. The pre-package all of their bikes expecpt their high end models. If I am paying $3,000 + for a bike I want to customize the components. Luckily I was able to work with a LBS to buy the frameset only.
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