Last year my custom steel arrived from the UK. It was then that I decided to sell my canyon ultimate SLX. The steel is a beautiful bike but no lightweight at just over 8kg. I finally decided to pull the trigger on a bike more focused on weight. I’ve never ridden a Ti bike before so thought it was a good time to try. Litespeed immediately came to mind. Their T1SL is pretty much the lightest new Ti frame available today but it also comes at a BIG premium. Their T2 is probably around 100g heavier but around half the price. After some negotiating with Litespeed direct, the order was placed. Litespeed were a pleasure to deal with. My contact, Steve was super prompt with his email responses.
The frame was actually shipped from their UK distributor as they had sold the last of their ML sized frames. It arrived here in Japan 5 days later.
It’s not a pure WW bike by any stretch of the imagination but it’s a reasonable weight that gives me something to chip away at over the next year or so. I’ll list the build in a future post but for now I’ll just drop in a few photos.
