Gshb’s Litespeed Watia

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gshb
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by gshb

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Waited four months for this 2022 Watia from Litespeed. Rides so nice, well worth the wait. Inspired by @RyanH to go titanium and the Watia will serve as my do it all.

Weight as per photo above:
8.73kg

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Looking to replace the stock seatpost clamp and axles, just not sure with what.

R8000 pedals measured 247g, under the claimed 255g:
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Will eventually replace GK SK with Terra Speeds 650bx40mm:
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Last edited by gshb on Sun May 08, 2022 5:38 am, edited 9 times in total.

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gshb
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by gshb

Bonus pic:

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This is with M9100 vs above YBN SLA1210-TIG chain.

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by tonytourist

Looks nice with the 650B setup!

dtwolfen
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by dtwolfen

What's the tire clearance with the 650b? How much larger than 40mm will fit? Thank you

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gshb
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by gshb

So the Panaracer GK SK 48mm on HED Emporia GA Performance 25mm ID wheels measures just over 50mm F/R 32/36PSI:
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Clearance with Enve G fork well over 1cm at sides, 2.5cm vertical clearance:
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Rear clearance with chainstay 6mm and Litespeed's official claim of 53mm for 650b seems spot on:
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gshb
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by gshb

Wanted to update this with road wheels and tires and a few other updates. Weights updated in first post.

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Decided to get an Sworks stem 12deg, which saved 14g.

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Also liked that the cheaper MT800 rotors are basically same weight as MT900.

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