Submitted by
Carlos
a Cross Country Rider
from Park Ridge, NJ Date Reviewed: July 2, 2002
Favorite Trail:
Graham Hills
Duration Product Used:
1 Year
Price Paid:
$3300.00
Purchased At:
Performance
Strengths:
Quality construction, excellent ride feel
Similar Products Used:
Merlin Headshok, Moots YBB
Bike Setup:
XTR rear, XT front, XT brakes/shifters, Manitou Mars 1, Thompson seatpost, Easton EA70 bar, Mavic, IRC Mythos, Time carbon pedals, nothing too fancy
Bottom Line:
After years of hardtails my body told me it needed relief. This bike has just enough sus to smooth out my favorite trails. I can fly down trails that I used to have to take slowly. love this bike, last one (after six) that I'll probably ever buy. Any serious rider would benefit from a Litespeed
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Submitted by
David Clifford
a Cross Country Rider
from San Jose, CA Date Reviewed: December 7, 2000
Favorite Trail:
Los Alimitos Creek
Duration Product Used:
3 months
Price Paid:
$2675.00
Purchased At:
Performance Bike (frame only)
Strengths:
This is the highest quality titanium frame you will ever find, with incredible quality control, and attention to detail. My frame is actually a 2001 model soft-tail with the SID air shock. This shock is easy to tune, and enhances ride quality. The soft-tail concept is the best of both worlds. If functions like a hard-tail, but takes out the big hits. Up hill it feels just like a hard-tail.
Weaknesses:
Litespeed continues to have one very minor flaw. Their decals are of poor quality, fracturing, and chipping too easily.
Similar Products Used:
I also have a Santa Cruz Superlight which is outstanding. Both are very light weight which is critical for me. The Litespeed is just a bit more performance oriented, yet they are both exceptional rides.
Bike Setup:
Quality light weight parts were the mission on this home built bike. Drive train is XTR for all of the obvious reasons. Wheels are Spinergy Spox, they are exceptional and very light. Easton carbon bars & seat post, love their stuff and it is bullit proof. Brakes are Cane Creek DC5's, my first experience with these. Exceedingly easy to set-up, and very strong, I like them better than XTR.
Bottom Line:
The Tsali is as good as it gets, but I knew that before I bought it.
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