Quality construction, excellent ride feel

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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Merlin Headshok, Moots YBB

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.

Litespeed continues to have one very minor flaw. Their decals are of poor quality, fracturing, and chipping too easily.

The Tsali is as good as it gets, but I knew that before I bought it.

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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.