Weight of wheels only? I did the same thing a few years ago. Suzi q to voytek. It does ride like a regular mtb, whereas the Suzi just didn’t. I liked the Q, but love the voytek.
Otso Voytek just arrived and it’s fantastic
I swapped out my Suzi Q for an Otso Voytek and it just arrived. We’ve been doing so much riding in the winter splurgging on an Otso that was more like my other bikes made sense.
First off the folks at Otso were fantastic to deal with. They are very helpful and know what riders in snow want and need.
Here’s my build:
I went with the rigid fork set up. I had a Bluto on my Suzi Q and its not needed for the riding I do.
Raceface Next SL carbon cranks with CAMO Spider
Performance Headset
Magura MT8 Brakes
Diety 50mm stem
Raceface SixC carbon bars
Fox Transfer dropper
45nrth Wrathchild studded tires 26x4.2
Stuff I swapped:
Otso WTB sadde
- Specialized Power Saddle
The SLX drivetrain was swapped for:
Wolftooth Lithic aluminum rims replaced with:
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I did a shake down ride today and loved the way the bike rode. It feels even better than the Suzi Q and that bike set PR’s over my old Fatboy. This bike honestly feels like a regular MTB with some bigger tires. The riding position is perfect and it feels light enough.
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These are my rims. Not mounted yet. They look cool though.
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This is the weight with the stock rims, pedals, sealant etc.
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First off the folks at Otso were fantastic to deal with. They are very helpful and know what riders in snow want and need.
Here’s my build:
I went with the rigid fork set up. I had a Bluto on my Suzi Q and its not needed for the riding I do.
Raceface Next SL carbon cranks with CAMO Spider
Performance Headset
Magura MT8 Brakes
Diety 50mm stem
Raceface SixC carbon bars
Fox Transfer dropper
45nrth Wrathchild studded tires 26x4.2
Stuff I swapped:
Otso WTB sadde
- Specialized Power Saddle
The SLX drivetrain was swapped for:
- eThirteen Helix cassette
- GX AXS derailleur
Wolftooth Lithic aluminum rims replaced with:
- Atomik Patty 85mm carbon rims
- Onyx hubs
- BERD spokes
The bike with pedals, sealant etc and the stock Lithic rims comes in at 27.4 lbs. I was hoping for less, but I’ll update when I swap the rims out. Proper studded tires are heavy and I think I have saved a fair bit of weight where I can without giving up durability and usefulness (dropper/tires etc).
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I did a shake down ride today and loved the way the bike rode. It feels even better than the Suzi Q and that bike set PR’s over my old Fatboy. This bike honestly feels like a regular MTB with some bigger tires. The riding position is perfect and it feels light enough.
These are my rims. Not mounted yet. They look cool though.
This is the weight with the stock rims, pedals, sealant etc.
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I did the same thing last month — went from an aluminum Suzi Q to a Voytek. I bought the Voytek from a shop in Colorado that had one on the floor — my local shop (a Voytek dealer) couldn’t get anything in a Large frame. It came with a Mastodon fork and two wheel sets (29+ and 26 fat). I‘ve been riding 29+ (now on WTB Ranger 3.0 thanks to mikesee) and that’s fun but am waiting for it to snow to get on the fat tires (studded Dillinger 4.0 in back, studded Wrathchild 4.5 in front. I was able to get a Lithic Carbon fork from Otso and am going to sell the Mastodon fork (works well, but I don’t need it for how I’ll ride it). The Voytek just seems to have the geometry dialed, particularly with the matching carbon fork — agile, yet stabile and cornering that bike is just a wonderful feeling (in the 29+ configuration). The 29+ setup weighs in at 25.75 pounds (with pedals) and I’m anxious to see what it weighs in the 26-plus and how it rides.
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We got a surprise early dump of snow, so I headed north for a proper ride. We had 4” (10cm) of packing snow, with temps just below freeezing and no sunshine, sit it didn’t melt in the transition areas.
This bike did not disappoint. I honestly felt more dialed in than any fatbike I have owned (Fatboy, Suzi Q). Now this is by far the best build of any of my Fatbikes, but the actually riding position etc just felt perfect for me. They did a great job getting it right.
On the first outing I was concerned the Madura MT8 brakes might not have been up to thei task, but they are bedded in now and I thought they were great out on the trails.
These Wrathlordes are on another level when compared to the Dillinger 4’s. I’m sure they have a bunch more rolling resistance, but all I felt was control. I blazed some fresh tracks down a gully on a hill, and the bike just tracked exactly how I wanted it. For the type of riding I do the 26 x 4.2 is plenty. I was especially happy with how it steered into corners.
I haven’t ridden a rigid front end in a few years, but I will say that fork is rigid!! It took a bit to get used to on the square edged 10” plus root edges on the descents, but it always tracked true and the tires held the line.
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I also picked up a BIKEJACKET this year. First time using them and I’m impressed. They were covered in slushy mess, but my tires and drivetrain were perfectly clean. I should have done this long ago.
These folks were also great to deal with And they seem really well built.
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This bike did not disappoint. I honestly felt more dialed in than any fatbike I have owned (Fatboy, Suzi Q). Now this is by far the best build of any of my Fatbikes, but the actually riding position etc just felt perfect for me. They did a great job getting it right.
On the first outing I was concerned the Madura MT8 brakes might not have been up to thei task, but they are bedded in now and I thought they were great out on the trails.
These Wrathlordes are on another level when compared to the Dillinger 4’s. I’m sure they have a bunch more rolling resistance, but all I felt was control. I blazed some fresh tracks down a gully on a hill, and the bike just tracked exactly how I wanted it. For the type of riding I do the 26 x 4.2 is plenty. I was especially happy with how it steered into corners.
I haven’t ridden a rigid front end in a few years, but I will say that fork is rigid!! It took a bit to get used to on the square edged 10” plus root edges on the descents, but it always tracked true and the tires held the line.
I also picked up a BIKEJACKET this year. First time using them and I’m impressed. They were covered in slushy mess, but my tires and drivetrain were perfectly clean. I should have done this long ago.
These folks were also great to deal with And they seem really well built.
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I've had mine for a little over a year now. I sold my mountain bike and rode the Voytek exclusively this summer. Stock SLX build. I have been debating getting a Mastodon, but the bike is so light I have a hard time thinking about adding four pounds to the front end. Not to mention the Mastodon is unobtainium right now... Also debating going to a full summer set up with a boost fork and 29X2.5 or 2.6. I had a Mukluk for six years before getting the Voytek, and I have to say the Voytek is way more enjoyable to ride. Very nimble.
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Anybody try running some SRAM DUB with a CAMO spider?
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