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Reliability, mellow geometry, light weight, an all-out fun machine ... the basis of design for the best hard tail ever built. Litespeed originally developed the Obed as the "poor man's titanium mountain bike". Things have changed over the years: trails have become more challenging, quality standards have risen, as have the demands of discriminating trail riders who want a high caliber machine. High Country or High Desert, nothing climbs and descends like the Obed. True to the new breed of Litespeed's off-road line, this hand-crafted beauty is dripping with innovative features.

  • RDS dropout system enables changing from conventional to singlespeed dropouts.
  • GET tubeset offers uncompromised stiffness, ride quality, and durability.
  • Quad-TECH 3Al-2.5V stays offer optimized tire clearance and geartrain compatibility while keeping the rear wheel tracking precisely behind the front.
  • Trail friendly geometry. 100 - 120mm fork compatibility

Chief Engineer Brad DeVaney talks about the Litespeed Obed to cycling.tv (Windows Media Player required to view)

GEOMETRY
Size S M ML L S* M* L* XL*
Top Tube Length (in.) 21.5 22.5 23.5 24.5 22.5 23.5 24.5 25.0
Head Tube Angle 69.5 69.5 69.5 69.5 70.5 71.5 71.5 71.5
Seat Tube Angle 73.0 73.0 73.0 73.0 740 73.5 73.0 73.0
Seat Tube Length (cm) 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0 14.0 16.0 18.0 20.0
Standover Height (cm) 28.7 30.2 31.7 33.1 28.0 28.8 30.3 31.8
Head Tube Length (cm) 4.5 5.0 5.5 6.0 4.0 4.0 4.25 4.5
Frame Weight (grams/lbs.) 1395
3.08
1445
3.18
1495
3.29
1540
3.39
29er sizes

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