1992 Litespeed Mountain
Litespeed was started in 1986 by David Lynskey and his family in Tennessee, following his passion for cycling and their experience as Southeast Machine, which specialized in working exotic metals. Litespeed quickly became known for offering a dizzying array of frame designs, including some early full suspension models at a time when a titanium frame alone was exotic enough. Litespeed also served as a contract manufacturer for many other brands, often producing the titanium model that sat at the top of a company's lineup. Oftentimes it was apparent that a frame had been produced by Litespeed based on the dropout design, brake bosses, or the characteristic aluminum sizing-sleeve in the seattube.
Based on the location of the original owner of this bike, it is built with a host of parts from the state of Michigan. This includes ultra-light hubs and skewers from Nukeproof, a fork from Slingshot, and a bottle cage and rims from Velocity. At the time, Velocity was an Australian company, but their US office was located in Grand Rapids. Eventually, Velocity USA began producing rims in the US, but in 1992 their first rim called the Aero was imported from Australia. The bottle cage was Velocity's first product, known as the Velocage. The Mavic 840 road derailleur as used on a mountain bike was a quirky touch at the time to save weight. Overall, the bike is very light with a total weight of X pounds.
Based on the location of the original owner of this bike, it is built with a host of parts from the state of Michigan. This includes ultra-light hubs and skewers from Nukeproof, a fork from Slingshot, and a bottle cage and rims from Velocity. At the time, Velocity was an Australian company, but their US office was located in Grand Rapids. Eventually, Velocity USA began producing rims in the US, but in 1992 their first rim called the Aero was imported from Australia. The bottle cage was Velocity's first product, known as the Velocage. The Mavic 840 road derailleur as used on a mountain bike was a quirky touch at the time to save weight. Overall, the bike is very light with a total weight of X pounds.
The Build
Year: 1992
S/N: 12.500 Frame: Litespeed Fork: Slingshot Stem: Litespeed Headset: Mavic 305 Bottom Bracket: White Industries Handlebar: Litespeed Shifters: Shimano Deore XT M732 Front Derailleur: Shimano Deore XT M735 Rear Derailleur: Mavic 840 Brake Levers: Dia Compe SS-7 Front Brake: Grafton Speed Control Rear Brake: Grafton Speed Control Crankset: Cook Brothers RSR Chainrings: Shimano SG 24-36-46 Pedals: Shimano Deore XT M735 Hubs: Nukeproof Carbon Rims: Velocity Aero Tires: Onza Porcupine Wheel QR: Nukeproof Titanium Seatpost: Litespeed Saddle: Selle Italia Flite Grips: Cork Foam Cogs: Shimano Dura Ace Freewheel Chain: Sachs Sedis Bottle Cage: Velocity Velocage |
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