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Litespeed Appalachian

Lightweight commuter/light touring.

Frame:
Litespeed Appalachian

Fork/Headset:
Rock Lobster, Pacenti mtb crown / Chris King titanium

Crankset/Bottom Bracket:
Kooka MTB triple / Litespeed mtb titanium

Pedals:
WTB mp250 stealth, coolest plastic spd pedals ever!

Drivetrain/Cog/Chainring/Chain:
Boone titanium cogs 7 speed cassette 14-32 Shimano chain.

Derailleurs/Shifters:
Paul Components Derailleur / dura ace thumb friction shifter/ Paul Components thumbie adaptor Dura Ace triple front durailleur with down tube shifter

Handlebars/Stem:
Ti Cycles sweep back / Litespeed titanium / Oury grips

Saddle/Seatpost:
Serfas "Moots" titanium / Litespeed titanium

Brakes:
Paul Components: mini moto (front) touring canti (rear) Paul Components Love levers

Front Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Mavic Open Pro CD / Paul high flange / Ritchey CrossBite

Rear Wheel/Hub/Tire:
Mavic Open Pro CD / Paul RHUB / Ritchey CrossBite

Accessories:
Moots titanium rear bag/rack Tubus racks

Bike History

Click a link below to see past stages of this bike.

  1. Initial
  2. Stage 2
  3. Stage 3

Added by mikeetow. Last updated over 6 years ago.

As of over 6 years ago, mikeetow has indicated that they no longer own this bike.

18 Comments

greenwaychampion

greenwaychampion says:

This thing is killer.

Posted about 6 years ago

quixoticle

quixoticle says:

Stunning.

Posted almost 9 years ago

flapaflog

flapaflog says:

DAMN cool bike man.

Posted almost 9 years ago

yourframeandfocus

yourframeandfocus says:

OOOOOOHHH FUCK ME. This is goooooood!
Only dislike are those Paul cranks, pretty ugly IMO.

Posted about 9 years ago

thebaron

thebaron says:

very cool.

Posted about 11 years ago

stalag13

stalag13 says:

Bring back the picture of the rear derailleur!

Posted over 11 years ago

thisisdish

thisisdish says:

love this litespeed!

Posted over 11 years ago

Kurzawa

Kurzawa says:

I really enjoy looking at this bike. Thanks for sharing!

Posted over 11 years ago

Ewwyou

Ewwyou says:

Loving this!

Posted over 11 years ago

syahiddhan

syahiddhan says:

Beautiful bike

Posted over 11 years ago

kageones

kageones says:

Love love love it. Very nice!!

Posted over 11 years ago

cbeall25

cbeall25 says:

WOW. This is a really really cool build. I can't wait to see what it looks like when you get your fork from paul.

Posted over 11 years ago

mikeetow

mikeetow says:

Me too, he said it came out awesome! He used a Pacenti mtb crown.

Posted over 11 years ago

cbeall25

cbeall25 says:

is it this guy http://rocklobstershop.blogspot.com/201... ?

Posted over 11 years ago

mikeetow

mikeetow says:

On the right, yeah!

Posted over 11 years ago

outofstep

outofstep says:

i really dig this bike. all the little touches like the derailleur, flask holder, moots bag, etc.
i do think the oury's are a little out of place, but all in all...SICK!

Posted over 11 years ago

yourframeandfocus

yourframeandfocus says:

Perfect build. And I must say that Moots bag is nice aswell.

Posted over 11 years ago

Kevin_R

Kevin_R says:

Very nice! And strangely enough thats an impressive looking derailleur

Posted over 11 years ago