tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319471012350330893.post8133628033392016760..comments2023-12-28T03:36:52.452-06:00Comments on JBar Cycling: The Last Ride of the LitespeedJBarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10612290032138592894noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319471012350330893.post-88506273914000923142013-04-15T15:24:05.000-05:002013-04-15T15:24:05.000-05:00Chris, yes, the top tube is scary thin. A tap on t...Chris, yes, the top tube is scary thin. A tap on the bottom of the toptube near the midpoint sounds as strong as a throwaway aluminum foil turkey roasting pan, but...<br />the bike is soo sweet, and the lifetime warranty was their idea, not mine! I just bought it. The failure is at the top bottle cage insert in the seat tube. Thin tubing made more vulnerable by the drill hole.<br />Mike, yes. Probably not vintage. I picked it up at the King Biscuit festival 14-15 years ago.JBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612290032138592894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319471012350330893.post-69072861253439911592013-04-15T14:47:43.204-05:002013-04-15T14:47:43.204-05:00Not that I wasn't admiring your poor deceased ...Not that I wasn't admiring your poor deceased Litespeed bike, but is that an original Sonny Boy Williamson "King Biscuit Flour" corn meal bag on the wall?Mike Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03626151913974686601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319471012350330893.post-29474487254627363862013-04-15T11:00:13.071-05:002013-04-15T11:00:13.071-05:006V4Al Titanium alloy is nice and hard (great for d...6V4Al Titanium alloy is nice and hard (great for dropouts and the like) so it builds into a super stiff frame, but it can also be quite brittle. 3V2.5AL is a bit more flexible, but probabaly more durable overall. When I lived in Chattanooga I used to ride with some of the Lynskey-era Litespeed guys and they would talk about a strong hand being able to ever so slightly crush/flex the top tube of a Ghisallo. A lust-worthy frame, but old technology in this day and age.ChrisCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319471012350330893.post-31201550921060788392013-04-13T19:04:03.224-05:002013-04-13T19:04:03.224-05:00CC says that their records were in a long-abandone...CC says that their records were in a long-abandoned computer system,but I would bet that the information still exists. You give me hope. Being local, the principals at Competitive Cyclist all have personal knowledge of the fact that I bought the bike from them. I thought my ti frame was forever, but there isn't must that lasts that long!JBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612290032138592894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319471012350330893.post-34942167448192762492013-04-13T17:30:12.347-05:002013-04-13T17:30:12.347-05:00Jbar I've just got my 2003 vortex back from li...Jbar I've just got my 2003 vortex back from litespeed it had a crack in the headtube and unbelievably I too have every receipt for every bike I have except the vortex.<br />Colorado Cyclist vouched that I'd bought it from them although THey couldn't find a receipt either.<br />It took a lot of arguing, crying pissing and moaning and a year to get it back.<br />Ask CC to check their records for you.<br /><br />Roger Smith.<br /><br />PS. Is the life of a ti frame 10yrs?rogernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319471012350330893.post-48099883728342168822013-04-13T09:47:57.572-05:002013-04-13T09:47:57.572-05:00There is no question that I'm the original own...There is no question that I'm the original owner. One of the then-owners of Competitive built it up for me and most of the guys knew the bike by sight. I was a friend and loyal customer. I have the original build order, a photo from the CC bike gallery,the box that it came in, and all the original manuals, etc. I just can't find a receipt. They tell me that it's a nonstarter with Litespeed without it. I will relate my experience as we move forward. I hope that Litespeed will accept some reasonable documentation. I may have to depose my friends at CC! I'm hoping for a reasonable disposition. I love my ti!JBarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10612290032138592894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-319471012350330893.post-1298332716666133022013-04-13T09:39:20.488-05:002013-04-13T09:39:20.488-05:00I'm pretty surprised litespeed won't honor...I'm pretty surprised litespeed won't honor it - I mean, it's clearly their frame, right? I guess maybe they're concerned you're not the true first owner maybe? Either way, good luck with your next frame. Carbon's great, and now it can be had for pretty affordable (<1kg @ <$1k!), but I'd sure love to have Ti myself. 'Course I'd have said that's because no way will a Carbon frame last like a Ti..... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01493834577264376252noreply@blogger.com