There were no new bikes shown at the Eurobike (just the QR cd0.1 with new colours).
There are no new bikes at their website.
The development of the new blade was cancelled.
What is the status of Litespeed?
Do I really need to buy a lynskey if I want a new titanium bike?
Frank
no idea about litespeed but if I had the money I would get a Kent Eriksen,
http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/photos/on-show-rocky-mountain-bicycle-show-part-3/85129
nothing fancy just nicely made
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No new bikes? Try this:
Also, the C1, C2, and C3 are now up on the regular Litespeed website.
Litespeed is a joke now in my opinion. Owned 2 Lynskey built steeds in the early 90’s and loved them(Tachyon and Vortex). Owned 1 ‘new’ Litespeed and had cracked carbon stay on drive site, w/o my bike for 5 weeks…bike was never the same…customer service sucks!
I would buy a Lynskey bike in 2 seconds.
Litespeed is now consistently one marketing gimmick after another now. The mid 90’s were the pinnacle of Lynskey’s creations…scan ebay for them b/c there are still some to be had.
I would buy a '95 Ultimate before I bought a brand new Litespeed.
i have two lynskeys the R430 and the Helix…
both great bikes and would not part with either one!
I have a lynskey, and love it. Litespeed does seem to suck at the moment, I think a lot of guys in the market for a ti bike are opting for a custom from a boutique frame builder.
why Litespeed?
x2 on the Erikson. Or Moots, or Seven, or Lynskey, or Guru, or other
Yeah, a shame. Loved my Vortex prior to jumping on the carbon ship. Just impossible to make a Ti bike as stiff for racing as a good carbon bike of today. Great century cruisers though!
I have a 2005 Teramo. It’s a post Lynskey build. Best bike I have ever owned. Best fit I’ve ever had and the most reponsive bike ever. I know a guy who worked at Litespeed before, during and after the Lynskey transition and he said that the bikes they began to build just after the transition were better than those just before because of multiple issues with Lynskey building “art, not bikes”. Anyway. I havent ridden any of the newer frames but I will say the guy who told me all this stuff rides a Cervelo. Anyway, I gotta go.
Well I’m glad you like it that’s great. Yea, the new Litespeed is so good the builder chooses to ride a Cervelo…makes a lot of sense.
Go to Lynskey’s web site dude, he builds pure function. Sure you can get nice paint schemes, but there is a reason he is succeeding with his own shop…he builds quality rides people want. There is also a reason Litespeed is showing us less and less…because people are not buying what they are selling.
My brother and I toured the Lynskey plant last spring. I thought it would be interesting but no big deal. I was wrong. The passion that Mark and David Lynskey have for building bikes is intoxicating. I don’t get excited very easily and am the opposite of an impulse buyer, but I was glad that they don’t sell directly to the public because I don’t think I could have walked out of there without a bike. I have a Litespeed Blade and Vortex that I like a lot, but given a choice between Litespeed and Lynskey, Lynskey is a no brainer.
I still love my '98 MTB. Spent years scouring eBay trying to find an old Blue Ridge for the ultimate “ride hard & put away wet” touring/winter bike…
My brother and I toured the Lynskey plant last spring. I thought it would be interesting but no big deal. I was wrong. The passion that Mark and David Lynskey have for building bikes is intoxicating. I don’t get excited very easily and am the opposite of an impulse buyer, but I was glad that they don’t sell directly to the public because I don’t think I could have walked out of there without a bike. I have a Litespeed Blade and Vortex that I like a lot, but given a choice between Litespeed and Lynskey, Lynskey is a no brainer.
I have a few Lynskey “Litespeeds”. I will have another some day…I do have to say that I enjoy their passion and they build some of the best. My next road bike with out a doubt will come from David Greenfield at Elite. Even going on seven years (or is it eight) old…my custom Ultimate is still one of the best bikes I have ever had the pleasure to ride, and I love that it gets so many looks of awe from folks “in the know” when it comes to bikes.