It looks like an older frame, but it’s a compact which is something they’ve only done recently as far as I know… any ideas as to what this is?

It looks like an older frame, but it’s a compact which is something they’ve only done recently as far as I know… any ideas as to what this is?

Are those wheels 650’s?
Not a clue - but those sure look like some looong chainstays! Weird to see a semi-compact geometry with very slack seat tube angle with long chainstays. Not sure of the logic there
They look like 650’s but I’m not sure…
This might be dumb, but maybe it’s a mountain bike frame. It could also be another manufacturer’s frame with Litespeed stickers.
Adam
If those are 650 wheels would say that is a Merlin Aerial someone has rebadged.
Had one of them many years ago.
fal7 in sunny (finally) Houston
It might be a one-off. I don’t remember the Aerial or any Lightspeed putting water bottle bosses behind the seat tube like that.
You’ve definitely go the Litespeed obsession like me. Do you have any of their bikes, IronDad?
might be a mid-late '90’s tachyon. They came in 650c and sort of semi compact in the smaller sizes.