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Thanks for the feedback and for watching. It was a great weekend. I should have sped up the riding portion for sure. As far as metrics are concerned I'm not sure how to add that stuff in there. I need to do some research. Thanks again.

But there is no food waiting for us at the end of a Lewisville ride.....

Thanks for taking the time to watch some of it.

I'm going to post a review in the next couple of weeks. Here is the link....www.winspace.cc/product/slc3-frameset/?v=7516fd43adaa. Scroll to the bottom for the sizing. I have ridden a lot of bikes over the years and this one is pretty outstanding overall. It is without a doubt the smoothest bike I have ever ridden, but not in a bad way....if that makes sense. So far I have over 900 miles on it. I'm 5'7" for reference.

To be honest, I haven’t ridden them in a while. I put them on my gravel bike and rode the bike on asphalt only for quite a while. I don’t find them flexy or uncomfortable as I’m a smaller rider. When I was getting ready to ride gravel I emailed the company and they said they wouldn’t recommend these for gravel so I took them off and haven’t put them back on. The only negative I would say is that I would use a standard top cap as theirs looks to be 3D printed and would break easier than and standard one. I big deal really. I rode it with their top cap without issue, but next time I will use a standard cap. Hope this helps.

It's only dropped on the Toscano. Mine was experimental at the time and it didn't have a name. That's why my top tube says Spezia. I think they were just going to call it a Spezia Gravel, but they obviously changed their mind. Thanks for the question. It's a great bike.

@@cat4garage wow that’s an amazing bike man thank you for getting back to me

nvm on the weight! i see now

I crashed mine over a cyclocross weekend last year about 4 times and it survived so I didn't really want to test it that way, but.......It was a bad weekend. I would not have wanted to crash the crux like that. The crux was awesome, hence the reason I had this one custom built with Crux geometry. Hope this helps.

Also thanks for the video

The handlebar I got was a 38 x 115. It seems super nice. I am up in the air whether to use the Avian Canary or the Winspace. The Winspace has more of a forward sweep that I like which is comparable to my Vision Metron's. The Avian weighs 242 which is awesome, but the tops are less deep by about 1/2" than the Winspace version. The extra depth is nice. I will likely eat the 100g weight "penalty" and go with the Winspace bars. Curious to see your build when complete. I am putting SRAM Red AXS (mostly first gen, I bought the new shifters and brakes) on mine.

Can't wait for it to arrive, still about 3 weeks away. I'm building it with r9270 .May upgrade to some kind of Chinese carbon power crank down the track.

Yes, very much so. It handle a couple of CX race crashes like a champ. The extra 1 lb of frame weight over my crux is worth it to me in terms of durability. When it's in road mode I actually prefer the climbing feel over my aero bike, but you do give up a little on fast sections. Realistically not much though. I had some 38 wide handlebars and Zipp 404's on there and it rolls really good.

So far so good. I actually haven't ridden them on gravel yet, but have used the climbing and for fast group rides and I can tell no difference from the Alpinist bar. I really like the flat(er) tops on these.

@@cat4garage appreciate the feedback sir!

That's what I have heard, but is that such a bad thing depending on use? Not sure. I am going to be putting it on my gravel bike in the next couple of weeks. In that scenario flexible could be comfortable. We shall see.

@@cat4garage Agreed, for casual gravel use it might work fine.

@@stanzapalny2123 Well, I put them on the gravel bike today and did a 35 miler with them on the road. I had Specialized Alpinist integrated bars (42cm and 251 grams) on it before and swapped to this 38mm. I like how narrow these are and I could honestly not tell any discernible flex difference at all. I tried sprinting in the drops and the hoods, no difference to me whatsoever. Granted, I am a lighter rider, but I think the concerns with these bars to the public could be the same problem with lots of cycling things. People that "hear" things or read "concerns" criticize products openly without ever actually trying them themselves. There are a lot of armchair product experts out there who have never put a hand on the things they criticize. Hope this helps. They aren't coming any time soon.

Actually bought them off Ebay from a guy who purchased them and didn't use them on his build. I got lucky.

Just get it off panda podium

Thank you and thanks for watching

I actually custom ordered this one from Litespeed with geometry to match a 2022 Specialized Crux I rode for a year. I sold that frameset to get this one. It was a size 52, but the geometry more matches a size 54. I'm 5'7", so yeah.....I'm not real tall, but guess who was always yelling at me to pass them the ball while I was bringing the ball up the court??? Tall people who couldn't dribble..

I need to do that. Just haven't really gotten to the point where I want to be on video. 😀If you have specific questions you can ask me. I can say without hesitation that it does offer an overall smoother ride than the 2022 Crux. I copied the geometry of the Crux so it was familiar feeling. The geometry is fairly aggressive so this particular one is not setup for cruising. I'm 5'7" 135lbs kitted out. I don't put a lot of stress on bikes so to me it's plenty responsive enough without "lag" or feeling mushy. Take from that what you want, but if I was offered to straight up trade for an SWorks Crux I would keep this one. Ironically, one reason that I decided to swap from the crux to the Litespeed was durability. That came into play 2 weeks ago when I had a horrible weekend of racing cross. Wrecked 5 times over 2 days of racing and the bike hit the ground 4 times of those 5. It wasn't an easy weekend on equipment and the LS was none worse the wear. I always worried about the Crux durability and luckily I didn't have to find out the limits. Hope this helps.

Thank you. It really is an outstanding bike. I put it to the test a couple of weeks ago and had a crash filled weekend during cyclocross. It was almost comical. The frame held up. That is exactly why I swapped from the Crux to the ti frame. Honestly not sure if the Crux would have survived that weekend intact. Thanks for watching.

For some reason I decided to cheap out and get the 40. I have had no issues with the 40, but in hindsight I should have just gotten the 110.

On the Spezia they now have an Internal cable option. It is called the FI (Fully Integrated). It used a Specific Enve Fork and Stem. Hope that helps.

@@cat4garage yes very helpful thankyou

@@cat4garage thankyou

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I used to live in Chattanooga so I have a soft spot for Litespeed. That being said, I just really appreciate what they can do with manipulating tubing so it's not just round. The top "tube" on this frame starts as a flat sheet of 6/4 ti. Then it is formed into a tube and seam welded on the bottom. Doing things like this means that you can really dial in the ride qualities you are after. I have toured the factory before and it is cool to see how they actually produce all the individual parts. It is an impressive facility. I don't currently have an operational web page, but I may soon so I could post up there if I get it back up and running. Thanks,

Also, build list starts at 0:44.

Thanks, oddly enough it was seemed to be the downhill where I struggle the most on the short course. Fun day.

@@Tglass thanks for the feedback. I’m thinking about getting a toscano for similar reasons

Right on!

It is a challenging climb for sure. Just take it in small chunks and at your pace and you will be fine.

Thanks for watching. Hey, at least you made the time cut. I can say that it was probably a brutal ride for most, no matter what your conditioning. Congrats on the finish.

I really enjoyed that singletrack. I didn't read the race bible thoroughly so everything was a surprise. Ignorance is bliss sometimes, especially this time. I don't believe I would have like to have known what was coming a lot of the times. Great ride. Probably the short one for me next year.

@@cat4garage Yes I’m on fence also. Haha

I wish the software I use had better audio choices. I need to pony up and buy one of those music services.

That is definitely a classic sample. Every time I hear it all I can think about is...."Number 23, Miiiichaaaeeeel Joooordan"

Thanks. That was absolutely the hardest event I have ever done. Likely a one and done for the waffle version of this.

Be proud, great result on such a difficult track. That took some prep work!