Litespeed Ocoee 1995 - Gravel conversion.

[pietromx]

Here is my fool Gravel conversion of a Litespeed Ocoee I bought in december '94.
In 2018 I destroyed my last suspension fork (an old sid modified to have 60mm travel).
And so fork has been replaced with a Whisky part n°9 Cx carbon fork. and the 26' wheels with new 700c Mavic wheels...
After all, I'm happy with this new old bike.




Spec:

Frame	Litespeed Ocoee Titanium 1995
Fork	Whisky no.9 CX Disc 12 Fork
Stem	Moots RSL Ti 120mm 0°
Headset	Chris King NoThreadset 1 1/8" purple (1995)
Handlebar	3T Superghiaia 440mm
Grip/tape	Bike Ribbon cork gel
Seatpost	PMP Titanium 27.2 Purple (1995)
Saddle	Fizik Aliante R3 Kium Open regular
Brakes	Shimano BR-8070 Hydraulic Flat Mount Disc (Rear with A.S. Solutions IS-FM 160mm adapter)
Disc Rotor	Shimano RT86 Ice-Tech 160mm
Bottom Brakets	Rotor BSA30
Crankset	Rotor Vegast 175mm - Offset axle - 46/30 Direct Mount chainrings
Rear Derailleur	Shimano Ultegra RX800 11V Shadow+ with 14t-12t jockey wheels
Front Derailleur	Shimano CX70 Top Pull
Chain	Shimano CN-HG701 11 speed
Cassette	Shimano XTR CS-M9001 11-40 11 speed
Brakes Levers	Shimano Ultegra ST-R8020 STI - Hydraulic Disc Brake 2x11
Wheels	Mavic AllRoad Pro UST Disc
Tires	Pirelli Cinturato Gravel M 700x40
QR/axle	Rear: DT Swiss Thru Bolt 10x135 with Reverse Components 135mm 12 to 10mm reducer / Front: Whisky 12 mm NO.9 Thru Axle
Pedals	Xpedo CXR
Bottle Cages	King Cage Titanium

 

[dandy1]

I really like that

Have been tempted by a gravel conversion a few times but not plucked up the courage to go for it yet!

 

[Augustus]

That just looks right. Good job. Really nice Grav conversion (although imo, Grav is essentially mountain biking before the comfort years).

 

[Prodigal Son]

Is the fit working w/ such a long stem along w/ a drop bar?

 

[frkl]

Looks great!

 

[frkl]

Here is my fool Gravel conversion of a Litespeed Ocoee I bought in december '94.
In 2018 I destroyed my last suspension fork (an old sid modified to have 60mm travel).
And so fork has been replaced with a Whisky part n°9 Cx carbon fork. and the 26' wheels with new 700c Mavic wheels...
After all, I'm happy with this new old bike.

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Spec:

Frame	Litespeed Ocoee Titanium 1995
Fork	Whisky no.9 CX Disc 12 Fork
Stem	Moots RSL Ti 120mm 0°
Headset	Chris King NoThreadset 1 1/8" purple (1995)
Handlebar	3T Superghiaia 440mm
Grip/tape	Bike Ribbon cork gel
Seatpost	PMP Titanium 27.2 Purple (1995)
Saddle	Fizik Aliante R3 Kium Open regular
Brakes	Shimano BR-8070 Hydraulic Flat Mount Disc (Rear with A.S. Solutions IS-FM 160mm adapter)
Disc Rotor	Shimano RT86 Ice-Tech 160mm
Bottom Brakets	Rotor BSA30
Crankset	Rotor Vegast 175mm - Offset axle - 46/30 Direct Mount chainrings
Rear Derailleur	Shimano Ultegra RX800 11V Shadow+ with 14t-12t jockey wheels
Front Derailleur	Shimano CX70 Top Pull
Chain	Shimano CN-HG701 11 speed
Cassette	Shimano XTR CS-M9001 11-40 11 speed
Brakes Levers	Shimano Ultegra ST-R8020 STI - Hydraulic Disc Brake 2x11
Wheels	Mavic AllRoad Pro UST Disc
Tires	Pirelli Cinturato Gravel M 700x40
QR/axle	Rear: DT Swiss Thru Bolt 10x135 with Reverse Components 135mm 12 to 10mm reducer / Front: Whisky 12 mm NO.9 Thru Axle
Pedals	Xpedo CXR
Bottle Cages	King Cage Titanium

There is a thread, if you are interested, where some other conversions have been collecting... It's sort of a de facto "show me" thread.

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/has-anyone-built-a-gravel-bike-using-a-retro-frame.400408/
I think one thing that is interesting is how fluid the distinction between drop bar mtb and gravel bike is here

 

[pietromx]

Is the fit working w/ such a long stem along w/ a drop bar?

In origin I had a 135mm stem, with flat bar. I have a 110mn stem too, but I still prefer this 120. It’s a 0 degree stem and so the length is less than a -6 standard stem…

 

[pietromx]

There is a thread, if you are interested, where some other conversions have been collecting... It's sort of a de facto "show me" thread.

https://www.retrobike.co.uk/threads/has-anyone-built-a-gravel-bike-using-a-retro-frame.400408/
I think one thing that is interesting is how fluid the distinction between drop bar mtb and gravel bike is here

Thank you. I didn’t know. And yes, I agree. The distinction with old MTB is even lower.

 

[frkl]

Thank you. I didn’t know.

There is a sticky thread with all the "show me ..." Threads listed somewhere.

Took me a while to find them at the beginning.

Edit, but its always good for a bike to have it's own thread too, of course!

 

[Tinc]

Bloody lovely, that is! Top job.

What's the clearance like under the seat stay bridge?