Litespeed Ocoee 1995 - Gravel conversion.

In the picture you could see the clearance with a 35c tyre. With Pirelli 40c gravel M tyre (that measures 42 on my rims) it’s about 6mm on top and 14mm on every side.

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Ooh! That's plenty.
Looked closer than that.
I tried a similar idea with 650bx47's & it was really tight.
 
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:
FrameLitespeed Ocoee Titanium 1995
ForkWhisky no.9 CX Disc 12 Fork
StemMoots RSL Ti 120mm 0°
HeadsetChris King NoThreadset 1 1/8" purple (1995)
Handlebar3T Superghiaia 440mm
Grip/tapeBike Ribbon cork gel
SeatpostPMP Titanium 27.2 Purple (1995)
SaddleFizik Aliante R3 Kium Open regular
BrakesShimano BR-8070 Hydraulic Flat Mount Disc (Rear with A.S. Solutions IS-FM 160mm adapter)
Disc RotorShimano RT86 Ice-Tech 160mm
Bottom BraketsRotor BSA30
CranksetRotor Vegast 175mm - Offset axle - 46/30 Direct Mount chainrings
Rear DerailleurShimano Ultegra RX800 11V Shadow+ with 14t-12t jockey wheels
Front DerailleurShimano CX70 Top Pull
ChainShimano CN-HG701 11 speed
CassetteShimano XTR CS-M9001 11-40 11 speed
Brakes LeversShimano Ultegra ST-R8020 STI - Hydraulic Disc Brake 2x11
WheelsMavic AllRoad Pro UST Disc
TiresPirelli Cinturato Gravel M 700x40
QR/axleRear: DT Swiss Thru Bolt 10x135 with Reverse Components 135mm 12 to 10mm reducer / Front: Whisky 12 mm NO.9 Thru Axle
PedalsXpedo CXR
Bottle CagesKing Cage Titani

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.

View attachment 616901
View attachment 616902

Spec:
FrameLitespeed Ocoee Titanium 1995
ForkWhisky no.9 CX Disc 12 Fork
StemMoots RSL Ti 120mm 0°
HeadsetChris King NoThreadset 1 1/8" purple (1995)
Handlebar3T Superghiaia 440mm
Grip/tapeBike Ribbon cork gel
SeatpostPMP Titanium 27.2 Purple (1995)
SaddleFizik Aliante R3 Kium Open regular
BrakesShimano BR-8070 Hydraulic Flat Mount Disc (Rear with A.S. Solutions IS-FM 160mm adapter)
Disc RotorShimano RT86 Ice-Tech 160mm
Bottom BraketsRotor BSA30
CranksetRotor Vegast 175mm - Offset axle - 46/30 Direct Mount chainrings
Rear DerailleurShimano Ultegra RX800 11V Shadow+ with 14t-12t jockey wheels
Front DerailleurShimano CX70 Top Pull
ChainShimano CN-HG701 11 speed
CassetteShimano XTR CS-M9001 11-40 11 speed
Brakes LeversShimano Ultegra ST-R8020 STI - Hydraulic Disc Brake 2x11
WheelsMavic AllRoad Pro UST Disc
TiresPirelli Cinturato Gravel M 700x40
QR/axleRear: DT Swiss Thru Bolt 10x135 with Reverse Components 135mm 12 to 10mm reducer / Front: Whisky 12 mm NO.9 Thru Axle
PedalsXpedo CXR
Bottle CagesKing Cage Titanium
Did the frame come with a rear drop out setup for disk brakes? Reason I ask, I have a '94 Ocoee and would love to add front and rear disk but the frame isn't setup from the factory. :-(

Thanks ahead.
 
Did the frame come with a rear drop out setup for disk brakes? Reason I ask, I have a '94 Ocoee and would love to add front and rear disk but the frame isn't setup from the factory. :-(

Thanks ahead.
As you can see in my #18 post… I welded it… or better…. I asked to a Titanium bike welder (Rewel) to do it!😁
You could see the adapter welded to the frame in the picture. And he did a great job IMHO.
 
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