Page 11 of Bicycles 2004 by Litespeed

the most celebrated litespeed ever the vortex snatched multiple victories in ironman competitions as well as stage victories in 2002 s tour de france its geometric tube set provides athletes tremendous energy-transfer and adds to the rock-solid stability of its front-end the new teardrop-shaped chainstays allow for even more raw out-of-the-saddle power vortex pe r fo rmancesty le scriter iu mcircuit ra ce domesticroad ra ce europeanc la ssic stage ra ce hillycourse tr i ath lo nflatcourse tr i a th lo n no n competiti ve f itn e ss fa s t tou r in gloaded tou r in g not intended capable opti mum pe r fo rmance at t ribu t e s 0 .5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 4.8 4.7 5.0 5.0 3.5 note scoresarebasedonlitespeed ra tingscaleanddemon stra te d i f fe rencesbet we e n va riousmodelswithinagi ve n ca te gory 5 s t i ffn e ss stiffnessvs we ig htdu ra b ility ride qu a lity aerodyn am ics pure power and energy transfer is standard thanks in part to the revolutionary 10-sided seat tube which adds to the overall lateral stiffness of the frame advantage feature sizes 49 51 53 55 57 59 61 increased power transfer unrivaled strength to weight ratio great power transfer control and comfort new more aggressive teardrop-shaped chainstay 6al/4v titanium cold-worked geometrically-enhanced frame oversized 6al/4v diamond-shaped down tube and oversized seat tube 31.6 seat post page tapered 6al/4v diamond-shaped top tube litespeed.com 10

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