2025 Litespeed Ghisallo full (credit: Litespeed) Litespeed is reintroducing its Ghisallo road bike in a very limited run with a claimed frame weight of just 871g (size medium) – making it the world’s lightest titanium road bike.
We told you a couple of weeks ago that Litespeed was releasing “the world’s lightest titanium road bike” in the shape of the 948g Coll dels Reis . Now it has gone even lighter with the limited-edition Ghisallo.
> Litespeed releases “the world’s lightest titanium road bike” 2025 Litespeed Ghisallo full bike (credit: Litespeed) The rim-braked Ghisallo was originally introduced in 2002 and remained in the range for eight years. Litespeed says that the new edition will be the last ever.
The whole point of the Ghisallo – named after the famous 9.4km climb overlooking Lake Como in Italy – was to save weight. Back in 2002, Litespeed sponsored the Lotto-Adecco ProTour team and provided rebadged bikes for various riders sponsored by other brands. The Ghisallo was a response to riders’ requests for a dedicated climbing bike. 2025 Litespeed Ghisallo top tube- head tube (credit: Litespeed) The 2025 version uses Litespeed’s Superform FW titanium tubing – the tubing developed for the Coll dels Reis that we told you about a couple of weeks ago. It’s size-specific 3AL/2.5V titanium tubing with variable wall thicknesses and multi-dimensional shaping. 2025 Litespeed Ghisallo BB (credit: Litespeed) “The centrepiece for the Ghisallo comes in the form of a small piece of legacy jewellery: a featherweight three-piece BSA bottom […]
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