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In this short solo episode, host Tom Butler walks through the build of his newest bike: the Otso Warakin TI, a titanium gravel bike spec'd to be a true do-everything machine. This isn't a review. With only a handful of miles on the bike so far, it's an honest look at the decisions Tom made and why, the ones he feels confident about and the ones he'll have to wait and see on.

Tom gets into why he wanted a third bike in the first place, why he chose titanium over carbon, steel, and aluminum, and how a walk into Northwest Tri and Bike in Enumclaw short-circuited his careful shopping plan. Along the way he covers the Wolf Tooth roots of Otso, the carbon fork, the wheels, the Redshift shock stem, 50mm Schwalbe tires, the oval chainring, the 1x12 drivetrain, and the Shimano GRX 800 groupset. He also shares some fresh news that took a little wind out of his sails: Otso has discontinued the Warakin's Tuning Chip system in favor of UDH compatibility. It's a build episode for the bike nerds, grounded in the idea that the right bike is the one that doesn't limit where you can ride.

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