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WAHOO! ... ER, WAHEELA!

PUTTING THE GRR! IN GRAVEL

Waheela was designed from the ground up to be the most versatile gravel bike available. The first suspension-corrected gravel bike on the market, Waheela takes its name from a wolf-like creature similar to the Warakin but more specialized for its environment.

RIDEFORWARD™ GEOMETRY

Our RideForward™ geometry is the future of gravel. It redefines the shape of a gravel bike by giving it a longer reach, which increases the wheelbase and provides more stable handling.

SUSPENSION CORRECT

Waheela has a suspension corrected 420mm axle-to-crown fork and handles optimally with both rigid and gravel suspension forks.

"Wow! Is this a mountain bike with drop bars, a gravel rig, an adventure bike, a versatile touring rig, or all of the above? It seems almost overwhelming when you think about all the possibilities this platform presents."

Riding Gravel

REYNOLDS STEEL

Waheela S uses Reynolds 520 steel to produce a strong, light bike with a supple yet lively ride quality. The tubes also feature an electro-deposited (ED) coating inside and out for rust protection.

"Otso Cycles has really made the bike versatile and has sent the first shot over the bow of other gravel bike makers out there. Expect many bikes to follow in its wake similar to this Waheela S. In that sense, the Waheela S is a pioneering effort and a good one at that."

Riding Gravel

TUNING CHIP™

The patent pending Tuning Chip™ system provides 20mm of chainstay length and 4mm of bottom bracket height adjustment, allowing you to fine tune your ride.

AND SO MUCH MORE ...

TOP PERFORMER

Unparalleled ride quality results from the combination Reynolds 520 steel and carefully thought out frame geometry.

FORWARD THINKING

The increased reach of our RideForward design requires minimal changes to the head tube angle between sizes. This makes the geometry and handling more consistent between sizes while reducing to overlap on smaller frames.

RACE INSPIRED

Waheela features lower stacks for an improved fit and a slack seat tube angle for a race-friendly seat position with zero offset.

CLEARANCE FOR TAKE-OFF

Like the Warakin, Waheela has massive tire clearance and can be built up with tires ranging from all-road 700Cx28 through road-plus 650Cx53 to trail-ready 700Cx53 (29x2.1) for rough terrain.

HAVE RACKS? WILL TRAVEL

Numerous braze-ons allow Waheela to accommodate cable routing clamps, 3 water bottles, fenders, racks, frame bags, and more.

SHIFTY, BUT IN A GOOD WAY

Full-length cable housing provides flawless shifting in even the worst conditions.

HIP TO THE DROP

The Waheela frame is compatible with internal routing dropper seat posts.

QUALITY ASSURED

Designed by the Otso engineering team, Waheela frames are manufactured by one of the top steel frame fabricators in Taiwan and come with a five-year limited warranty. All bikes are inspected and assembled at our headquarters in Minneapolis, MN USA.

TECHNICAL DETAILS

  • Base Build
  • Frame Specs
  • Geometry
  • Tires & Rims

Frame

Reynolds 520 with Tuning Chip™ dropout system

Fork

Lithic full carbon fork, 15mm through-axle

Headset

Wolf Tooth Precision Headset

Rear derailleur

Shimano 105 GS, 11 speed

Front derailleur

Shimano 105, 28.6mm clamp

Shifters

Shimano 105 mechanical, 11 speed

Cassette

Shimano SLX, 11-42t, 11 speed

Brakes

SRAM BB7 Mechanical

Cranks

Shimano FC-RS510

Bottom bracket

Shimano english thread BSA, Ø68mm

Handlebar

Lithic Corundum aluminum compact drop with 16° flare

Grips

Cork handlebar tape, black

Stem

6061 aluminum

Seatpost

6061 aluminum

Seatpost Clamp

Wolf Tooth 29.8mm

Seat

WTB, Custom for Otso

Wheels

DT Swiss C 1800 SPLINE, 100x15mm front and 142x12mm rear hub spacing

Tires

Terrene Elwood 700x40 Light

Chain

Shimano HG-11X

Frame Sizes

S, M, L, XL

Weight (size M)

4.9 lbs (2216g) set up tubeless

Bottom bracket standard

68mm BSA threaded

Q-factor

146mm with Shimano RS510 crankset

Maximum chainring size

2x 53T round; 1x 50T round or 46T oval

Front derailleur type

28.6mm clamp, bottom pull

Headset

ZS44/28.6 upper, EC44/40.0 lower (optional 20mm extended lower cup included)

Seatpost diameter

Ø27.2mm

Seatpost clamp

Ø29.8mm

Front/rear hub standard

100x15mm thru axle / 142x12mm thru axle

Front/rear axle

Derailleur hanger

Rear brake (rotor)

74mm post mount (160mm), flat mount adapter available

Front brake (rotor)

flat mount native, 74mm post mount adapter included (160mm)

Fork axle-to-crown

400mm (can be used with included 20mm extended headset cup)

Fork offset

47mm

Bare frame weight (54cm)

2120g

Fork weight (Lithic Hiili)

490g

Tire clearance (frame)

40mm at 420mm chainstay position, 50mm at 430/440mm chainstay position

Tire clearance (fork)

Max Clearance 29x2.1" (54-622)

Braze-ons

3 bottle mounts, fender, rack, cable clamps

S M L XL

Recommended rider height

5'2"-5'7"

5'6-5'11"

5'10"-6'3"

6'2"-6'6"

Recommended rider inseam

29"-32"

30"-34"

33"-35"

34"-37"

Effective top tube

546mm

560mm

583mm

605mm

Nominal head tube angle

71°

71.5°

71.5°

71.5°

Tuning Chip induced head/seat tube angle change

±0.2°

±0.2°

±0.2°

±0.2°

Head tube length

94mm

107mm

149mm

191mm

Nominal seat tube angle

72.5°

72.5°

72.5°

72.5°

Seat tube length

475mm

510mm

540mm

570mm

Bottom bracket drop

68-72mm

68-72mm

68-72mm

68-72mm

Chainstay length

420-440mm

420-440mm

420-440mm

420-440mm

Wheelbase

1008 - 1028mm

1015-1035mm

1039-1059mm

1062-1082mm

Trail

71mm

68mm

68mm

68mm

Fork offset

47mm

47mm

47mm

47mm

Rigid fork axle to crown length

420mm

420mm

420mm

420mm

Stack

540mm

555mm

595mm

635mm

Reach

375mm

385mm

395mm

405mm

Standover

735mm

764mm

796mm

830mm

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