Otso Cycles New Steel Warakin All-Road

Otso’s Warakin has been a popular choice for those wanting a stainless or titanium chassis all-road bike and today, the brand announced the steel version. Let’s take a closer look…

The new Warakin from Otso Cycles is a versatile steel all-road bike that will carry its rider to any destination. It is designed for multi-surface rides, overnighters, gravel races, and commuting. Frame features include adjustable geometry, lots of mounts for cargo and fenders, clearance for 50mm tires, suspension-corrected geometry to run a suspension fork, and can be built with gears or single speed. The new Warakin has three colorway options and is available now.

Geometry

The Warakin features the same geometry as the Warakin Stainless and Warakin Ti, just with a different frame material. A 56cm Warakin frame has a head tube angle of 71.5o, a seat tube angle of 73o, a reach of 383mm and a stack of 596mm. The Warakin geometry has suspension correction – like all Otso bikes – which allows the rider to install a gravel suspension fork without significantly altering the geometry of the bike. The carbon stock, paint-matched fork has an axle-to-crown of 420mm. All of this contributes to a progressive geometry that will comfortably and confidently carry the rider along the road ahead, no matter the terrain.

Sizes 52, 54, 56, 58, and 60cm follow the same geometry of the Warakin Ti and Warakin Stainless. The 49cm frame has been newly designed for an optimized riding experience for shorter riders. This size was developed with 650b wheels in mind, which reduces toe overlap. Frame tire clearance is still 50mm as it is with the other sizes, and all mounts for cargo, rear rack, and fenders are still present on the new 49cm frame design.

The new Warakin frame is Otso custom-butted 4130 chromoly tubing. This steel has a classic, comfortable quality and pairs with the Warakin geometry for a stable, smooth ride. 4130 chromoly is known to be durable and reliable, which makes it a strong option for light touring and afternoon rides alike. The stock fork is the Lithic Hiili carbon fork that is also stock on the Warakin Stainless, Warakin Ti, and Waheela C bikes.

Frame Specs

If a bike is meant to ride any road in any condition, it needs to fit tires and wheels that will get the rider to and from their destination, while handling every bump along the way. The massive tire clearance of the Warakin was built with this in mind. It’ll fit 700c x 50mm tires for that road that doesn’t actually appear on the map, just as easily as 650b x 50mm for forest trails, 700c x 35mm for your next gravel ride, or anything in between. If a frame was designed to ride all roads, it needs the ability to ride tires that are best suited for the terrain ahead.

Like many Otso bikes, the Warakin sports the Tuning Chip rear dropout system, which allows the rider to lengthen or shorten the wheelbase by up to 20mm, raise or lower the bottom bracket by 4mm, and change the head tube angle by +/- 0.5º. For chunky gravel on remote roads, the longer wheelbase of the rear Tuning Chip position is set for stability and comfort. For a quick spin around town or the CX course, the front position makes for snappy handling and agile control. A middle position is also available, which covers the best of both worlds. Changing the Tuning Chip is easiest to do in a home workshop and only requires only a few tools.