Singletrack/MTB
Gravel/All-road
Dirt-road Touring
Fat-bike
Otso’s first proper trail bike, the Hoot Ti, is built up around a 140mm travel fork, playful geometry, a titanium frame, and 3D-printed dropouts and chainstay yoke. Find all the details here…
In 2016, Wolf Tooth Components launched its sister company, Otso Cycles. Over the last eight years, they’ve released a number of gravel bikes and rigid bikepacking bikes and are well-known for their lineup of fat bikes, which should come as no surprise considering they’re based in Minnesota. They work with carbon, titanium, and stainless steel and have done a good job of positioning themselves as a bike brand catering to adventurous rides that take you far from home. Until today, the only thing that was missing from their lineup was a proper trail bike, but that’s all changed with the introduction of the Otso Hoot Ti.
The Otso Hoot Ti is their first mountain bike designed for trail riding. It’s built up around a 3Al/2.5V grade 9 titanium frame, which Otso explains is “lightweight, lively, and emphasizes the playful Hoot Ti geometry.” It is designed to be paired with a 140mm travel fork and has clearance for 29 x 2.6″ tires. While you won’t find rack mounts on the Hoot Ti, there are bosses under the downtube and a quad-pack mount inside the main triangle.
Otso took advantage of 3D-printed titanium in the rear dropouts and the chainstay yoke to achieve this tire clearance and geometry, and it also allowed for unique dropper post cable routing where the chainstay yoke meets the bottom bracket shell. Two cable clamps for a shifter cable and brake routing are molded directly into the chainstay yoke with a clean, unobstructed look. The other area of the frame with 3D titanium printing is the rear UDH-compatible dropouts, which allows for a clean look and post-mount brake caliper position.
As far as geometry goes, the Otso Hoot Ti is designed to live up to its name. It has a 65º head tube angle, 76º seat tube angle, short 425mm chainstays, and a low 60mm bottom bracket drop across all four sizes, which all add up to a confident and surefooted ride on steep, technical trails. Like other progressive hardtails, the Hoot Ti also has a short standover for long-travel dropper posts. The Fox 36 Performance Elite 140mm fork that Otso is pairing with the Hoot Ti isn’t actually available until 2025, which has beefier 36mm stanchions in a 140mm travel package, as well as the new Grip X Damper, a 44mm offset, bleeders on the fork lower. According to Otso, they worked directly with Fox for this custom option.
Otso Hoot Ti Geometry
| Size | S | M | L | XL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seat Tube(mm) | 380 | 420 | 460 | 500 |
| Eff. Top Tube (mm) | 595 | 620 | 640 | 655 |
| Head Tube (mm) | 100 | 110 | 120 | 140 |
| Chain Stay (mm) | 425 | 425 | 425 | 425 |
| Wheelbase (mm) | 1174 | 1210 | 1223 | 1252 |
| Bottom Bracket Drop (mm) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Head Tube Angle(°) | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 |
| Seat Tube Angle(°) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 |
| STACK (mm) | 617 | 626 | 635 | 653 |
| REACH (mm) | 441 | 464 | 482 | 502 |
| STANDOVER (mm) | 708 | 716 | 737 | 755 |
Other frame specs include a 73mm BSA threaded bottom bracket, boost hub spacing, and a 31.6mm seatpost diameter. The bare frame weight (size large) is 1,798 grams (3.9 pounds), and it’s rated for 275 pounds (125 kilograms) including rider and gear.
The Otso Hoot Ti is available in four sizes: S, M, L and XL, and only a limited batch was made for this initial run. The price for the frame only is $3,300 USD, and the base build spec starts at $6,100 with options for upgrades. All Otso bikes are available for purchase at OtsoCycles.com and through any bike shop that stocks Otso.
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