It looks like Otso has been sneaking some updates into their Warakin frames. I happen to love the Otso Warakin Ti. But there are a few things I wish the original version had–namely geometry designed to allow the use of suspension forks, accessory mounts on the fork, and dropper post routing. Guess what the new updates are??
Yup. Otso has now addressed all my concerns, which should make the updated Warakin Stainless and Warakin Ti their best yet. Up front, three-pack mounts on both sides of the fork give you additional cargo options for those longer adventures.
The forks are also longer with a 420mm axle to crown measurement. That puts it in the sweet spot for swapping it out for a gravel suspension fork from Fox, RockShox, MRP, or others. As a result, the headtube is also shorter by 20mm to keep the geometry the same.