# Third Generation 99 Monty X-Lites

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First Generation: Problem with seat-tube top-tube splitting apart. Weight: 1575 g

Second Generation: Added gusset at seat-tube top-tube junction.

Third Generation: Added dedicated brake booster mounts on underside of seat stay. Weight: 1600 g

Fourth Generation: Cosmetic changes - Now available in the famous blue, green 💀 , and yellow-orange. 221 X-Lite mods come with black anodized cranks and a new sticker set (red and silver instead of the previous gold and silver).

New parts on the new bikes:
[wider, lighter, better wheels with a thicker braking surface](/monty/wheels.html) (radial 32 front, 36 rear - 2 cross drive side, radial non-drive side) as light as the old wheels drilled out (champaign-finish)

hyrdraulic line splitters

silver stem instead of frame-color blue

darker colored skinwalls with a thicker sidewall than older ones (salmon wall)

Better Monty-made 12 tooth rear cog with tons of thread (can be seen on [wheels](/monty/wheels.html) page)

Sticker where old seat pad was - looks like carbon fiber

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