Hop aboard a mukluk and explore the winter wonderland around you.
Salsa full suspension fat bike.
Perhaps more than any other brand salsa has infuenced and advanced the design of the modern fat bike.
Fat bikes can truly go where no other bikes can.
My very first fatty a few years ago was a black surly pug ops a capable but beefy steed weighing in around 38 lbs.
A full suspension front and rear with 80 100 mm of travel would be a dream.
I sold that bike to purchase the first aluminum salsa beargrease then sold that once i fell in love with the carbon version launched in 2014.
I never really imagined myself on a full suspension fatbike.
Ride a beargrease to victory on groomed trail races.
As mentioned in the salsa bucksaw review the bike is too fun for its wheels tires and fork.
But those are mere suggestions the beauty of our fat.
One of the first solid block lefty max fatbike adapters.
The salsa rustler is their playful 27 5 trail bike the salsa horsethief is their faster rolling 29 trail bike and the salsa spearfish is their hill climbing xc mtb.
Around the same time fall 2011 pete koskiand mark rane from the salsa product design team were kicking around the feasibility of creating a fat suspension frame using parts and pieces from our spearfishand horsethief models.
Our fresh lineup of fat bikes is here with new colors and specs for 2020.
Our three fat bike platforms are refined for distinctly different uses.
Full suspension fat bikes are their own worst enemies.
Load up a blackborow and disappear into the backcountry for days on end.
Salsa bucksaw carbon full suspension fat bike long term review.
Even 80 mm is likely adequate travel if you allow 80 100 mm rims.
By michael paul april 18 2016.
A full suspension setup can help you maneuver better keep you from feeling beat up after a long ride and make the ride more enjoyable if you swap fat rims for standard mountain bike rims.
It is interesting that sandman front suspension bikes utilize a 47 mm wide trialtech rims with 3 8 inch larry tires and a german a flame front suspension fork.
Blackborow off road expedition world touring creative thinking.
For racing exploring bikepacking or riding singletrack any time any place salsa fat bikes will guide you to uncommon experiences.
Our incredible geometry provides an overall ride that encourages adventure.
Dave was passionate about the project as he likes breaking new ground with suspension design.
He first started by measuring the the suspension properties of a 4 inch fat tire at 8 12 psi on a dyno machine.
