My very first fatty a few years ago was a black surly pug ops a capable but beefy steed weighing in around 38 lbs.
Salsa bucksaw full suspension fat bike.
100mm front and rear.
Our three fat bike platforms are refined for distinctly different uses.
Perhaps more than any other brand salsa has infuenced and advanced the design of the modern fat bike.
So i jumped at the chance to test the salsa bucksaw one of the first production full suspension fat bikes to hit the market and it was easily the best bike i ve ridden this year.
By michael paul april 18 2016.
Bucksaw is a new breed of mountain bike that takes the best attributes of fatbikes and blends them with the proven benefits of split pivot full suspension.
Salsa bucksaw carbon full suspension fat bike long term review.
I never really imagined myself on a full suspension fatbike.
Up to 26 x 4 0 tires on 82mm rims.
184 x 44 5mm 7 25 x 1 75 rear shock mount size.
Floatation and traction are further enhanced by bump absorbing suspension that features a properly tuned leverage ratio and damper unit in a layout that yields great pedaling efficiency and exceptional braking performance.
And this bucksaw is the evolution of the fat bike for trail and all mountain riding.
Bucksaw is our full suspension fat bike.
Our incredible geometry provides an overall ride that encourages adventure.
For racing exploring bikepacking or riding singletrack any time any place salsa fat bikes will guide you to uncommon experiences.
Fat bike tires have a lot of give to them.
But salsa is really well beyond that opening shot and it is now evolving different categories of fat bikes for exploration hunting fishing racing.
26 fat bike.
Load up a blackborow and disappear into the backcountry for days on end.
I m a new believer in the idea of summer fat biking and in particular the merits of pairing suspension with fat tires.
But those are mere suggestions the beauty of our fat.
Designed for 100mm 50 offset rockshox bluto suspension fat bike fork.
But it is all too easy to get going too fast and enter a rock garden or a drop under gunned with zero suspension.
184 x 44 5mm 7 25 x 1 75 rear shock mount size.
Ride a beargrease to victory on groomed trail races.
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.
It features split pivot rear suspension and is the first suspension bike designed from the ground up to address the ways riders use fat bikes and how fat tires interact with both the ground and the machine.
Hop aboard a mukluk and explore the winter wonderland around you.
Fat bikes can truly go where no other bikes can.
Up to 26 x 4 0 tires on 82mm rims.
Designed for 100mm 50 offset rockshox bluto suspension fat bike fork.
100mm front and rear.
