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Sunday, December 31, 2006
Good afternoon everyone. Just wanted to take a moment and thank all of you for a great 2006! This thanks is both a professional and a personal thank you. I've been fortunate enough to travel a lot in 2006 and I got a chance meet many of you. Please know, you have influenced me and helped me grow. Thank you. This has been a great year for Salsa and we could not have done it without you, our supporters. I hope 2007 is great for each of you. I also hope over the course of 2007, you will see just how committed we are to product. It is our belief that despite how we market Salsa and what "Image" you see from our advertising, that Salsa will always be judged by our product. I'd like to share just a few products that stood out in 2006. Dos Niner - The rise of the 29er market has been good for us. Our Dos Niner is our #1 selling frame. Delgado Disc Rims - Our #1 selling new product. Most of these rims were sold as 29er rims. CroMoto S.U.L stems - After almost a 2 year hiatus, we brought it back. Jerseys - We consider our jersey's wearable art. We've got a good design process, a good manufacturer, and the best designer in the business, Wes Stobbe. ProMoto Flat bars - Again, the 29er market drove our success here. Our bars are wide, flat and come in 3 different materials. Poco and Short and Short & Shallow bars - Fit is important and these bars are a staple for both our customers and for us. Size O Matic II - Our unique and functional fitting stem got better this year. Quicker, more angles and compatible with 31.8 diameter bars. We've got so many new products coming and 2007 looks to be even better than 2006. Thanks again all and we really could not be where we are today without your support. My predictions for 2007 are as follows. Casseroll will be our best selling frame set followed closely by our new Mamasitaa 29er. Our new mountain & road handlebar line up will be our fastest growing category. Rims will continue to grow with our new Race Disc rim being our best selling rim. Lastly, anodized colors will come back with a splash and thankfully, we are in this category too! Thanks again everyone and Happy New Year! Jason Posted by Butcher : 2:26 PM 0 comments 
Friday, December 29, 2006
On behalf of Salsa, I'd like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. It has been a great year for us and we hope you have enjoyed coming along and being part of the Ride & Smile that is Salsa. For 2007 we have a lot more fun products to introduce so stay in touch and keep your eyes peeled. If you are one of those folks that likes to make New Years resolutions...how about adding a couple easy cycling ones to your list? Don't choose something difficult like 'I'm gonna finish on the podium at x number of races'. Instead put a simple one on there like, 'I'm going to help a child learn to ride a bike' or 'I'll take my kids (or nephews, nieces, grandkids) on a few beautiful bike rides next year'. Our world has so much stress and tension in it. Build some good for others into your New Years resolutions this year, because it will be good for you too! Best Wishes for a Healthy and Happy New Year to you from all of us at Salsa. -Kid Posted by Salsa Kid : 5:35 PM 0 comments
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Anyhow, Today I find myself sitting in my old childhood bedroom of my parents' house here in Eastern PA looking through a bunch of my old stuff. You know, photos of family, friends, old books, ninja throwing stars and high school year books and the like. What I didn't expect to find was a copy of VeloNews (actually 10 of them) from my days working as an intern in the advertising department at Inside Communications. The particular issue I am looking at is Vol. 24 No.17., September 30, 1995. Well, heck. What is so special about this issue? If you pipe down for a second I will tell you. It's funny, you know, how paths collide in this industry and how small the cycling world really is. In 1995, I had no aspirations of working at Salsa Cycles. I certainly had no desire to live in Minnesota (Brrrrrr...) and I certainly had no idea I would ever stay in the bike industry at all. Anyway, as I was saying, it is funny how small this industry is and how paths sort of come together and as I look through this issue I find two names that, back in 1995, meant nothing to me. First, there is this nice little article on the Chequemegon Fat Tire Classic, which is what caught my attention since it is a popular little race held here in the Midwest (or North Central as we like to call it). I read said article and came across the name Jeff Hall. You may know him as the popular Salsa Cycles Pro Rider and Short Track racing mega-stud. Back then he was racing for AJ Indoors and was a budding 19 year-old upstart. Hmmm... Secondly, I notice said article was written by a Mr KID Riemer. WHO, I may add, is now the Salsa Cycles Marketing Director. And there my name is above the indicia as a lowly intern at the magazine and here I am now Salsa Cycles International Sales and Product Coordinator. (coincidence??? Twilight Zone sorta fun, eh?) Kid, Jeff, Chuck in print together in 1995 and working together in 2006. Hope you all had a great holiday and spent time with family, friends and old memories. Cheers. Posted by chuck : 7:40 PM 0 comments
Thursday, December 21, 2006
One Big Fat Century My first Arrowhead Ultra is 6 weeks away and I've begun using Wednesdays for my long training rides. Yesterday I did my first century (plus) in 3 years and my first on a the big fat (and heavy) wheels of a Pugsley. It didn't go to badly, although I could have used more food. I kept getting to that slightly funky place and then I'd have to dig something out from my sparse provisions. Rollos never tasted so good. With a temperature that rose into the high 30's it wasn't a cold day and there wasn't any snow on the ground either. All but 8 of my estimated 105 miles were on dirt though which makes me feel a bit better about how I'm coming along. What the ride did put into prospective was just how hard this event is going to be. I had a little bit of extra weight on the bike, but it certainly wasn't fully loaded. The race is 135 miles long with a large portion of it quite hilly. I have to keep reminding myself that my goal is to finish the event without hurting myself and not to have delusions about doing super well in it. Now the coolest thing that happened on the ride yesterday was when an owl swooped over me and then stopped in a tree to check me out. I of course stopped to check it out and tried to converse with it in hoots for a while…but it just stared at me thinking what's up with this nut. My race wheels are now built! I'm using drilled out Large Marge rims, an offset one for the rear and a non-offset up front. My rear wheel is laced up to a DT Swiss 240 rear hub. The front is laced up to a WTB Laser Disc Lite front hub. Black DT Revolution spokes and red alloy nipples take a little load off. I'm experimenting with running 29'er tubes in my tires. The outside diameter of the Endomorph tire is basically a 29'er. Some folks have tried using normal sized 26” wheeled tubes with varying success. I figure the 29'er tube starts out bigger so it doesn't have to stretch as far. Of course, it doesn't save as much weight as a 26” 2.3 tube would, but it cuts more than half the weight from a Surly tube saving about 250 grams per wheel. I'll be riding with 29'er tubes until the event to see how they hold up. It needs to get cold though so I can see how that plays an affect. Next week I hope to post a photo showing the bike in completed form. Stay tuned. I'd like to thank my sponsors for this event! Salsa Cycles. Yup, Salsa is helping me out with some of the components I need for my build. Yup, I work for them too. Better than the help with parts though is the fact that they are supportive of this endeavor and seem to understand how I'm having a hard time thinking of anything else! Our motto is Ride & Smile! I intend to do just that at the Arrowhead. Surly Bikes. Surly is a sister company to Salsa in that we share the same parent company. The Surly guys generously offered me a special deal on the Pugsley frameset, Endomorph tires, and Large Marge rims. Thanks fellas. Evingson Cycles. Specializing in frames, parts and accessories for snow bikes and bikes that run big fat rubber. I'll be riding with an Evingson fork and racks in the event. John is a Minnesota/Alaska guy although Alaska has got a hold of him right now. Forty Below makes mountaineering overboots to keep your feet warm, along with other mountaineering products and bunch of beer insulators too. Mmmm…beer! I think I'll have at least one beer following the event! I wish you all a Merry Christmas. -Kid Posted by Salsa Kid : 12:36 PM 0 comments
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
Happy Holidays everyone. I wish each of you the best this season. I'm writing from home today. I'm home sick. In between sleep, tea and medication, I'm reading blogs, planning my next bike build and getting anxious for my holiday trip. My wife and 2 kid are heading to northern MN on Friday and then to Minot, North Dakota on Sunday. We are returning to the Twin Cities sometime next week. It's quite a trip but we are super excited to see our families. I've realized today that it has been quite a while since I've posted. It isn't intentional, I just don't want to write and blog if I don't have something to say. Everyone has enough distractions, so why should I take up more of your time right? Well, I've got some news today. As usual, it relates to product. I love product. It occupies my mind probably 50% of my waking hours. Thankfully both my job and wife support this addiction. Quite a few updates, so here goes. El Mariachi complete bikes. Yahoo! They are in transit. We expect them to be in stock at QBP towards the end of Jan. Maybe sooner if everything goes right. Casseroll - Our MN hotdish is in transit as well. They shipped with the complete El Mariachi's. If you are a dealer and reading this, please take note. The Casseroll is our #1 prebooked frameset. If you are on the fence about this frame, or if you are on the fence about becoming a Salsa dealer, you should contact Salsa. I expect this frameset to be our #1 new model for 2007. Mamasita - Production scheduled for March. Tubing and carbon stays in production now. We'll probably air freight them and they'll arrive late March, early April. FYI: First shipment may be restricted to Salsa dealers. We'll be in touch on this one as production approaches. Again, contact Salsa about becoming a dealer if you are hot for this frame. Orange Dos Niner - In production now. Shipping early Jan. Arrive early/mid Feb. El Santo - Finished now. Shipping early Jan. Arrive early/mid Feb. Chili Con Cross O - In production now. Shipping early Jan. Arrive early/mid Feb. New Campeon - We've got a fork issue going on right now. Frames are almost done, but we've got no carbon forks. I expect the new Campeon's to ship late Feb and arriving at late March. We've got tons of new components and clothing coming too. For those keeping track, this is our earliest arrival of new products in several years. Santa's elves are busy right now. We've been busy too. 7 New Salsa mountain handlebars models are in transit including the new 17 degree bend flat bars and our 31.8 carbon flat bar. The 17 degree bars are due Jan 7th and the 31.8 carbon bar is due with the above El Mariachi bike and Casseroll frames. Colored Lip Locks - Almost all sizes and colors are due Jan 7th. The 36.4 sizes are due mid-late January. Shaft seat posts - We've had a crazy year with these posts. They got very popular again and we've been out of stock on and off for much of the year. We've got a shipment due this week and another one due mid to late Jan. CroMoto rigid forks - Only a handful of 26" and quite a few 29" are in transit. Due mid Jan. Clothing - All our new jersey designs are either in production or completed and due early January. Same goes for our new socks including our Red Stripe wooly. New Delgado Race rims - 29er and 26" are still on track for Jan shipment and arrival in Feb. OK, that's enough for now. We've got more updates, I just don't have enough energy. Another time. Must go back to sleep. Take care everyone and if I don't write before the new year, please take care. Be safe and if your riding or traveling this holiday season, keep the rubber side down. Jason Posted by Butcher : 7:22 PM 0 comments
Friday, December 15, 2006
First Incarnation and Training Rides Still not cold here and no snow, but I have to keep on getting my body, bike, and gear ready for my first Arrowhead Ultra endeavor. My lady likes to call me a hermit because I like to hang out in my cave in the basement. Lots of drilling has been going on down there as I try to make some big, wide, heavy wheels lighter. Some folks have said 'Why don't you just use lighter wheels?'. My main thought is that I want the extra floatation. I'm not a light guy and neither is the bike once you throw gear on it. Conditions could be perfect for a normal mountain bike with 2.5” tires? Or maybe it'll be snowing and the bigger tires will the ticket? My goal is to be prepared and the bigger tires seem the best way to be prepared for either scenario.  Down in the basement, I've done a lot of sitting and just staring at the bike. Writing down a list of what I'm planning on carrying and wear it is going to go. There are rules as to what items we have to have with us at all times. And there is a minimum weight of 15 lbs for gear that we must be carrying at all times. That minimum weight isn't going to be a problem. The real work is trying not to be too high above that weight as it adds up quick. For instance, my Wiggys Ultima Thule sleeping bag, one man tent and fly in a compression stuff sack weigh 8.2 lbs. Well shoot, I'm past halfway to 15 lbs without even adding in the mandatory stove, pot, 8 oz of fuel, fuel bottle, 1 lb of butter, sleeping mat, tent poles…you get the picture. The next month will be filled with adjusting what I will carry and where it will go. The first incarnation of my bike is together and I got out on a long training ride on Wednesday.  Since there isn't any snow, I'm riding the gravel railroad access road when possible since it offers rolling resistance compared to the pavement. I did 5-1/2 hours, taking the railway from Minneapolis to Wayzata, then jumping on the Luce Line, a rails-to-trails that heads west. I took it out to Maple Plain and then came back the same way I'd gone. I didn't feel too bad Wednesday. But it was not the same challenge that snow will offer, nor was it a cold day, which will be an additional challenge. I'm looking forward to receiving my Evingson fork and racks so that I can get the bike fully loaded for the next seven weeks of training rides and preparation. I'd like to thank my sponsors for this event! Salsa Cycles. Yup, Salsa is helping me out with some of the components I need for my build. Yup, I work for them too. Better than the help with parts though is the fact that they are supportive of this endeavor and seem to understand how I'm having a hard time thinking of anything else! Our motto is Ride & Smile! I intend to do just that at the Arrowhead. Surly Bikes. Surly is a sister company to Salsa in that we share the same parent company. The Surly guys generously offered me a special deal on the Pugsley frameset, Endomorph tires, and Large Marge rims. Thanks fellas. I love you too! Evingson Cycles. Specializing in frames, parts and accessories for snow bikes and bikes that run big fat rubber. I'll be riding with an Evingson fork and racks in the event. John is a Minnesota/Alaska guy although Alaska has got a hold of him right now. Forty Below makes mountaineering overboots to keep your feet warm, along with other mountaineering products and bunch of beer insulators too. Mmmm…beer! I think I'll have at least one beer following the event! Take care. Keep your fingers crossed for snow and cold weather. -Kid Posted by Salsa Kid : 1:45 PM 0 comments
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
So.. last time blogged (which might I point out was just last week....some sort of miracle or something) anyway... last time I blogged I revealed my inner passion for snowboarding and my longing for a good ride. Well I got one. A couple friends and I ended up heading to Wild Mountain (ahem ...actually a semi large hill) to take in a late night of snow and mayhem. The mayhem came in because one of the guys that came with had never ridden before and we decided to undertake teaching the poor soul. (Poor soul because he wanted us to teach him not because he wanted to learn to ride.) Anyway.. The snow contrary to my blog wasn't very icy at all as the temps were still in the upper 30's when we got to Wild. My "big" dilema of which board to ride ended up being my new big 163 directional deck (big for me) as I figured I would take the laid back night to get a bit more used to the different feel this new toy. To be honest...by buddy picked up on things pretty well. We were only on the bunny hill for a 1/2 hour or so and then we were ripping down the greens. Well ripping down every 10 feet between falls. :) I even managed to ride a rainbow rail while waiting for said fallen friend at one point. Not the easiest thing to do on the big directional board...but fun none the less. Anyway all in all it was a good night and we had a ton of fun...mostly at the new guys expense...but thats what friends are for right?...To laugh at you when you fall down. I'm pretty sure thats the way it works. Anyway...it was worth the 20 bucks and a lot closer and cheaper than "out west". So...the moral of the story today boys and girls is that no matter if your riding a board or a bike, the grass may be greener on the other side of the lake...but even the brown, ratty grass on your own side can be a ton of fun if you are doing something you love. Get out and ride! oh...and moral number 2 is that if your going to learn from somebody and don't want to get laughed at... pay for a freakin' lesson you cheap skate! oh...and wear your helmet. :) Bobby Salsa Cycles Posted by Bobby : 5:21 PM 0 comments
Friday, December 08, 2006
Forty Grams! Now We're Talking! It is cold here now and there are just two months left to prepare for my Arrowhead Ultra endeavor. The bike is coming together. A mix of new and old, the Surly Pugsley I'll be using is almost to riding stage, but won't have its Evingson Cycles fork and rack system for a bit yet. This week I did receive my frame pack from Wildfire Cycles up in Alaska. Wildfire is the home of the Fat Bike and are among the pioneers of this sort of riding. Their site has come killer photos of the riding they get to do. I'm not sure what exactly I'll be putting in the frame pack yet. Most likely it will be my food for easy access while I'm riding. I think I'll try to fill the bottom bracket area with my stove and cook pot and possibly fuel bottle. I may possibly keep my insulated water bottles in it as well. That depends a lot on how the new fork works out. I'm hoping to mount my spare water bottles to the back of the fork legs. At this point you've probably realized that there are a lot of different ways to go about this. Even if you just use a stock bike, you still need to make a lot of decisions on how and where you will carry your gear, what your gear will be, what clothing you'll wear, etc. But at some point you just need to decide and get on with it. When you do make a decision it usually means either making a purchase or building something yourself. That of course also takes time, of which there is never enough! I've finished the lightening process of my rear Large Marge rim. I wound up getting 40 grams off of it while being pretty careful to not remove integral strengthening ribs and such within the rim.  Time will tell how it holds up. This weekend I will remove the last burrs and then I need to seal the external holes with some very sticky tape. Of course, I want the tape to be lightweight! As one local smart ass remarked, you could always fill it with aluminum dust. By the way, my lady still thinks I'm crazy for sitting in the basement drilling holes for hours at a time. She might be right. I've still got to do my front rim. Drivetrain-wise, I've decided to go with SRAM X.9 GripShifters. Now, I haven't ridden with GripShift for a long, long time but for the type of event this I think I'll be happy with the choice. It won't be your typical quick, vital shift type of riding. More of shift and sit back and struggle in that gear type of ride. Those shifter are paired up to a SRAM X.9 rear derailleur and a Shimano E-type LX front derailleur. I'll be running two chainrings: 32T and 22T with a 9-speed 11-34 tooth SRAM cassette. One of last year's riders only ran a middle ring and he said he was only ever in the easiest three cogs. I figure that I might as well be prepared for a similar experience, hence the 32 tooth ring. The granny ring is on there as a bailout if I'm really struggling. Once the course turns hilly in the last 2/3rds of the event, everyone has told me the same thing: Walk The Hills. They are rather emphatic about it. I plan on taking their advice. Luckily I don't mind walking and have plenty of experience walking up hills while pushing a bicycle! I'm planning on running just a rear brake, although I'm not 100% sure of that yet. Supposedly there are some really ripping descents at night during the race. The brake (or brakes) will be Avid BB7 mechanical disc brakes controlled by Avid Speed Dial SL levers. I love the Avid mechanical disc brakes. While some folks have said to use hydraulic because the fluid won't freeze, my concern is that the internals might shrink or break in the cold and then the fluid will leak, which is even worse than freezing. Brake lever and shifters will be mounted to a Salsa Moto Ace 17-degree Flat Bar. It is a new bar bend for us this year and after riding a prototype quite a bit I must say I really like it. Combined with Ergon grips it removes any wrist pain or numb hands that I have. Holding that handlebar in place will be a Salsa Pro Scandium Stem. It is lightweight, plenty stiff, and easy to set up and adjust with its SUL front cap design. That's this weeks report. Next week you'll see the first incarnation of my Arrowhead Pugsley. I'd like to thank my current sponsors for this event! Salsa Cycles. Yup, Salsa is helping me out with some of the components I need for my build. Yup, I work for them too. Better than the help with parts though is the fact that they are supportive of this endeavor and seem to understand how I'm having a hard time thinking of anything else! Our motto is Ride & Smile! I intend to do just that at the Arrowhead. Surly Bikes. Surly is a sister company to Salsa in that we share the same parent company. The Surly guys generously offered me a special deal on the Pugsley frameset, Endomorph tires, and Large Marge rims. Thanks fellas. I love you too! Evingson Cycles. Specializing in frames, parts and accessories for snow bikes and bikes that run big fat rubber. I'll be riding with an Evingson fork and racks in the event. John is a Minnesota/Alaska guy although Alaska has got a hold of him right now. Forty Below makes mountaineering overboots to keep your feet warm, along with other mountaineering products and bunch of beer insulators too. Mmmm…beer! I think I'll have at least one beer following the event! Take care. Rubber side down. -Kid Posted by Salsa Kid : 4:10 PM 0 comments
Thursday, December 07, 2006
Okay so yeah we all like bikes around here but I am also a large fan of snowboards. In fact I was a snowboarder long before I was an avid cyclist. This time of year is always tough for me because its cold, but there isn't any real snow. Now if I was super cool and lived in the rockies then I would be great right about now...but I don't. Here in Minnesota our ski hills...(yeah I said hills not mountains) are hard to handle this time of year because all of the snow is man made and it rides like crap! Really dense and tight packed...virtually ice really. I have a really hard time paying to ride on that stuff...but I'm not one of those nose in the air only ride out west types so I will probably go out this weekend and shred some hardpack because that is what we have and its that or nothing. Its worth it just to get on the board. Now the question is which one hill shall I ride...and which board should I take... oh the drama... I better go get a cupcake and think it over. Bobby Full time Salsa tough guy. (not really but I need a persona) Posted by Bobby : 12:58 PM 0 comments
Friday, December 01, 2006
12 Grams and Getting Colder Out The weather has finally turned colder here which is helping as I continue to prepare my bike and body for the Arrowhead Ultra. The last two nights it dropped into the single digits so last night I kissed the family good night, threw on some of my layers and went out riding at about 9pm. I had my camping gear laying out in the backyard so that I could set up my tent and sleep out when I got home. The best way to get used to the cold is to spend time out in it. Took the parkway over to the railroad tracks and then rode the railway service road out to Hopkins and back. The rough surface adds some resistance, although not as much as I reckon I'll have at the event. More work than pavement for sure though. It was crisp and clear out with some moonlight shining so I rode without any lights, and just enjoyed it. Had a train pass me at one point, but I passed it again later when it was stopped on the tracks. It was quiet out, just the sounds of my tires rumbling along and popping an occasional rock out. I dressed lightly last night. On top I wore a fleece balaclava, lightweight zip-tee baselayer, heavyweight zip-tee long underwear, and very lightweight windbreaker. Down below I wore lycra knickers, medium weight long underwear, and fleece pants. My feet had thin wool socks, neoprene socks, then a pair of big, thick, wool socks, and the Keen winter boots that I think I'll be riding in. My hands were covered by some mid-weight Outdoor Research gloves. The moisture was definitely working its way out of my lower layers as frost built up on the outside of my legs. The windbreaker up top was keeping the frost in and that froze when I took off the windbreaker back at home (camp). I could feel some moisture by my skin of course but it really was doing a good job of moving away from my body. Ideally, I wouldn't need to use the windbreaker at all and could possibly just get away with another fleece layer. That'll depend on the temperature, how windy it is, and how fast (or slow) I'm moving. My feet did alright with that improvised vapor barrier system. A vapor barrier system essentially means you cover part of your body with a waterproof layer that keeps the moisture in. You put a lightweight piece of clothing on under the waterproof layer, but you put as much insulation as you need on the outside of the vapor barrier. The vapor barrier keeps your perspiration in, which might seem counterintuitive. The moisture build up eliminates evaporative cooling however, and it also stops that part of your body from putting out moisture once it is saturated enough. The key is having enough insulation around the barrier to keep it from getting cold. Water removes heat much more quickly than air. Last night my feet would get cold but then rewarm themselves. I'm not sure how much colder I could go without needing something more. That of course is what I'll find out in the weeks ahead. Back in camp my one man tent (not a bivy, but a real small one man Eureka tent) went up pretty smoothly considering I hadn't set it up in the dark in a while. I threw in my camping mat and sleeping bag and took off my windbreaker to let it freeze. I put on a Patagonia Micro Puff jacket and tried to sleep. Now after riding for two hours I wasn't exactly feeling sleepy and that made it difficult for a while. I could feel the moisture close to my skin but it really wasn't making me cold. I had my boots off and under my legs where they wouldn't freeze. I did make the mistake of taking off my gloves though. They were quite damp and it probably would have been better to keep them on to dry them more thoroughly. It wasn't the best nights sleep I ever had, but it also wasn't the worst. All my clothing dried out while I wore it. The ground was darn cold though, and the single mat didn't provide enough insulation. I had to keep switching sides frequently throughout the night to let the cold side warm up. This morning my hands got very cold while I took down the tent and packed up my sleeping bag and the like. I'll need to sort that out before the event. All in all, it was a worthy first effort at acclimatizing to the cold again and getting used to setting up camp while still sweaty from being on the bike. Practice will hopefully make perfect. On a different note:  I've been working at making my wheels for the event lighter. Actually, at this point I've just been working on the rims. The Surly Large Marge rim pictured started at 892 grams. After about 4 hours in my basement with a drill and a reamer, I removed a whopping 12 grams. It bummed me out a bit when I weighed it, but I'll get a few more grams off of it yet. Then I need to start on the front wheel. Have I mentioned that my lady thinks I'm crazy? I'd like to thank my current sponsors for this event! Salsa Cycles. Yup, Salsa is helping me out with some of the components I need for my build. Yup, I work for them too. Better than the help with parts though is the fact that they are supportive of this endeavor and seem to understand how I'm having a hard time thinking of anything else! Surly Bikes. Surly is a sister company to Salsa in that we share the same parent company. The Surly guys generously offered me a special deal on the Pugsley frameset, Endomorph tires, and Large Marge rims. Thanks fellas. I love you too! Evingson Cycles. Specializing in frames, parts and accessories for snow bikes and bikes that run big fat rubber. I'll be riding with an Evingson fork and racks in the event. Forty Below makes mountaineering overboots to keep your feet warm, along with other mountaineering products and bunch of beer insulators too. Mmmm…beer! That's the latest news on my preparations. Stay tuned as next week the bike begins to take form. -Kid Posted by Salsa Kid : 2:16 PM 0 comments
Good day folks. I hope your doing well. It's cold here. Darn cold by some standards. I wanted to share some information about our upcoming Mamasita. Lot's of folks have been emailing us on final geometry and delivery. Well, since we are working on updating our site, we are trying not to invest too much time and money into our old site. First, availability. Everything is set and raw material is in production. At this exact moment in time, I do not have a scheduled production date. My gut feeling is March/April. Again, this is my gut feeling and someone from Salsa Land will update once we get a final production date. Second, Geometry. I'll share a few tidbits as I'm not technically advanced enough to get our pdf geometry chart on the blog. I know that the info below is incomplete, but these are the ones most of you have been asking. Size - Weight - Effective TT - Head Angle Small(16")- 3.3lbs -2 2.8" TT - 71 degree HA Med(18")- 3.4lbs - 23.8" TT - 72.5 degree HA Large(20")- 3.5lbs - 25.0" TT - 73 degree HA X-Large(22")- 3.6lbs - 25.5"TT - 73 degree HA This is one light and fast bike. And for those of you saying that's not that light, yep your right. Lowest possible weight was not a criteria. Fit. Function. Durability. One other thing since its the Holiday Season. If you are in the spirit of giving, please consider taking a look at Hockey in the Hood. DinoMights is a faith based youth Hockey Program in Minneapolis that I have been intermittently involved with for several years. The philosophy of DinoMights centers around maintaining relationships with youth from their elementary years through high school graduation, and providing them with the various kinds of support they need to become self assured, competent adults. It's mission is Developing Physical, Academic, Social and Spiritual Excellence. Check it out at www.dinomights.com I'm out now. Gotta go find my Lake winter boots. It's cold! Have a great weekend everyone. Jason Posted by Butcher : 1:18 PM 0 comments |
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