• Salsa Vaya 3 bike charcoal color side view
  • Salsa Vaya 3 bike charcoal color front three-quarter view
  • Salsa Vaya 3 bike charcoal color rear three-quarter view
  • Salsa Vaya 3 frameset charcoal color side view
  • Salsa Vaya 3 frameset charcoal color headtube area focus
  • Salsa Vaya 3 frameset charcoal color top tube and seat tube area focus
  • Salsa Vaya 3 frameset charcoal color bottom bracket area focus
  • Salsa Vaya 3 frameset charcoal color rear dropout area focus
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2012 Vaya 3

2012 Vaya 3

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Product Details

Build Kit

  • Frame: Vaya, Classico CroMoly
  • Color: Charcoal Briquette
  • Weight: TBA
  • Crankset: FSA Vero Triple, 50 = 165mm, 52, 54, 55, 56 = 170mm, 57, 58, 60 = 175mm
  • Chainring: FSA 30-39-50T
  • Bottom Bracket: FSA PowerSpline
  • Chain: KMC X9
  • Cassette: Shimano HG-50, 9-Speed, 11-34T
  • Front Derailleur: Shimano Sora, Triple
  • Rear Derailleur: Shimano Deore, 9-Speed, Long Cage
  • Fork: Vaya Fork
  • Headset: Cane Creek 10-Series, TR, Black
  • Handlebar: Salsa Cowbell 3, 50, 52 = 42cm, 54, 55, 56, 57 = 44cm, 58, 60 = 46cm
  • Stem: Salsa Pro Moto 3, 31.8mm, Black
  • Stem Sizes: 50, 52, 54 = 80mm, 55, 56 = 90mm, 57, 58 = 100mm, 60 = 110mm
  • Grips: Salsa Gel Cork Grip Tape
  • Front Brake: Avid BB5 Road Mechanical, 160mm
  • Rear Brake: Avid BB5 Road Mechanical, 160mm
  • Brake Levers: Tektro RL341
  • Tires: Schwalbe Marathon Mondial or Continental TourRide 700c x 37mm (for 54cm size and up) or 26 x 1.75" (for 50 and 52cm sizes)
  • Front Shifter: Microshift Bar-End, 3-Speed
  • Rear Shifter: Microshift Bar-End, 9-Speed
  • Seatpost: Kalloy SP-369, Black, 27.2 x 410mm
  • Seatclamp: Salsa Lip-Lock, Black
  • Saddle: Velo, Black
  • Front Hub: Formula, Sealed Bearing, 32H, Black
  • Rear Hub: Formula, Sealed Bearing, 32H, Black
  • Quick Release: Formula
  • Spokes: DT Swiss, Champion SG, Silver
  • Nipples: DT Swiss, Brass, Silver
  • Rims: Alex XD Comp 29er, 32H

Frame Specs

  • Wheelsize: 26" for 50/52cm, 700c for 54/55/56/57/58/60cm
  • Tire Clearance: Clearance for 26 x 1.9" tires (50/52cm sizes), clearance for 700c x 38mm tires with fenders, 700c x 42mm without fenders (54cm sizes and up)
  • Fork: Salsa Vaya Fork included. 1-1/8" threadless. 300mm steerer tube
  • Headset - Upper: 1-1/8"
  • Headset - Lower: 1-1/8"
  • Seatpost: 27.2mm
  • Seat Collar: 30.0mm. Salsa Lip-Lock included
  • Front Derailleur: 28.6mm clamp, bottom-pull
  • Bottom Bracket: 68mm English
  • Crankset: Fits any road compact double or triple
  • Front Brake: 74mm post-mount standard, maximum rotor size 160mm
  • Rear Brake: 74mm post-mount standard, maximum rotor size 160mm
  • Front Spacing: 100 x 9mm QR
  • Rear spacing: 135 x 10mm QR
  • Bottle Mounts: 3 per frameset
  • Derailleur Hanger: Part number FS2310
  • Frame Weight: 50cm: 4.75 lb/2155g, 52cm: 4.63 lb/2100g, 54cm: 4.75 lb/2155g, 55cm: 4.88 lb/2214g, 56cm: 4.88 lb/2214g, 57cm: 5 lb/2208g, 58cm: 5.31 lb/2409g, 60cm: TBA
  • Fork Weight w/Uncut Steerer: 926g with full-length steerer tube for 26" wheel-size fork; approximately 1010g with full-length steerer tube for 700c wheel -size forks
  • Color: Charcoal Briquette

Geometry

Geometry Diagram
Metric 50cm 52cm 54cm 55cm 56cm 57cm 58cm 60cm
Top Tube Effective Metric 500 525 540 550 560 570 585 600
Seat Tube Length Metric 450 470 490 520 530 540 550 570
Head Tube Length Metric 120 135 150 165 175 185 200 215
Head Tube Angle 70 70 71 71.5 71.5 71.5 72 72
Seat Tube Angle 74.5 74 73.5 73 73 72.5 72.5 72
BB Drop Metric 50 50 75 75 75 75 75 75
Chainstay Length Metric 440 440 450 450 450 450 450 450
Fork Length Metric 380 380 405 405 405 405 405 405
Fork Offset Metric 50 50 50 50 50 50 45 45
Wheelbase Metric 40 40.9 40.9 40.9 41.3 41.5 41.6 42
Stack Metric 511.9 526 592.9 609.1 618.6 628 646.5 660.7
Reach Metric 358.1 374.2 364.4 363.8 370.9 372 381.2 385.3
Standover Metric 698.1 715.3 754.5 780.3 789.7 799.5 812 829.7
Rider Height Metric 150cm - 157cm 157cm - 165cm 165cm - 173cm 170cm - 178cm 175cm - 183cm 180cm - 185cm 183cm - 191cm 188cm - UP

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