• Salsa El Mariachi 3 bike red color side view
  • Salsa El Mariachi 3 bike red color front three-quarter view
  • Salsa El Mariachi 3 bike red color rear three-quarter view
  • Salsa El Mariachi 3 frame red color side view
  • Salsa El Mariachi 3 frame red color head tube area focus
  • Salsa El Mariachi 3 frame red color top tube and seat tube area focus
  • Salsa El Mariachi 3 frame red color bottom bracket area focus
  • Salsa El Mariachi 3 frame red color rear dropout area focus
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2013 El Mariachi 3

2013 El Mariachi 3

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Product Details

Build Kit

  • Frame : El Mariachi 3 CroMoly w/ Alternator Dropout
  • Fork: Manitou Tower Expert, 1-1/8", 100mm
  • Rear Shock: nil
  • Headset: Cane Creek 10 ZS44/EC44
  • Stem: Salsa Pro Moto 3
  • Handlebar: Salsa Pro Moto 3, 11-degree
  • Grips: Salsa Backcountry
  • Shifter: Shimano Deore 3x10
  • Front Brake: Avid Elixir 1
  • Rear Brake: Avid Elixir 1
  • Brake Lever: Avid Elixir 1
  • Rotors: 180mm Front/160mm Rear
  • Seatpost: Salsa Pro Moto 3
  • Saddle: WTB Pure V
  • Front Der: Shimano SLX HDM
  • Rear Der: Shimano SLX
  • Front Hub: Salsa 3 by Formula, 32H
  • Rear Hub: Salsa 3 by Formula, 32H
  • Spokes: DT Swiss Champion
  • Rims: Sun Inferno 25mm
  • Tires: Continental Trail King 29 x 2.2"
  • Cassette: Shimano 10-Speed
  • Chain: KMC X10
  • Crankset: Shimano Deore 24/32/42T

Frame Specs

  • Wheelsize: 29"
  • Tire Clearance: Designed for 29 x 2.4" tire
  • Fork: Compatible with 80–100mm travel 29er suspension fork
  • Headset-Upper: 1-1/8" zero stack (ZS44/28.6)
  • Headset-Lower: For tapered: 44mm external cup (EC44/40) For straight: zero stack (ZS44/30)
  • Seatpost: 27.2mm
  • Seat Collar: 30.0mm. Salsa Lip-Lock included
  • Front Derailleur: Problem Solvers direct-mount clamp included, high direct-mount front derailleur
  • Bottom Bracket: 73mm BSA, threaded
  • Crankset: Fits any mountain double or triple
  • Rear Brake: 51mm I.S., minimum rotor size 160mm, maximum rotor size 185mm
  • Rear Spacing: Alternator Dropouts, mulitple configurations: - 135 x 10mm QR - 142 x 12mm thru-axle
  • Bottle Mounts: 1 per frame on XS/SM; 2 per frame on MD/LG/XL 
  • Derailleur Hanger: Replaceable Alternator plates. Driveside QR geared: FS1312, driveside QR singlespeed: FS1318, non-driveside QR: FS1313., non-driveside Rohloff: FS1331, 12 x 142mm thru-axle: FS1330
  • Cable Routing: Full housing, under toptube
  • Frame Weight: SM: 5.19 lb/2354g, MD: 5.31 lb/2409g, LG: 5.5 lb/2495g, XL: 5.69 lb/2581g
  • Color: Deep Red/White

Geometry

Geometry Diagram
X-Small - 80mm Fork Small - 80mm Fork Medium - 80mm Fork Large - 80mm Fork X-Large - 80mm Fork X-Small - 100mm Fork Small - 100mm Fork Medium - 100mm Fork Large - 100mm Fork X-Large - 100mm Fork
Top Tube Effective Metric 563 578 598 618 633 565 580 600 620 635
Seat Tube Length Metric 533.4 431.8 381 355.6 482.6 533.4 431.8 381 355.6 482.6
Head Tube Length Metric 120 100 95 90 110 120 100 95 90 110
Head Tube Angle 71.8 71.8 71.8 71.7 71.7 71 71 71 71 71
Seat Tube Angle 74.8 73.8 73.8 73.7 73.7 74 73 73 73 73
BB Drop Metric 66 66 66 66 66 60 60 60 60 60
Chainstay Length Metric 445 - 462 445 - 462 445 - 462 445 - 462 445 - 462 440 _ 457 440 _ 457 440 _ 457 440 _ 457 440 _ 457
Fork Length Metric 468 468 468 468 468 483 483 483 483 483
Fork Offset Metric 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45 45
Wheelbase Metric 44.18 - 44.85 42.77 - 43.44 41.98 - 42.65 41.83 - 42.5 43.57 - 44.24 44.37 - 45.04 42.96 - 43.63 42.17 - 42.84 42.02 - 42.69 43.76 - 44.43
Stack Metric 594.1 598.8 603.4 612.8 622.1 599.4 604.2 608.9 618.3 627.8
Reach Metric 401.1 403.3 421.8 438.8 451 393.1 395.3 413.9 431 443.1
Standover Metric 678.1 701.1 739.8 778.9 817.4 687.7 710.6 748.7 787.2 825.2
Rider Height Metric 157 165 173 180cm 188cm 157 165 173 180cm 188cm

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