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2013 Horsethief 3

2013 Horsethief 3

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Product Details

Build Kit

  • Frame: Horsethief 3 Aluminum w/ Thru Axle Rear
  • Fork: RockShox Sektor, Tapered, 130mm travel
  • Rear Shock: RockShox Monarch R, 7.5x2"
  • Headset: Cane Creek 10 ZS44/56
  • Stem: Salsa Pro Moto 3
  • Handlebar: Salsa Pro Moto 3, 11-Degree
  • Grips: Salsa Backcountry
  • Shifter: Shimano SLX 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, 15mm Thru Axle
  • Rear Hub: Salsa 3 by Formula, 32H, 12x142mm Thru Axle
  • Spokes: DT Swiss
  • Rims: Sun Inferno 28mm
  • Tires: Continental Mountain King II 29 x 2.4"
  • Cassette: Shimano Deore 10-Speed, 11-36T
  • Chain: KMC X10
  • Crankset: Shimano Deore 24/32/42T

Frame Specs

  • Wheelsize: 29"
  • Tire clearance: Clearance for 29 x 2.5" tires
  • Fork: Compatible with 120–140mm travel 29er suspension forks
  • Headset-Upper: 1-1/8" zero stack (ZS44/28.6)
  • Headset-Lower: For tapered: 56mm zero stack (ZS56/40); for straight: 56mm reducing zero stack (ZS56/30)
  • Rear Shock Size: 190 x 50mm (7.5 x 2")
  • Rear Shock Mount Size: 8 x 22.2mm (both ends)
  • Seatpost: 31.6mm
  • Seat Collar: 35.0mm Salsa Flip-Lock included
  • Front Derailleur: High direct-mount
  • Bottom Bracket: 73mm BSA, ISCG-05 compatible
  • Crankset: Any mountain double or triple
  • Rear Brake: 51mm I.S., minimum rotor size 140mm, maximum rotor size 185mm
  • Rear Spacing: 142 x 12mm Maxle. Maxle included
  • Bottle Mounts: 1 per frame
  • Derailleur Hanger: FS2315
  • Cable Routing: Full housing, under downtube. Dropper post housing guides
  • Frame Weight: 6.5 to 7.0 lb depending on frame size, including shock, seat collar, derailleur hanger, and Maxle
  • Color: Metallic Charcoal/Red

Geometry

Geometry Diagram
Measurement Small Medium Large X-Large
Top Tube Effective Metric '593 618 638 650'
Seat Tube Length Metric '508 457.2 406.4 558.8'
Head Tube Length Metric '110 110 110 120'
Head Tube Angle '68.6 68.6 68.6 69.5'
Seat Tube Angle '72.6 72.6 72.6 73.5'
BB Drop Metric '25.7 25.6 25.5 33'
Chainstay Length Metric '460 460 460 460'
Fork Length Metric '545 545 545 525'
Fork Offset Metric '1.8 1.8 1.8 45'
Wheelbase Metric '46.6 45.8 44.9 47'
Stack Metric '622.4 622.7 622.9 625.1'
Reach Metric '397.4 422.6 442.8 464.8'
Standover Metric '788.2 786.6 796.3 797.4'
Rider Height Metric '165cm - 175cm 173cm - 183cm 180cm - 191cm 188cm - UP'

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