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I have been saving my pennies and got the green light from the wife so my b-day present to me this year is a salsa spearfish frame and Stan’s wheels!
So I will be building my first full squish bike! Yahhh! So stoked!
Actually I have no idea what I’m doing but it will be fun trying. Probably end up at my favorite LSB with a box of parts and a confused expression.
I have ridden steel hard tails for awhile so the spearfish will be a different animal.More to follow.
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Congrats man, let us know how the build goes! And be sure to post pics 😃
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Reba RL
Monarch R
XO brakes
XO rear derailleur
X7 front derailleur
X9 shifters and cranks
Easton Monkey Lite bar
Mountain king 2.2 rear, Bontrager 29-4, 2.4 front on Stans Arch tubelessMy first build. With some help from friends I built a rideable bike!
Ended up at my favorite LBS so the professionals could square away the loose ends.Now off to the trails!
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"jamis29er" wrote
Reba RL
Monarch R
XO brakes
XO rear derailleur
X7 front derailleur
X9 shifters and cranks
Easton Monkey Lite bar
Mountain king 2.2 rear, Bontrager 29-4, 2.4 front on Stans Arch tubelessMy first build. With some help from friends I built a rideable bike!
Ended up at my favorite LBS so the professionals could square away the loose ends.Now off to the trails!
That looks great!
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Super nice build! Really dig the color! Happy Birfday! 😃
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Happy belated Birthday!
Now go out and ride that nice bike!!!!!!
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Heard nothing but good things about the Spearfish. What’s she weigh in at?
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Salsa Bikes rock! you will have a ton of fun on that thing!
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"dgaddis" wrote
Heard nothing but good things about the Spearfish. What’s she weigh in at?
I don’t have a scale but she is surprisingly light. I figured a full squish aluminum bike would be heavy but she is a little lighter than my steel 29er hard tail (Transition TransAm) which is light. A couple short rides at Blankets Creek and The Spearfish seems agile and fast.
She isn’t super plush and the ride is similar to the steel hard tail with a little more give on the rough stuff. Spearfish seems to climb well, not to much bob in the frame even when standing and mashing down hard.So far so good!
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I dig it!!
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"jamis29er" wrote
[quote="dgaddis":3tooz0ac]Heard nothing but good things about the Spearfish. What’s she weigh in at?
I don’t have a scale but she is surprisingly light. I figured a full squish aluminum bike would be heavy but she is a little lighter than my steel 29er hard tail (Transition TransAm) which is light. A couple short rides at Blankets Creek and The Spearfish seems agile and fast.
She isn’t super plush and the ride is similar to the steel hard tail with a little more give on the rough stuff. Spearfish seems to climb well, not to much bob in the frame even when standing and mashing down hard.So far so good![/quote:3tooz0ac]
That’s what I’ve read elsewhere about that frame. Not the bike if you’re looking for a comfy Cadillac ride, but if you want suspension purely for performance (keeping the tire on the ground) it works very well.
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The Spearfish suspension does tend to keep the rear wheel on the ground, especially when descending. Now that I am starting to put some miles on this bike I am learning the physics of the full suspension frame. Spearfish is a great Xcountry bike.
Neglecting my HT. not enough hours in the day.
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