![Salsa's new trail bike, the Redpoint, is a looker](https://images.singletracks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/DSC_3266-1200x803.jpg)
Whilst booking it between appointments at Sea Otter, I saw someone wheeling around a shiny turquoise and yellow full suspension. It was the paint that first caught my eye–thinking it might be a Yeti–but then I saw the name on the down tube. Wait a second, did that say “Salsa”? This didn’t look like any of Salsa’s current bikes, so I made a mental note to find their booth.
As I discovered the next day, it was indeed a brand new bike called the “Redpoint.” You may think of Salsa as an adventure/gravel bike maker, but their line covers a lot of ground. Currently, they have 17 models; everything from the affordable steel Mariachi hardtail to the Bucksaw, a carbon fiber full suspension fat bike.
The Salsa Redpoint appears to be a capable trail/all-mountain bike with 150mm of rear travel and either 150 or 160mm up front, depending on the build. A look at their geometry chart reveals a bike that is thoroughly modern when it comes to numbers such as the head tube angle, reach, and chainstay length.
![Image courtesy Salsa](https://images.singletracks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Screen-Shot-2016-04-22-at-3.41.11-PM-1200x605.png)
![Image courtesy Salsa](https://images.singletracks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Screen-Shot-2016-04-22-at-3.41.21-PM-1200x597.png)
Salsa is offering two carbon builds and one aluminum build for the Redpoint. The top build is the Carbon X01 which gets you RockShox suspension (Pike fork, Monarch shock), a mostly SRAM X01 drivetrain, Guide brakes, Reverb Stealth post, and Roam 40 wheels. Retail for the X01 is $5,600.
![The top-flight Carbon X01 is only available in this army green colorway](https://images.singletracks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/DSC_3262-1200x803.jpg)
The next step down is the Carbon GX1 at $4,600. For that, you get a Yari fork, Monarch shock, SRAM’s GX1 drivetrain, a Reverb Stealth dropper, and Roam 30 wheels. Below that is the aluminum GX 2×10 model. The suspension is the same as the GX1, but the drivetrain is a 2×10 instead of 1×11. Retail for that bike is $3,600.
![The aluminum Redpoint retails for $3,600](https://images.singletracks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/DSC_3273-1200x803.jpg)
Weights are all reasonable, with Salsa claiming 27.9lbs for the X01, 28.6lbs for the GX1, and 31.8lbs for the GX 2×10 (all size large). Interestingly, there’s only one color per build, meaning you may up- or downgrade if there’s a color you just can’t live without–army green for the X01, turquoise and yellow for the GX1, and white and blue for the GX 2×10. The bikes are available now–in fact, our favorite local shop Loose Nuts Cycles already has some on the floor.
Oh yeah, and did I mention that the Redpoint is compatible with 26+ wheels and tires? Salsa had one on display with a new tire from WTB–the Ranger–along with a 26″ Scraper rim. We did see a handful of other 26+ bikes at the show, but nowhere near the number of 27.5+ offerings. Confused? Yeah, us too. Just know that no matter what wheel size and tire width you want to ride, there’s a bike out there for you somewhere. Probably.
![Salsa had one of the display bikes built up with 26x3.0 tires from WTB](https://images.singletracks.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/DSC_3268-1200x803.jpg)