Salsa makes neat bikes that appeal to a slightly different feature-set than most mountain bike brands... fitting two full size bottles and a pretty big framebag in the triangle is absolutely impossible on nearly any other production trail hardtail. The extra bend in the downtube, and well placed bottle mounts, are killer features for me.
I haven't used it much, but I have a Salsa-brand rack for the rear that gives me full use of the dropper with a drybag on top, and a Salsa anything cradle for the front. It was never my intention to have such a brand-loyal bike, but it's good stuff that works well together.
May 31, 2022, 5:24 p.m. - bean plant
Salsa makes neat bikes that appeal to a slightly different feature-set than most mountain bike brands... fitting two full size bottles and a pretty big framebag in the triangle is absolutely impossible on nearly any other production trail hardtail. The extra bend in the downtube, and well placed bottle mounts, are killer features for me. I haven't used it much, but I have a Salsa-brand rack for the rear that gives me full use of the dropper with a drybag on top, and a Salsa anything cradle for the front. It was never my intention to have such a brand-loyal bike, but it's good stuff that works well together.