Salsa Bucksaw Full Suspension Fat Bike

Fat bike tires have a lot of give to them.

Salsa bucksaw full suspension fat bike.

Hop aboard a mukluk and explore the winter wonderland around you. Perhaps more than any other brand salsa has infuenced and advanced the design of the modern fat bike. I sold that bike to purchase the first aluminum salsa beargrease then sold that once i fell in love with the carbon version launched in 2014. 184 x 44 5mm 7 25 x 1 75 rear shock mount size.

I m a new believer in the idea of summer fat biking and in particular the merits of pairing suspension with fat tires. Designed for 100mm 50 offset rockshox bluto suspension fat bike fork. But it is all too easy to get going too fast and enter a rock garden or a drop under gunned with zero suspension. So i jumped at the chance to test the salsa bucksaw one of the first production full suspension fat bikes to hit the market and it was easily the best bike i ve ridden this year.

100mm front and rear. 100mm front and rear. Salsa bucksaw carbon full suspension fat bike long term review. Load up a blackborow and disappear into the backcountry for days on end.

I never really imagined myself on a full suspension fatbike. Any trail and all mountain rider who s ridden a fat bike is really surprised by the traction and fun factor of the fat bike. It features split pivot rear suspension and is the first suspension bike designed from the ground up to address the ways riders use fat bikes and how fat tires interact with both the ground and the machine. Floatation and traction are further enhanced by bump absorbing suspension that features a properly tuned leverage ratio and damper unit in a layout that yields great pedaling efficiency and exceptional braking performance.

Up to 26 x 4 0 tires on 82mm rims. Fat bikes can truly go where no other bikes can. 184 x 44 5mm 7 25 x 1 75 rear shock mount size. Bucksaw is a new breed of mountain bike that takes the best attributes of fatbikes and blends them with the proven benefits of split pivot full suspension.

By michael paul april 18 2016. For racing exploring bikepacking or riding singletrack any time any place salsa fat bikes will guide you to uncommon experiences. Our incredible geometry provides an overall ride that encourages adventure. Up to 26 x 4 0 tires on 82mm rims.

Full suspension salsa bucksaw fat bike in excellent condition sram x9 components 1x10 drivetrain crank brothers carbon bar sram guide brakes rock shox bluto fork. Our fresh lineup of fat bikes is here with new colors and specs for 2020. Our three fat bike platforms are refined for distinctly different uses. And this bucksaw is the evolution of the fat bike for trail and all mountain riding.

26 fat bike. Bucksaw is our full suspension fat bike. My very first fatty a few years ago was a black surly pug ops a capable but beefy steed weighing in around 38 lbs. But those are mere suggestions the beauty of our fat.