{"id":18242,"date":"2015-10-24T11:03:12","date_gmt":"2015-10-24T15:03:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/?p=18242"},"modified":"2015-10-24T11:03:12","modified_gmt":"2015-10-24T15:03:12","slug":"new-fat-bike-2016-salsa-blackborow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2015\/10\/24\/new-fat-bike-2016-salsa-blackborow\/","title":{"rendered":"New Fat Bike: 2016 Salsa Blackborow"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Four years ago\u00a0my fried Erick dropped off\u00a0a very large box at my house<\/a>. My first fat bike, a brand new Salsa Mukluk 2, had arrived. This was one of the first large-scale production fatbikes, and one of the first to be light weight out of the box, and I’ve had some very good times with it in all seasons. This year, with huge thanks to QBP<\/a>, Tree Fort Bikes<\/a>, Jeff Buerman<\/a>, and Mike Wirth<\/a>, I’ve acquired and built a custom\u00a02016 Salsa Blackborow<\/a>; my next fat bike. This is an aluminum framed, carbon fiber forked fatbike,\u00a0using\u00a0Salsa’s great geometry, ready to accept 5″ class tires.<\/p>\n

I had originally planned to set this bike up tubeless, but after some issues with the original tubeless setup<\/a>\u00a0I build it up with Superlight tubes. I hope to replace this with a tubeless setup sometime in the near future, but I’m still evaluating potential rim sealing options. These may be the FattyStripper<\/a>\u00a0latex rim strips or possibly some wide tensilized polypropylene strapping tape (similar to Stan’s Rim Tape<\/a>).<\/p>\n

With tubes the complete bike, including bottle cages, bell, rear light, and Garmin Edge 510, is 29.46 pounds. With the tubes coming in at ~240g\/ea I expect to save just under a pound by switching to tubeless. I’m quite happy with this weight, which is quite decent for a burly bike with 4.7″ tires.<\/p>\n

My first shakedown ride on the Blackborow at River Bends (my usual bike shakedown location)\u00a0went really well. There were the usual stops to adjust the grips and brakes, but otherwise I was very happy with the ride. The GX 1×11 drivetrain worked wonderfully, the high engagement rear hub felt spot-on, and I’m convinced that Salsa has gotten the geometry perfect. The only downside was the heavier-feeling wheels, but the forthcoming tubeless conversion should alleviate much of this.<\/p>\n

I can’t wait to ride it more.<\/p>\n

More photos of the bike can be found here: 2016 Salsa Blackborow<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s the details initial build for this bike:<\/p>\n

Frame \/ Fork:<\/strong> 2016 Salsa Blackborow Frame (Medium) \/ Bearpaw Carbon\/Aluminum Fork
\nWheelset:<\/strong> DT Swiss BR 2250 Classic<\/a>
\nFreehub Ratchets:<\/strong> Bontrager HUB51312614R (54-point for DT Swiss)
\nSummer Tires:<\/strong> Bontrager\u00a0Barbegazi<\/a> (26″ x 4.7″)
\nWinter Tires:<\/strong> 45NRTH Flowbeist <\/a>\/ Dunderbeist<\/a>
\nRim Strip:<\/strong> DT Swiss\u00a0TRSXXXXS68559S (68×559)
\nTubes:<\/strong> Q-Tubes Superlight 26″ x 2.4-2.75″
\nBrakes:<\/strong> TRP Spyke<\/a> (180mm front, 160mm rear)
\nFront Brake Spacer:<\/strong> Shimano\u00a0SM-MA90-F180P\/P2
\nBrake Levers:<\/strong> Avid FR-5<\/a> (Black)
\nBrake Lever Insulation:<\/strong> 18mm 3:1 Heat Shrink (Generic)
\nHandlebar:<\/strong> Salsa Bend 2<\/a> (23 Degree)
\nGrips:<\/strong> Ergon GP1<\/a> (Large)
\nHeadset:<\/strong> Cane Creek 40<\/a> Tapered ZS44|ZS56\/40
\nStem:<\/strong> Thomson X4 (SM-E133 BLACK, 0x100)
\nSpacers:<\/strong>\u00a0Aluminum (Generic)
\nStem Cap:<\/strong> Niner YAWYD<\/a>
\nSeatpost:<\/strong> Thomson Elite (SP-E116 BLACK, 31.6 x 410)
\nSeatpost Clamp:<\/strong> Salsa Lip Lock<\/a>
\nSaddle:<\/strong> Specialized Phenom Expert<\/a> (143mm)
\nCrankset:<\/strong> Race Face Turbine Cinch (175mm x 190mm)<\/a>, ICT Spacer Kit<\/a>, Alloy Crank\u00a0Boots<\/a>
\nBottom Bracket:<\/strong>\u00a0Race Face BB92<\/a>\u00a0(124mm x 41mm)
\nPedals:<\/strong> Crank Brothers Eggbeater 3<\/a> (Black\/Green)
\nChainring:<\/strong> Race Face Direct Mount Narrow-Wide<\/a> (30t)
\nCassette:<\/strong> SRAM XG-1150 FULL PIN Cassette<\/a>
\nDerailleur:<\/strong> SRAM GX 1×11 X-HORIZON Rear Derailleur<\/a>
\nShifter:<\/strong> SRAM GX 11-speed X-ACTUATION Trigger Shifter<\/a>
\nChain:<\/strong> SRAM PC-X1<\/a>
\nCables\/Housing:<\/strong>\u00a0Jagwire
\nChainslap Protection:<\/strong> Scotch 2228 Rubber Mastic Tape<\/a>
\nBottle Cages:<\/strong> King Cage<\/a> Stainless Steel Cage
\nRear Light:<\/strong> Planet Bike Superflash Stealth<\/a>
\nBell:<\/strong> Mirrycle Original Incredibell<\/a>
\nSensors:<\/strong> Garmin Bike Speed Sensor<\/a> (Hub Mount)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Four years ago\u00a0my fried Erick dropped off\u00a0a very large box at my house. My first fat bike, a brand new Salsa Mukluk 2, had arrived.…<\/p>\n

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