{"id":18496,"date":"2016-12-10T10:42:38","date_gmt":"2016-12-10T15:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/?p=18496"},"modified":"2016-12-17T12:49:33","modified_gmt":"2016-12-17T17:49:33","slug":"fat-bike-upgrade-2017-salsa-mukluk-carbon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nuxx.net\/blog\/2016\/12\/10\/fat-bike-upgrade-2017-salsa-mukluk-carbon\/","title":{"rendered":"Fat Bike Upgrade: 2017 Salsa Mukluk Carbon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’ve had my Salsa Blackborow<\/a> for a year and loved riding it in all seasons, but\u00a0thanks to Tree Fort Bikes<\/a> I got a line on the brand-new 2017 Salsa Mukluk Carbon<\/a> frame and decided it was time to upgrade. I love how the Blackborow rides, but a carbon frame with a 100mm threaded bottom bracket is what I’ve really wanted and until now it wasn’t practically available. In designing the 2017 Mukluk Salsa made some slight tweaks to the outstanding Blackborow geometry, named it the Mukluk, added some nice options (dropper post routing, new style Alternators), and built\u00a0it out of carbon. All parts (except crank and headset) will swap over from my Blackborow, so\u00a0there was no way I could say no.<\/p>\n

Complete, with pedals, bottle cages, Garmin Edge 520, rear blinky light mount, bell, all sensors, and 4.8″ Schwalbe Jumbo Jim tires set up tubeless the complete bike\u00a0weighs in at 26.48 pounds.<\/p>\n

Almost all the parts are the same as the Blackborow build<\/a>, save for the wheels (upgraded at the end of my time with the Blackborow), stem, crankset, bar, and headset. The crankset on the Mukluk ended up being a unicorn SRAM XO1 fat bike crank which I fortuitously found as a brand new take-off from a Bucksaw Carbon XO1.\u00a0Fitted with the non-standard 0mm offset chainring (intended for Boost 148<\/a>\u00a0spec bikes), two non-drive side spacers (none on the drive side), the chainline moves to 71.5mm, which is\u00a0just about right\u00a0for a 190\/197mm rear end fat bike<\/a>. It was necessary to put both spacers on the non-drive side to get even spacing between the crank arms and chainstays.<\/p>\n

On the first couple rides there was\u00a0occasional\u00a0heel rub, so I\u00a0fitted a set of extended spindles for Eggbeater pedals. This is minor and only seems to happen with larger shoes on technical corners, so the extra 5mm Q-factor should help.<\/p>\n

Due to a slightly different geometry on the bike and a wider bar (carbon, to hopefully keep my hands warmer in winter) I went with a 90mm stem, which results in the same saddle-grip reach and feels good.<\/p>\n

Full photo gallery can be found here: 2017 Salsa Mukluk Carbon<\/a><\/p>\n

Here’s how the build ended up:<\/p>\n

Frame \/ Fork:<\/strong> 2017 Salsa Mukluk Carbon<\/a> Frame (Medium) \/ Bearpaw Carbon Fork
\nWheelset:<\/strong>\u00a0Hubs: DT Swiss 350 Big Ride (Front<\/a>, Rear<\/a>, Center Lock, XD Driver) \/ Rims: Hed B.A.D<\/a>\u00a0\/ Spokes: DT super comp<\/a>\u00a0\/ Nipples: DT Pro Lock<\/a> (built by Mike Curiak<\/a>)
\nFreehub Ratchets:<\/strong> Bontrager HUB51312614R (54-point for DT Swiss)
\nSummer Tires:<\/strong> Schwalbe Jumbo Jim HS466<\/a> 26 x 4.8 (Snakeskin, TL-Easy)
\nWinter Tires:<\/strong> 45NRTH Flowbeist <\/a>\/ Dunderbeist<\/a>
\nBrake Calipers:<\/strong> TRP Spyke
\n<\/a>Brake Rotors:<\/strong> Shimano SM-RT70<\/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 Salt Flat Carbon<\/a>\u00a0(750mm)
\nGrips:<\/strong> Ergon GP1<\/a> (Large)
\nHeadset:<\/strong> Cane Creek 40<\/a> Tapered IS41\/IS52\/40 Short Top Cover
\nStem:<\/strong> Thomson Elite X4<\/a> (SM-E132 0\u00b0 X 90mm X 31.8 1-1\/8 X4)
\nSpacers:<\/strong>\u00a0Generic Aluminum
\nStem Cap:<\/strong> Niner YAWYD<\/a>\u00a0w\/ Ore Dock Brewing Company<\/a>\u00a0Bottle Cap
\nSeatpost:<\/strong> Thomson Elite<\/a> (SP-E116SB 31.6 X 410 Setback Black)
\nSeatpost Clamp:<\/strong>\u00a0Salsa Lip Lock<\/a>
\nSaddle:<\/strong> Specialized Phenom Expert<\/a> (143mm)
\nCrankset:<\/strong>\u00a0SRAM XO1<\/a> Fat Bike, SRAM Carbon Crank Boots<\/a>
\nBottom Bracket:<\/strong>\u00a0SRAM GXP<\/a> (100mm)
\nPedals:<\/strong> Crank Brothers Eggbeater 3<\/a> (Blue) w\/ Long Spindle Kit<\/a>
\nChainring:<\/strong>\u00a0SRAM X-SYNC Direct Mount<\/a>\u00a0(30t and 28t, 0mm offset)
\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 LEX<\/a>\u00a0(4mm shift, 5mm shift for brakes)
\nChainslap Protection:<\/strong> Scotch 2228 Rubber Mastic Tape<\/a>
\nBottle Cages:<\/strong> Specialized Zee Cage II<\/a>\u00a0(Left and Right)
\nRear Light:<\/strong> Planet Bike Superflash Stealth<\/a>
\nBell:<\/strong> Mirrycle Original Incredibell<\/a>
\nSensors:<\/strong> Garmin Bike Speed Sensor\u00a0and Cadence Sensor<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve had my Salsa Blackborow for a year and loved riding it in all seasons, but\u00a0thanks to Tree Fort Bikes I got a line on…<\/p>\n

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