My new ride - 08 Salsa ElSanto

[greyhair biker]

:clap: :rockit: I just settled on my new ride. It's being assembled and will ship within a day. Should get it within a week.

http://www.salsacycles.com/images/zoom_elsanto.jpg

Scandium frame...RockShox Tora(needed a little longer shock)...hydraulic disc brakes...4"rear 5"front travel....stoked am I!

[DiscGo]

That is a sweet ride.


I hope you love it!

[accadacca]

Wow dood! congrats. :popcorn:

[Sombeech]

I think people just like to say SALSAAAAA

[greyhair biker]

salsasalsasalsasalsasalsasalsasalsa :bandit: :bandit2: :ride:

[live2ride]

Congrats on the new bike! That is sweet! I am still on the fence for what bike I am going to buy! :nod:

[fourtycal]

Nice choice bro! :hail2thechief:

[mtnbiker62]

...but I went a little more old school. Long travel steel hardtail goodness. :jump_nutt:

[greyhair biker]

Nice choice bro! :hail2thechief:
Now we have to do some epic breaking in of the new ride :five:

[Axpence]

that is a sweet XC machine greyhair biker

[greyhair biker]

WAHOO! Here's the build & the results. This thing is incredibly lightweight! Cant wait to get it on the trail...the road just doesnt do it justice.

[accadacca]

You don't mind me asking how much and where you got it? I am still in the "going to upgrade someday" riff and I like your choice. :haha:

[theking648]

:dropmouth: I love the color.

[accadacca]

:dropmouth: I love the color.
Yep. Sick lookin' bike man. :hail2thechief:

[greyhair biker]

You don't mind me asking how much and where you got it? I am still in the "going to upgrade someday" riff and I like your choice. :haha:

Salsa is one of the brands I sell in my shop (go figure) and to sell it with exactly the same bike build kit as this one it would go for just under $3000 with freight. However, I can work a deal :nod:
The XT brake lever/shifters take a little getting used to but very responsive. I set this one up with the longest travel fork I could put on it and I might drop a stack and fork height but the way it sits I can adjust the TORA down to function at less travel on the fly and the remote poplock is way cool! I really need to get it out on a long haul ride and see what I feel like afterwards. The rear shock, the new RockShox MC3 responds well too and locks out on the fly. I'll change out the seat clamp for a QR but it's good for now.
....and the color is HOTTT! :2thumbs:

[greyhair biker]

took it out and got it dirty today :2thumbs: I've never ridden a bike this light and responsive before...for more than a demo ride, and anyone who has ridden up Wasatch crest with me on the DH rig can understand what that means to me :haha:
I think I'll be doing alot of riding this year on this bad boy :cool2: