2012 Salsa Fargo XL/22" steel frameset. Used for two weeks only. Just some light marks on dropouts otherwise mint. Great multi purpose 29er Adventure frameset designed for drop bars. Full rack and fender mounts and Five bottle mounts including Anything Cage mounts on forks. See frame spec and geometry details here
http://salsacycles.com/bikes/archive/2012_fargo
£300 ono plus £18 p&p Parcelforce 48 or collect Bristol. Lots of pics available, PM for further details and pics.
SOLD Salsa El Mariachi 2013 Large frame. Great steel 29er hardtail frame. Fun on singletrack/cross country riding and a capable bikepacking bicycle. Has Alternator dropouts so can be run geared, singlespeed or IHG including Rolhoff. I'm only selling as I've finally found an XL and swapped over. Some tyre rub on left chainstay and a bit of cable rub on headtube but otherwise vgc. See full frame spec and geometry here. http://salsacycles.com/bikes/archive/2013_el_mariachi_3
£185 ono plus £12 p&p Parcelforce 48 or collect Beistol. PM for further details and pics.
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Re: Salsa Fargo frameset and El Mariachi frame only
Every time a Fargo goes up for sale there the wrong size
Trying to ride bikes.
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Re: Salsa Fargo frameset and El Mariachi frame only
How tall are you?
I'm 6'2" / 187cm with long legs and shorter upper body.
Been looking for a chassis to build up a gravel bike type thing and the Fargo could be perfect.
What's your thinking about that XL size for someone like me?
I'm 6'2" / 187cm with long legs and shorter upper body.
Been looking for a chassis to build up a gravel bike type thing and the Fargo could be perfect.
What's your thinking about that XL size for someone like me?
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Re: Salsa Fargo frameset and El Mariachi frame only
I'm 6'2" with 34" inside leg (relatively shorter torso) and it's comfortable for me with an inline post and 90mm stem. A Large would have been ok for me too but as I bought it for long-distance riding I went for the roomier XL. If I was riding just locally on singletrack the Large would have been fine. The Fargo is a bit of a funny one for sizing it seems. There is a thread on a forum somewhere that will give you all sorts of opinions and result in confusion. Sorry I can't be of any more use, the only way you'll know is to try one preferably on both singletrack and long distance to find out which is the best fit for both.
The El Mariachi Large I'm selling because I went by the Salsa sizing guide and should have been ok but it was immediately obvious that it was cramped for me with the stock 100mm long stem and a 12mm layback post. So I suppose I'm saying I find the Salsa sizing a tad small, others will say completely the opposite though!
Yann
The El Mariachi Large I'm selling because I went by the Salsa sizing guide and should have been ok but it was immediately obvious that it was cramped for me with the stock 100mm long stem and a 12mm layback post. So I suppose I'm saying I find the Salsa sizing a tad small, others will say completely the opposite though!
Yann
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Re: Salsa Fargo frameset and El Mariachi frame only
Hmmmm....?
Sounds like it could be perfect as we're similarly sized and I want it for longer-distance lower-tech bikepacking trips.
There's no chance of getting any Salsa bikes to test ride as I'm nowhere near any dealers and won't be in the UK until October.
Ok, I need to have a think and I'll get back to you but I do like the idea of it.....
Cheers, Gairy.
Sounds like it could be perfect as we're similarly sized and I want it for longer-distance lower-tech bikepacking trips.
There's no chance of getting any Salsa bikes to test ride as I'm nowhere near any dealers and won't be in the UK until October.
Ok, I need to have a think and I'll get back to you but I do like the idea of it.....
Cheers, Gairy.
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Re: Salsa Fargo frameset and El Mariachi frame only
El Mariachi now sold. Fargo on eBay.