BIKE OF THE WEEK: SALSA STORMCHASER

Gears or not, it's up to you.

The Stormchaser is equipped for long rides and races with three bottle mounts in the main triangle on size 56–61 cm frames and two on 49–54.5 cm frames. An accessory mount on the underside of the down tube as well as a top tube mount for direct mount top tube bag. The frame can be set up with a derailleur hanger for gears or the dropouts can be switched and converted to single-speed. The Stormchaser currently comes as a frameset that delivers with both single-speed and derailleur dropouts or a complete built as a single-speed.

FRAME DETAILS

• 6066-T6 aluminum
• Class 5™ Vibration Reduction System (VRS)
• 12 x 142 mm rear spacing
• Internal cable routing
• Dropper post-compatible
• Seven sizes: 49 cm, 52.5 cm, 54.5 cm, 56 cm, 57.5 cm, 59 cm, 61 cm
• Design provides adjustability while accommodating flat-mount brakes
• 15 mm of adjustment for chainstay length anywhere between 435 mm and 450 mm
• Two drive-side dropouts available:
• Single speed-specific sliding dropout without a derailleur hanger for a clean aesthetic
• Geared dropout for 1x drivetrains using Salsa 465 replaceable hanger
• Framesets include both single speed and geared dropouts
• 40% more mud clearance than Warbird with 700c x 42 mm tire
• 50mm maximum tire width for 700c and 650b applications
• 45mm maximum tire width with fenders
• 650b x 47 mm minimum wheel and tire size