Salsa Cycles

Following the updated 2025 Salsa Cutthroat announced last month is a fresh Force X0 Eagle AXS Transmission build complete with a dropper post, top-tier components, and a fresh white and gold paint job. Take a closer look here…

For 2021, Salsa announced a major update to the Timberjack, their alloy hardtail. With a redesigned and more progressive geometry, more mounting options, and complete builds ranging from $1,699 to $2,499, we were eager to compare the latest and greatest to the previous version we reviewed. Find Miles’ thoughts on the 2021 Salsa Timberjack XT 29er here, including a deep dive into its new geometry and how that carries over to bikepacking.

Salsa’s beloved Cowchipper and Cowbell Deluxe handlebars are now available in a silver finish. Find all the details here…

We’ve been testing the latest Salsa Spearfish since May and have put over 1,500 miles on it for this long-term review. Find out how the Spearfish performs with 29 x 2.6” tires, what makes it best in class for bikepacking, and how it compares to other short-travel 29ers on the trail…

Salsa Cycles just announced the fully redesigned, next-level Cutthroat V2. We had a chance to put well over 1,000 miles on one prior to today’s launch for this full review. Find all the details, our ride impressions, and loads of photos here…

Salsa went back to the Fargo’s roots with the 2020 Apex 1 model, in more ways than one (kind of). The new model gets 2.2″ 29er Sparwood tires and (almost) retro paint and graphics…

We took three Salsa Journeyman 650B bikes on an epic trip through the wilds of Montana to see how Salsa’s budget off-road drop-bar rig would perform. After a broken derailleur in the first half mile, we were skeptical. Here’s what happened, the full review, and ride impressions from the trip…

In part two of our Rider and Rig Blackborow double feature, we take a look at Brett Davis’ rig. With a custom set of Bedrock bags, this Blackborow was built for exploring the sand and snow around his homebase in Durango, Colorado.

On the eve of a weeklong winter bikepack, we catch up with musician and poet Ben Weaver as he preps his Salsa Blackborow. Ben’s no stranger to long, music-themed bike tours. We ask him how he uses his bicycle as a way of connecting with his audience and find out about his summer tour, celebrating 20 years of the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route through riding and music…

In case you missed it over the weekend, one of our favorite bikes from last year got a facelift with 29×2.6 tires, new colors, and three new build specs…

The second coming of Virginia’s Salsa Deadwood was a last-minute scramble build finished the day before our flight to the Republic of Georgia. Fortunately, it couldn’t have turned out any better… or more comfortably. In this Rider and Rig we talk to Virginia about her style of bikepacking and how to stay comfortable on long tours… plus her full packlist.

Mike Riemer and Hansi Johnson set out bike-fishing on Blackborows through northern Minnesota in Salsa’s latest film, Touching The Sun…