20 questions with Ross Shafer of Salsa

[john]

FF, nice salsa


Interesting response from Ross regarding the Ti Salsa's on the comments > http://www.retrobike.co.uk/?p=275

 

[Repack Rider]

In the interview, Ross mentioned that one of his biggest selling items was the lace helmet cover.

There can't be too many of these left, because it's been a long time since helmets were made out of rejected beer coolers requiring a bag to keep all the pieces in.

 

[kaiser]

that is.....nice doesn't really cover it?

 

[norton]

salsa ala carte? link added

Hello,

I've purchased a bike 2 weeks ago and during the last week I've tried to identify. It comes with '99 xtr and 99 (2000?) manitou sx carbon forks. It has salsa/merlin handlebar (titanium I guess) and salsa saddle tube flip.

The frame has re-painted without any stickers so it is a bit difficult to identify it. It has Ritchey drops. I got the '95 and '99 salsa catalogues but I think mine is an early/mid '90.

I measured the frame:
seat tube: 18.5
head tube: 95-100 mm
top tube: 570 mm (real), 585 mm (effective)
seat tube: 460-465 mm
chain stay: 425 mm

Can it be a Salsa Ala Carte? What year? The serial number is H6K02686.

Pix: http://picasaweb.google.hu/norbert.petr ... aAlaCarte#

Many Thanks,
Norbert

 

[theboy]

Re: salsa ala carte? link added

Id say its not a Petuluma built Salsa based on that SN, Head/down tube doesnt look to be gusseted (Picasa aint working on my work PC though!) which again kinda says no to me. The bar sounds interesting though...