Overview
Looking for a Salsa Horsethief? Our lead mechanic & stunt model, Toby, has recently been custom building a few for our customers here in Tucson. He’s been recommending very solid, light builds, with fun splashes of color that do the job over the long haul.
Seeing how hard it is to find Salsa Horsethieves as complete builds these days, we decided to offer up a size run of them built to Toby’s bikepacking worthy specifications. We call it the Campfire Build. You can call it a non-stop blast on the trail when you make this bicycle yours.
And here is what Salsa has to say:
Horsethief is one bike for many trails. From mastering your local trails to discovering new destinations, Horsethief has your back. It’s capable of pushing through technical terrain, instills confidence while riding aggressively, and pairs well with beautiful vistas and a post-ride beverage.
Features
- Carbon frame and seat stays featuring the Split Pivot suspension design with 120mm of efficient travel, remaining fully active under braking while supportive throughout its travel, paired with a 140mm suspension fork
- A short stem paired with long top tube, combined with a 67-degree head tube angle provides descending confidence, yet balances overall wheelbase length and slow speed maneuverability
- Two full-size bottle cage mounts fit inside the front triangle on all frame sizes. Pair with Anything Bracket and Rescue Roll for pack-free singletrack bliss
- Super Boost 157 x 12mm rear hub spacing combined with a standard width bottom bracket results in a 432mm chainstay length that’s 5mm shorter than previous-generations
- Rear Flip chip adjusts head tube angle and bottom bracket height for terrain, wheel size, and personal preference
- Clearance for multiple wheel/tire combinations: 27.5 x 2.8 – 3.0″and 29 x 2.2 – 2.6’’
Specs
Shared Specs and Parts for All Sizes:
- Frame: Salsa Horsethief Shop Custom (Medium Built)
- Fork: Fox Performance Elite 140mm 44 offset 110×15 Fit Grip 3 position in Matte Black
- Headset: Cane Creek 40
- H/set Spacers: Black/ Red Wolftooth Accent
- Stem: PNW Range or Stock 35mm Clamp
- Handlebars: PNW Range Red 35mm Clamp
- Grips/Tape PNW Range Red
- Seat: WTB Volt Steel
- Wheels: Hope Pro4 Hubs/ WTB Kom Trail Rims/ DT Double Butted Spokes/ Brass Nipples(This is a Shop-Built wheelset)
- Cassette: 10-52 Sram GX Eagle
- Tubes or Tubeless: Tubeless- Stan’s Sealant, Holdfast Valves in Red
- Shifter(s): Sram GX Eagle
- Rear Derailleur: Sram GX
- Front Derailleur. N/A
- Housing: Red
- Cables: Slick Stainless
- Crankset: Sram GX Eagle Superboost Sm/Med=170mm Lg/XL=175mm
- Chain: Sram Eagle
- Pedals: PNW Range Red
- Tires size: 29×2.5 Maxxis DHF / 2.4 Maxxis DHR
- Bottom Bracket: Sram Dub Superboost+ Eng.
- Brake Levers/Calipers: TRP Slate dual piston Brakeset
- Seatpost/Collar: PNW Loam Seatpost
- Rotors/Pads: (180 front 160 Rear) Sram HS2
- Brake Housing: N/A
- Brake Cables: N/A
Medium:
- Seatpost Travel: 150 mm
- TT (Effective): 618
Large:
- Seatpost Travel: 170 mm
- TT (Effective): 639
XLarge:
- Seatpost Travel: 200 mm
- TT (Effective): 661
Warranty
Salsa’s bicycles fall between a 2 and 5 year warranty. Please see Salsa’s extensive warranty details to review their limitations.