Yay! New Salsa is here
04-11-06 | 12:45 PM
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Bikes: '06 Salsa Campeon, '84 Cannondale R1000, 80's Nishiki Ariel
Yay! New Salsa is here
Can't wait to fit it out and get on the thing.
04-11-06 | 12:54 PM
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MMM Salsa. That Goma tape is great stuff...big fan of everything Salsa.
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04-11-06 | 03:25 PM
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Very nice ride! Componentry?
04-11-06 | 03:55 PM
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From: Taking a tip from Siu Blue Wind, I too am typing a lengthy passage of text down here to demonstrate the enormous amount of space available should one wish to use it-- in sharp contrast to the avatar text above this part.
Bikes: '06 Salsa Campeon, '84 Cannondale R1000, 80's Nishiki Ariel
Originally Posted by Second Mouse
Very nice ride! Componentry?
I *really* wanted a Record Gruppo, but the jump in price was astronomical-- I'd be paying almost double what I paid for this set up. I'm in it strictly for fun & exercise, so I couldn't justify a 5200.00 bike vs. this 3200.00 setup.
Plus, the savings will allow me to start restoring the old beast, an '86 Cannondale crit frame.
04-11-06 | 04:02 PM
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Great looking bike!
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04-11-06 | 04:26 PM
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Nice! Really love the blue.
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04-11-06 | 04:38 PM
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I'm particularly fond of the saddle. Not only does it coordinate with the rest of the bike but it's a Selle Italia Flite which I consider one of the most comfortable saddles available. You'll enjoy that ride.
04-11-06 | 05:03 PM
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Nice bike. If anyone lives in the Chicago area, you might want to check this 54" deal out... I think they have one left. I recently bought a bike there, but the store I went to did not have this bike (Harrison). Check the other three.....
https://kozy.com/itemdetails.cfm?ID=3512
https://kozy.com/itemdetails.cfm?ID=3512
04-11-06 | 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Grasschopper
MMM Salsa. That Goma tape is great stuff...big fan of everything Salsa.
I dunno, looks pretty thin to me, but that bike is awesome!
It's scandium right?
04-11-06 | 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by C4Byke
I dunno, looks pretty thin to me, but that bike is awesome!
It's scandium right?
It's scandium right?
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04-11-06 | 06:24 PM
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Beautiful! Congrats 
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04-11-06 | 06:33 PM
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From: Taking a tip from Siu Blue Wind, I too am typing a lengthy passage of text down here to demonstrate the enormous amount of space available should one wish to use it-- in sharp contrast to the avatar text above this part.
Bikes: '06 Salsa Campeon, '84 Cannondale R1000, 80's Nishiki Ariel
Originally Posted by ViperZ
Beautiful! Congrats
04-12-06 | 09:31 AM
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From: Taking a tip from Siu Blue Wind, I too am typing a lengthy passage of text down here to demonstrate the enormous amount of space available should one wish to use it-- in sharp contrast to the avatar text above this part.
Bikes: '06 Salsa Campeon, '84 Cannondale R1000, 80's Nishiki Ariel
Originally Posted by big john
That is a bike I would love to have.
04-12-06 | 09:40 AM
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extra nice bike.
looks like the grass needs mowing...
looks like the grass needs mowing...
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04-12-06 | 10:11 AM
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From: Taking a tip from Siu Blue Wind, I too am typing a lengthy passage of text down here to demonstrate the enormous amount of space available should one wish to use it-- in sharp contrast to the avatar text above this part.
Bikes: '06 Salsa Campeon, '84 Cannondale R1000, 80's Nishiki Ariel
Originally Posted by Ostuni
extra nice bike.
looks like the grass needs mowing...
looks like the grass needs mowing...
04-12-06 | 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Big R
So...if I understand Salsa correctly, they're all special order deals...so how did you measure and test-ride?
THX
THX
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04-12-06 | 12:48 PM
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From: Taking a tip from Siu Blue Wind, I too am typing a lengthy passage of text down here to demonstrate the enormous amount of space available should one wish to use it-- in sharp contrast to the avatar text above this part.
Bikes: '06 Salsa Campeon, '84 Cannondale R1000, 80's Nishiki Ariel
I think I had a unique situation. The guy who built up my bike as well as sold it to me used to run his own "We'll come to you" bike repair service-- he had a whole repair shop on a truck and would wheel up, work on your bike, and be on his way. He also was a rep for Salsa. One day out on a ride I started taking pulls at the front with a guy who had a *really* nice Salsa with full Record gruppo. He was raving about the bike as well as the service he got with this fellow so I looked him up. Recently he's been hired to be the Service Manager at a local LBS.
I got to ride a couple different setups that he had laying around, both his own bikes and some which were waiting for customers-- I knew my frame size as wel as several other necessary sized from an old fit kit. I still have to do the initial adjustment setup with this bike though, when I have a few hours to spare.
I got to ride a couple different setups that he had laying around, both his own bikes and some which were waiting for customers-- I knew my frame size as wel as several other necessary sized from an old fit kit. I still have to do the initial adjustment setup with this bike though, when I have a few hours to spare.
04-17-06 | 09:53 AM
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From: Taking a tip from Siu Blue Wind, I too am typing a lengthy passage of text down here to demonstrate the enormous amount of space available should one wish to use it-- in sharp contrast to the avatar text above this part.
Bikes: '06 Salsa Campeon, '84 Cannondale R1000, 80's Nishiki Ariel
Little update: did a 20 mile 'shakedown' ride yesterday with plenty of stops and starts as I fiddled with adjustements. As I suspected, I will have to switch out the 100 mm stem for a 110. Other than that, a very comfortable ride.
I was impressed on standing hill climbs at the lively feel without any sense of squirreliness.
These new fangled brifters will take some getting used to (I know, welcome to the 21st century). All I've ever known is DT shifters.
Oh and finally, I know it was a short ride but the seat really was extremely comfortable.
I was impressed on standing hill climbs at the lively feel without any sense of squirreliness.
These new fangled brifters will take some getting used to (I know, welcome to the 21st century). All I've ever known is DT shifters.
Oh and finally, I know it was a short ride but the seat really was extremely comfortable.
04-17-06 | 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by wagathon
Ummm, Scandium . . . stiff and rigid as a steel bar. Pretty and nice and light. I'm looking around for a 31.6 CF seatpost for my Salsa. 
bunabayashi, congrats on the bike. I've had my bike for a couple of years...it's light, but at about 3 pounds for the frame, it is not the lightest. there are also lighter forks out there. don't be fooled by the carbon seatstays, its not going to soften the rear...but put together right, the campeon is pretty sweet ride. I have mine set up for climbing...really wide bars and a compact crank. the other thing about this bike that makes it sweet ride is how well it decends!