2017 Salsa
Deadwood 29+ GX1
A 29″ carbon frame full suspension crosscountry bike with upper mid-range components.
Manufacturer Price
$3,038| Weight | 32.0 lbs |
|---|---|
| Frame | Carbon |
| Suspension | Full, 91 / 100mm |
| Fork | RockShox Yari RC |
| Shock | RockShox Monarch RT3 |
| Wheels | 29″ Aluminum |
| Drivetrain | 1 × 11 |
| Groupset | GX |
| Brakes | Hydraulic Disc |
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Jul 2017
The Salsa Deadwood is a unique full-suspension 29+ rig.
May 2017 · Logan Watts
We took the short-travel 29+ Salsa Deadwood SUS on flow trails, dirt roads, and into the backcountry trying to make heads or tails of this curiosity...
29+/Short-travel suspension is a really cool platform for trail riding and backcountry exploration.
The possibility for 29×2.6″ tires via the WTB ASYM i35 rims.
Salsa’s Split Pivot suspension design is efficient and solid.
Eagle X01 is a great drivetrain and the range (especially the big 50t granny) pairs well with 29+.
Graphics and details are a nice touch.
The 35mm rims are a little narrow for full 3″ tires. While they work, the rounded profile makes them have a little less traction than those mounted on 40mm+ rims. They are faster though. And this gives the Deadwood the ability to comfortably run 2.8″ and 2.6″ tires.
No bottle mounts on underside of downtube.
The RockShox Reverb is not a bikepacking-friendly dropper post. I much prefer cable-actuated posts (more on this soon).
Could use more internal cable routing to clean up the downtube.
$6k is a lot of dough for the Eagle version; the XT 1×11 at $4499 might be a little more in reach; and with an Effect crankset and 11-46mm cassette, a reasonable granny gear for loaded bikepacking would certainly be attainable.
Feb 2017 · Josh Patterson
” Such is the case with the Salsa Deadwood SUS, a full suspension trail bike designed around 29x3in tires. . .
Feb 2017
The new Salsa Deadwood harnesses 29+ wheels and an efficient short travel carbon frame to create the ultimate bike packing and endurance racing machine. - Mtbr.com
Feb 2017
If you haven’t heard the news, Salsa has a new bike. Specifically, the Deadwood SUS is their take on a full suspension frame built around 29+ wheels and tires. Salsa isn’t the first company to shoehorn the tires into a suspension frame, but their move into the space is a big indication of what’s to come. …
| Frame | Carbon/aluminum |
|---|---|
| Fork | RockShox Yari, 100mm travel, 100 millimeters Travel: 100mm |
| Shock | RockShox Monarch RT3 with Debonair, 91mm travel Travel: 91mm |
| Headset | Cane Creek 40 |
| Stem | Salsa Guide Trail |
| Handlebar | Salsa Rustler |
| Saddle | WTB Volt Comp |
| Seatpost | HL Type: Rigid |
| Pedals | Sold separately |
| Rear Derailleur | SRAM GX1 |
|---|---|
| Crank | SRAM GX 1200 |
| Shifters | SRAM GX1 |
| Cassette | SRAM GX1 11-42t |
| Chain | SRAM 1110 |
| Brakes | SRAM Level T Hydraulic Disc Brake Type: Hydraulic Disc |
| Brake Levers | SRAM Level T |
| Rims | WTB Scraper i35 |
|---|---|
| Front Hub | DT Swiss |
| Rear Hub | DT Swiss |
| Tires | WTB Ranger |
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