2024 Salsa

Beargrease C XT

A 27.5″ carbon frame rigid fat bike with high-end components.
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Manufacturer Price

$3,999
Weight29.9 lbs  
FrameCarbon
SuspensionRigid
ForkCarbon
Wheels27.5″ Aluminum
Drivetrain1 × 12
GroupsetXT, Race Face
BrakesHydraulic Disc
SeatpostDropper
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Gearing

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Lowest gear

(climbing)

25 mph

Beargrease C XT

23 mph

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Spec Level

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Sizing
XS

5'1" – 5'6"

SM

5'4" – 5'10"

MD

5'8" – 6'1"

LG

5'11" – 6'4"

XL

6'2" +

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Reviews
Outdoor Gear Lab
Salsa Beargrease Carbon Deore

Dec 2022 · Jeremy Benson

The first thing testers noticed about the Salsa Beargrease was how light and lively it felt thanks mostly to its stiff and responsive carbon skeleton. This...

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Mountain Flyer
Tested: 2021 Salsa Beargrease Deore

Feb 2021

The first time I rode a fat bike, I didn’t get it. It was seven years ago, in a cold Oregon ski area parking lot scattered with tents, most demoing XC skis, and one with two weird-looking bikes on display. With a black steel frame and tires wider than anything I’d seen before, I was intrigued. I grabbed one for a demo thinking the monster-truck wheels could take me anywhere. A half-hour later and a couple hundred yards onto an ungroomed trail with a fresh foot of snow from the night before, I gave up.

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Geometry
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Specs
Build
Frame

Beargrease Carbon

BB StandardBSA, 100mm, Threaded

Tire Clearance4.6"

ColorYellow

Fork

Kingpin Carbon Deluxe

Shock

N/A

Bottom Bracket

100mm BSA threaded

Headset

Cane Creek 40 Series

Stem

Salsa Guide Trail 35.0

Handlebar

Race Face Aeffect R 35, 780 mm, 20 mm rise

Saddle

WTB Volt M Steel SL, 142 x 265 mm

Seatpost

TranzX YSI05GL, XS–SM: 125 mm; MD–XL: 150 mm

TypeDropper

Groupset
Rear Derailleur

Shimano XT M8100-SGS

Front Derailleur

N/A

Crank

Race Face Turbine, 30t

Shifters

Shimano XT M8100

Cassette

Shimano SLX M7100 10–51t, 12-speed

Chain

Shimano SLX M7100

Brakes

SRAM Level TL brakes, SRAM CenterLine rotors (6-bolt, 180 mm front, 160 mm rear)

TypeHydraulic Disc

Wheels
Rims

Front: Sun Ringle SRC 15 x 150 mm hub, Mulefüt SL 80 mm rim, Rear: Sun Ringle SRC 12 x 197 mm hub, Mulefüt SL 80 mm rim

Tires

45NRTH Vanhelga 27.5 x 4.0" tubeless-ready

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Racks

Designed for use with the Salsa Alternator Rack 170/177 (Salsa Rack-Lock seatpost collar required)

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Last updated May 18