[Rumpfy]

Like most VRC'ers, we need very little reason to fire up another project.
However, this was built under the guise that its for my very patient and understanding (non-cyclist) wife.
She doesn't ride, but shes wonderful about letting me ride and pack the garage full of bikes...so one of them should at least be hers.

Simple, comfortable. Vintage with a hint of modern. And a healthy build if I do say so myself.

The frame was on eBay. It had 'SCOTT' decals all over it. After the serial number was provided...it was confirmed. 1991 Salsa Ala Carte! The auction closed unchallenged at $99 bucks which also included Campy BB and headset. Not my size, but you can't beat that price.
When the frame came in, it's got a cheapo rattle can white paint job on it, but it's not all that bad. Also looks like the cantilever tab was removed by the seat clamp.

At any rate, didn't matter...perfectly period correct was not the objective. Salsa was so kind as to send me a free set of NOS decals.
The rest of the parts....yeah yeah, spares I had laying around the garage.

Frame: 1991 Salsa Ala Carte
Fork: Steve Potts Type II (with canti mounts)
Rims: Bontrager
Hubs: Shimano M900 XTR
Quick: Release: Shimano M900 XTR
Tires: Ritchey Z-Max WCS Kevlar 1.9's
Pedals: Shimano M73? XT
Crank: Prototype Moses Design Group (basically IRD Vortex)
Chain: Sram PC-1
Rear Cogs: SS conversion kit
Bottom Bracket: Campy Chorus
Front Derailleur: None
Rear Derailleur: Soulcraft Convert
Shifters: None
Handlebars: Custom Seven Titanium bars, 12* bend
Grips: ODI Lockon Ruffians
Stem: Ritchey Force (Nitto Made)
Headset: Shimano DX (Specialized lock nut)
Brake set: Shimano M952 XTR V-brakes
Brake levers: Shimano M952 XTR
Saddle:Specialized girly saddle
Seat Post: Ritchey Force (Nitto made)
Paint: rattle can white
Size: 15.5"
Serial #: SM913
Place of Origin: Petaluma, Ca.

 

[kb11]

Very nice Rumfpy :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Couldnt you at least give her shifters

 

[Rumpfy]

Very nice Rumfpy :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Couldnt you at least give her shifters

Nope. I'm too cheap.

You can really toss that little thing around though!

That Type II is brutally stiff. It might get replaced with a Bontrager Comp fork soon.

 

[bushpig]

Very nice. I have been thinking about upgrading my wife's bike and this might just be the push!

 

[Wanderer]

Guess this would be a good first post....

I sold that bike to you!!!!

steel_is_real on eBay.

Manomanomano man. Shoulda done some research, I guess. Wow it's kind of a small world, I guess. I've lurked on mtbr forever and when I saw your name, I wondered if you were the same guy. Let me detail the circuitous irony of this situation:

Bought that bike as a franken CX bike at local bike swap. Sold frame, bonty fork (switchblade type), 8 speed DuraAce STI's to make back all of my money, and then some. I'm currently using the wheelset (LX on Bonty asyms) and have some parts laying around.

3 months later, I decide I want a new, serious MTB frame to replace my Jamis Dakota. So I start looking at affordable steel bikes, but want something with some soul. I come acrosse a new Salsa Ala Carte on eBay for under $400. (Always wanted an Ala Carte, almost bought one of the last ones made in Petaluma.) Find out that new Ala Cartes are likely made in Taiwan.

So....I get on MTBR, and do a search on Salsa to see if I can find out if that's true. What do I come across, but this thread. Seems like a fun thread, so I click on it.

I'd crapped my pants by the time I saw the word 'SCOTT.':madman:

I wouldn't say I'm mad...I'm actually quite amused. It's just way too ironic for me to be mad. Plus I've read a handful of your threads, and I know it's got a good home. Kudos to you Rumpfy for scoring that frame, man. Take care of it, and make sure your >cough< wife >cough< doesn't ride it too hard.

Peace.

 

[taikuodo]

Wow, how much does it weigh?

 

[Fillet-brazed]

Nope. I'm too cheap.

You can really toss that little thing around though!

That Type II is brutally stiff. It might get replaced with a Bontrager Comp fork soon.

Good thing I found that one for ya!

Im still looking for that short Salsa stem.

 

[stan4bikes]

wow..

I sold that bike to you!!!!

steel_is_real on eBay.

Manomanomano man. Shoulda done some research, I guess. Wow it's kind of a small world, I guess. I've lurked on mtbr forever and when I saw your name, I wondered .............. It's just way too ironic for me to be mad. Plus I've read a handful of your threads, and I know it's got a good home. Kudos to you Rumpfy for scoring that frame, man. Take care of it, and make sure your >cough< wife >cough< doesn't ride it too hard.

Peace.

Great story and it's cool everyone's happy about the ending...I guess the moral of this one is... "let the SELLER beware!"

 

[grawbass]

:yikes:

I sold that bike to you!!!!

steel_is_real on eBay.

Manomanomano man. Shoulda done some research, I guess. Wow it's kind of a small world, I guess. I've lurked on mtbr forever and when I saw your name, I wondered if you were the same guy. Let me detail the circuitous irony of this situation:

Bought that bike as a franken CX bike at local bike swap. Sold frame, bonty fork (switchblade type), 8 speed DuraAce STI's to make back all of my money, and then some. I'm currently using the wheelset (LX on Bonty asyms) and have some parts laying around.

3 months later, I decide I want a new, serious MTB frame to replace my Jamis Dakota. So I start looking at affordable steel bikes, but want something with some soul. I come acrosse a new Salsa Ala Carte on eBay for under $400. (Always wanted an Ala Carte, almost bought one of the last ones made in Petaluma.) Find out that new Ala Cartes are likely made in Taiwan.

So....I get on MTBR, and do a search on Salsa to see if I can find out if that's true. What do I come across, but this thread. Seems like a fun thread, so I click on it.

I'd crapped my pants by the time I saw the word 'SCOTT.':madman:

I wouldn't say I'm mad...I'm actually quite amused. It's just way too ironic for me to be mad. Plus I've read a handful of your threads, and I know it's got a good home. Kudos to you Rumpfy for scoring that frame, man. Take care of it, and make sure your >cough< wife >cough< doesn't ride it too hard.

Peace.

:yikes: :smallviolin: rft:

 

[Upchuck]

Is it really necessary for me to remind you how I feel about you?



BTW, nice find. And nice townie for the wife.

 

[mwr]

naw man my wife's bike is better than your wife's bike. It even has >1 gear

 

[DoubleCentury]

And the serial number is?

 

[Rumpfy]

I sold that bike to you!!!!

steel_is_real on eBay.

Manomanomano man. Shoulda done some research, I guess. Wow it's kind of a small world, I guess. I've lurked on mtbr forever and when I saw your name, I wondered if you were the same guy. Let me detail the circuitous irony of this situation:

Bought that bike as a franken CX bike at local bike swap. Sold frame, bonty fork (switchblade type), 8 speed DuraAce STI's to make back all of my money, and then some. I'm currently using the wheelset (LX on Bonty asyms) and have some parts laying around.

3 months later, I decide I want a new, serious MTB frame to replace my Jamis Dakota. So I start looking at affordable steel bikes, but want something with some soul. I come acrosse a new Salsa Ala Carte on eBay for under $400. (Always wanted an Ala Carte, almost bought one of the last ones made in Petaluma.) Find out that new Ala Cartes are likely made in Taiwan.

So....I get on MTBR, and do a search on Salsa to see if I can find out if that's true. What do I come across, but this thread. Seems like a fun thread, so I click on it.

I'd crapped my pants by the time I saw the word 'SCOTT.':madman:

I wouldn't say I'm mad...I'm actually quite amused. It's just way too ironic for me to be mad. Plus I've read a handful of your threads, and I know it's got a good home. Kudos to you Rumpfy for scoring that frame, man. Take care of it, and make sure your >cough< wife >cough< doesn't ride it too hard.

Peace.

Ho-ly-sh!t. :eekster:

Well...uh...welcome to the forum?

Wow, the odds on the timing of this are ridiculously low. I'm glad you jumped in and posted, reconnect. Provide a bit more history to the bike and at least you can see it went to a good home and is kept in good company.
I took a gamble on the size because I originally wanted it for myself, but the TT is just a bit too short for me unless I ran a way long stem. Its too nice of a frame to give up, so I sat on it for a while trying to figure what to do with it. As the parts accumulated, ideas started to take shape. Worked at it a little bit at a time and it unfolded nicely.

So again I thank you for taking the time to post, the great Salsa, and for the kind words.

 

[Rumpfy]

Good thing I found that one for ya!

Im still looking for that short Salsa stem.

The fork or the Salsa?

I think I owe a lot of scores to you (and the others).

No worries on the stem, I think this Ritchey will be ok. Any shorter and the steering will be pretty nervous.

 

[Rumpfy]

naw man my wife's bike is better than your wife's bike. It even has >1 gear

You're a nice guy.
Sounds like she likes cycling as much as my wife does.

 

[Rumpfy]

Is it really necessary for me to remind you how I feel about you?
BTW, nice find. And nice townie for the wife.

You liked me right?

Yeah, the neighborhood bruiser.

 

[Lutarious]

My wife can beat up your wife.

Nice ride, Rumphy. Let me know where you dump that stiff fork when it goes.

I just got a set of Blacksheep ti bars for my wife's fat-ti. It all matches now, so there.

Peace

 

[ssmike]

The wife's bike thread?

my wife's bike is better than yours - hmmm, debatable. Good taste in brands, though. Did F-B figure that one out?

 

[Rumpfy]

Wow, how much does it weigh?

23.5lbs

 

[Rumpfy]

And the serial number is?

SM913

FFB's 90 is in the 400's, their 94 is 1600+

I guess that would put this closer to 92 I suppose.