looks like road kill. i love it. 
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Here's the latest bike I've added to the flock. A late 80's Salsa Ala Carte, #SM317, Ross Shaffer confirmed its a '89. It has my typical build as Rumfpy would say , most all NOS parts, XT 7 speed drivetrain, XT bottom bracket , XT seatpost , black XT M730/732 hubs on ano Ritchey Vantage rims, black XT M732 Cantilever brakes, Salsa roller stem, Titec Ti bars, WTB grips, Dia Compe SS5 brake levers, Turbo seat, Tange Switchblack forks, King headset, IRC Racer X1 Comp tires. Its a 17" frame and fits perfect :thumbsup: Still waiting on the Columbus Cromo OR frame decal. About the only thing I may change out are the cranks for some Cooks or Topline. I hope to get it dirty shortly and if its worthy it will get its own pedals :eekster:
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, most all NOS parts, XT 7 speed drivetrain, XT bottom bracket , XT seatpost , black XT M730/732 hubs on ano Ritchey Vantage rims, black XT M732 Cantilever brakes, Salsa roller stem, Titec Ti bars, WTB grips, Dia Compe SS5 brake levers, Turbo seat, Tange Switchblack forks, King headset, IRC Racer X1 Comp tires. Its a 17" frame and fits perfect :thumbsup: Still waiting on the Columbus Cromo OR frame decal. About the only thing I may change out are the cranks for some Cooks or Topline. I hope to get it dirty shortly and if its worthy it will get its own pedals :eekster:
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I'm going for a meadow lookmwr said:
One thing I really like about this frame is how Ross tig'd it. You cant even feel or see the welds, very nice workmanship
The XT seatpost came with the frame
I was gonna call that paint job "shotgun blast" but I think I like "road kill" better :yesnod:Veloculture said:looks like road kill. i love it.
I usually mount clipless pedals befor I ride :skep: I have 5 or 6 sets that get put on the bike's I'm currently riding. Too cheap to get all my bikes pedalsbikerboy said:
Nice, nice...I noticed that my Tange Switchblades crowns doesn't seat flush on the bottom of the head tube. I see yours also show a bigger space near the downtube. I was kinda curious why mine looked askewed.
If you look closely, the headset says Ritzy (not Ritchey) Light Alloy and Made in Japan on the other side. I bought the Ritzy with the fork. They were suggesting a NOS XTR 1 inch threaded but it cost just about what I paid for the NOS Tange Switchblade
If you look closely, the headset says Ritzy (not Ritchey) Light Alloy and Made in Japan on the other side. I bought the Ritzy with the fork. They were suggesting a NOS XTR 1 inch threaded but it cost just about what I paid for the NOS Tange Switchblade
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Another winner KB.
That looks like it may have been a pretty spendy paint job on that thing! Who did the work?
...and yes, I could have spec'ed that out for you with hardly an upuwards glance. Way to deviate with the CB cranks.
That looks like it may have been a pretty spendy paint job on that thing! Who did the work?
...and yes, I could have spec'ed that out for you with hardly an upuwards glance. Way to deviate with the CB cranks.
Haha, I hear ya. If I had that many bikes, I think I'd have trouble finding pedals for each and every one.kb11 said:I usually mount clipless pedals befor I ride :skep: I have 5 or 6 sets that get put on the bike's I'm currently riding. Too cheap to get all my bikes pedals
Nice Ken! We just might have a flock of Salsa's at Keyesville next year!
Not to worry Noah, just fly out and we'll have a bike for you. I dont think anybody has 2 Salsa's, not even Dave! :eekster: but there's plenty of other bike's available, I'm sure sombody must have an early Huffy for you
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