[Rumpfy]

An over due thread.

Post up pictures of your Salsa and/or cool Salsa parts!

 

[Rumpfy]

My 86 fillet brazed Salsa Scoboni, built to OldManRiding's spec back in the day. An absolute joy to ride.

91 Salsa Ala Carte I built as an SS cruiser for the wife. It actually has a proper Bontrager Comp fork on it now...need to get updated pics.

 

[hollister]

still looking for frame to call my own

stem w/roller

 

[MrOrange]

mine

. . . fillet brazed Salsa Scoboni

 

[DoubleCentury]

Dirt Drop Ala Carte

 

[Fillet-brazed]

. . . fillet brazed Salsa Scoboni

Thats a beauty.

Here's one I had that got sent off to a loving home at Monkey Wrench Cycles. I had it built with drop bars at one point but no pics:

 

[salsa-luma]

93 Salsa

 

[theboy]

any of you guys see that fillet brazed 91 that was just clear coated on the bay about 3 years ago? (ok, a long time I know!)

My personal Salsa obsession stems from a UK rider called Jason MCroy who rode a jellybean a la carte in around '93 ish I guess, right when i was getting into Mountain Bikes, It goes so far as having a '90 a la carte, a couple of mugs, as many spare salsa branded parts as i can find and at least a salsa sticker, if not more salsa components, on every bike I own... (used to have an el kaboing frameset too, but it was too big to justify keeping).

I think they appeal to me because whilst Ibis/Fat etc etc made similarly nice frames, Salsa always had that air of eccentricity, or perversity if you like, that will always make them special.

ill post pics if I can find them!

(oh, and DoubleCentury, looks like your a la carte may fit me, just in case you need to find it a new home at any point!)

 

[ssmike]

Here's a few...

Got this one new in '85. It used to be a metallic charcoal. Was repainted when the down tube was replaced a year later.

The wife's rider

This one recently passed through my hands and is now on its way back to its second owner. I used to ride with the original owner back when it was new in the mid 80's.

A few bars and stems.

Slediti sulla mia faccia

 

[Upchuck]

Was almost mine but had to pass on it...Can I still post the pics?
1982 Scoboni (believed to be #6)

 

[colker1]

greaaat thread. i always look for old salsas... very hard to find.

 

[Fillet-brazed]

Was almost mine but had to pass on it...

almost? What percentage of his asking price were you willing to plunk down?

 

[colker1]

Was almost mine but had to pass on it...Can I still post the pics?
1982 Scoboni (believed to be #6)

PURE CLASS.

 

[Upchuck]

almost? What percentage of his asking price were you willing to plunk down?

Actually, you'd be surprised to know how much he was willing to negotiate. In the end though, I wasn't willing to pay that much for a garage queen. The temptation to ride it would be too great. Probably the hardest bike related purchase I've ever let go.

 

[hollister]

Actually, you'd be surprised to know how much he was willing to negotiate.

not when i tried

 

[Fillet-brazed]

Actually, you'd be surprised to know how much he was willing to negotiate. In the end though, I wasn't willing to pay that much for a garage queen. The temptation to ride it would be too great. Probably the hardest bike related purchase I've ever let go.

yeah, I remember he came down quite a bit (half or so?) from his first price, but even that was fairly outrageous. Maybe he came down yet again?

But I agree, I like them to have a bit of a patina and another thing I personally didnt like is that it was a restoration and not original... Beautiful bike though.

 

[Upchuck]

yeah, I remember he came down quite a bit (half or so?) from his first price, but even that was fairly outrageous. Maybe he came down yet again?

But I agree, I like them to have a bit of a patina and another thing I personally didnt like is that it was a restoration and not original... Beautiful bike though.

Yeah, it was a little lower than half. But still, I just couldn't see myself recovering from buyer's remorse.

He claimed it was restored by Ross himself. Not sure if that counts for anything with the original condition crowd.

 

[theboy]

SSMike, I reckon your wifes rider is the best colour Salsa ever.

oh, and who is 'he'?

 

[Rob M.]

oh, and who is 'he'?

The original owner is a Cowboy Boot salesman and the second owner is my wife. She so misses that bike.

 

[ssmike]

SSMike, I reckon your wifes rider is the best colour Salsa ever.

oh, and who is 'he'?

Thanks! She picked the colors and Cyclart painted it. Cowboy boot salesman - almost forgot that. I just remember sitting in the bar across the street from the shop drinking beer with him and marveling that we were drinking 1:1 (my one pint to his one pitcher!).