Salsa Ala Carte through the ages.......

[The History Man]

Great thread. 25 years in five pages. Nice.

 

[richardpaulbaker]

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Hi Bartsince1975,
The cranks on there at the moment are actually the originals.
They are 1989 Shimano Deore and they are the oldest part of the bike.
They came off my '89 Kona Explosif which was sadly damaged beyond repair in a heavy crash in the UK Peak District in spring '91.
That crash was the reason I even bought the Salsa.
I built it up with the parts salvaged from the destroyed Kona.
I think you are referring to the Grafton SpeedStix cranks shown in some of the pics in my thread.
I've still got them, and they are built up as a triple ring set up with Race Face rings.
I just swap them over if I feel like running a full set of gears.
They didn't break....

Cheers

 

[velofrog]

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what a brilliant story, and a great bike! love the white tyres, i did something similar to mine a while back

 

[richardpaulbaker]

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Wow Velofrog,
That's very nice indeed. Titanium beauty.

Love the white wall Saguaros. Did you get them from the Planet X tyre clear out recently?
I bought about 4 pairs of GEAX tyres off them for bargain basement prices.

 

[velofrog]

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cheap on eBay, £16 the pair delivered

I think mine needs some jelly beans!

 

[richardpaulbaker]

This frame is in the process of being renovated again - new paint job.
31st birthday make over.
SM517 is about to enter a new age - watch this space