1990 Salsa ala carte, tropical jellybeans

[hollister]

A bike I've wanted for a very long time. Starting off with a taste of how it ended up

Not how it was when it first showed up... Basically all I kept was the frame, cranks arms, and the fork legs/crown. A pretty solid foundation for a really fun project/bike

More to come on the bike and build in a bit

 

[hollister]

I'd helped build a few salsas up, and really started enjoying them, and then another collector let me borrow his for a month of riding and I was hooked. They really do ride awesomely. A little heavy, but the handling is just spot on(remember this picture)

There were things i liked about it, and some stuff i thought id change. So when a my size ala carte with jellybean paint, and one of the "off" colors to boot, came up for sale.. I jumped on it.

So I went digging through the all the archives I could find

Anyone here sprechen sie deutsch? I still haven't read this, just stared at the pics

 

[hollister]

 

[Coleman]

Nice, I just got a pair of Bonty forks for mine, looking forward to some more pics.

 

[hollister]

Nice, I just got a pair of Bonty forks for mine, looking forward to some more pics.

The bontrager comp forks and my chosen build presented an interesting problem, given my choice of headset

First, I found some essential bits at a local swap meet

All gems, but keen eyes will spot something extra special

 

[raidan73]

Is that stem fillet brazed?

Lovely looking bike. Would love to find some WTB multi mounts but will just have to settle for something else I think!

 

[BoyBurning]

Hmmm...

WTB / King / GG headset...


BB.

 

[sinnerman]

SWEET............

 

[Coleman]

Is that stem fillet brazed?

Looks like it, some serious rise on it too!

 

[Coleman]

Double post