Salsa Cycles Journeyman Review
This series is characterized by its rich choice of builds and wheel sizes.
Salsa cycles journeyman review. Journeyman claris 700 flat bar 899 00. Plus some models feature flat bars whereas other. Salsa journeyman 650b overview. Namely each of the five builds is available with either 650b or 700c wheels.
According to salsa the journeyman provides features the cycling enthusiast is looking for to take on their first gravel race or their first ramble down that old b road. Priced from 950 to 1 500 the journeyman is salsa s entry level bike platform within its all road lineup. Salsa cycles designed to inspire confidence the journeyman takes its frame cues from two of salsa s more popular adventure bikes. The salsa journeyman retails for 899 1099 depending on spec and is available in 50cm 52cm 54cm 55 5cm 57cm and 59 5cm.
The returns on investments was not enough to sustain it. We have many more roads to explore on the journeyman so keep an eye out for a full review next month. A salsa through and through journeyman is the perfect vehicle for exploring your environment and your growing cycling ambitions. Salsa cycles was a company based in california that specialized in designing and engineering of quality mountain bikes.
Journeyman claris 650 899 00. Salsa cycles limited warranty. Salsa cycles adventure by bike ethos permeates each and every model in their lineup and the gravel focused journeyman is no exception. We spent most of the spring using and abusing the top end apex 1 650 model on gravel roads in the cascades where it impressed us with its off road capabilities notably stable ride and ample mounting locations for water and gear.
In 1997 quality bicycle products qbp obtained full ownership of the company. Journeyman apex 1 650 offers the comfort and traction of a wider tire. The warbird gravel grinder and long ride focused vaya. Salsa journeyman is a series of affordable gravel all road and touring bicycles intended for entry level or intermediate off road cycling enthusiasts.
The la cruz steel bikes la cruz titanium and the venerable vaya all had at least a part of their dna derived from their engineer s and product design team s time on gravel and racing gravel. Salsa cycles debuts journeyman bikes by guitar ted salsa cycles has been developing their gravel bike designs for a long time now arguably longer than any company has. The all new journeyman represents salsa cycles first drop bar bike to wear a triple digit price tag. Unlike other bikes in the gravel segment the journeyman ships with either 700c or 650b.
Journeyman sora 700 1 099 00. All salsa products are warranted against manufacturing defects in materials and workmanship from the date of retail purchase of the product subject to the limitations detailed below. Journeyman claris 700 899 00.