Salsa Cutthroat 1 year review
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- Опубликовано: 4 мар 2021
- A comprehensive review of My Salsa Cutthroat after an entire year, more than 8,000 miles accomplished in multiple bikepacking trips including a 100 consecutive day backpacking trip from Fort Wayne Indiana to the headwaters of the Mississippi, to the Badlands, Black Hills Devil's Tower, Yellowstone, Tetons, across the Great Basin of Wyoming, Colorado and many points beyond.
"If I can help other people, that's good for me." Love it! Thanks for the video.
Terrific and ORGANIC real world review! And I noticed you did your nails!! :) :) :)
Liked the review, very thorough. I'm loving this bike. Got some saving to do though.. Thank you.
Excellent review…Thanks
That bridge is beautiful…great shot.
Very cool review. Nice to see an honest review from a youtuber who didn’t get everything free through sponsorship. Just found your page, I’ll be checking out your other videos.
Phuck, thanks for watching.
Loving the videos! And please keep the camera on board (lol) because your photos are freaking amazing!!!!
Thank you so much! I have a shop tour of Pike Street Bikes on deck and will be posting a tent special that was filmed as a Facebook live event. A long-term review of my Diverge is also in the works. My camera is definitely in my bag. And thank you for being a long time supporter/follower of mine. Sharing my experiences with you is very much a privilege.
Nice review! You’re in my neck of the woods this ride, my Cutthroat has done amazing around here. Actually talked to Jason at Pike St about converting mine to 12sp, great guys down there.
Thank you for watching this video. Totally agree that the Cutthroat is perfect for the variety of terrain in West Virginia. Personally, I think you'll love the 12 speed conversion, and Jason is definitely the person to have work on this project. Totally love the entire crew at Pike Street Bikes.
I'm tip-toing into the tubeless world and didn't know about the 'plunger'...thx!
I’m local to you, love Jason and Pike St, is this a single trail and is it on Strava or Garmin?
Super informative video, thank you! I missed where you carry your X-T3, is it in the bag in front of the seat post? I’m planning a long trip this summer and want to carry a mirrorless camera and am trying to figure out how to make sure it’s accessible and safe.
I carry the body of the camera in the top tube bag next to the seat post and then my lens in the frame bag so that I can snap the two together and compose the shot. This works well to slow me down and consider what I am trying to capture with the idea of saving SD card space. As you can probably imagine it's really easy to take thousands of images on a bikepacking trip and ultimately by slowing down I am decreasing the number of images that are just so so and increasing the percentage of Wow images when I do finally sit down with Lightroom. Also, I usually will take a similar image with my cellphone to capture GPS and time data, features I keep turned off on the XT-3. The batteries, shutter release, filters, all live in my hydration pack. Sometimes I will carry the camera and lens together in the top of my hydration pack, but generally only on shorter trips. Thank you for watching this video, I'm so happy that you found it useful.
@@kymberlybyers6218 that's super helpful, thank you! Looking forward to seeing more of your photographs and watching more of your videos.
I am looking to get a cutthroat or fargo. I have been leaning toward the Fargo thinking that the 1lb weight difference in the frame is worth the extra durability for bike packing. Your video is making me think the cutthroat is plenty durable. I don’t want to have to baby it every minute, worriedly about a small impact or bag rubbing.??
One of the reasons I purchased the Cutthroat is its robustness. For me the additional 1 pound is miniscule compared to the increased abilities of the Cutthroat over the Fargo. Also, for the really remote places like the Great Basin on the Divide, the 10 liters of water I personally carried weights more than the bike. Food and water are the largest volume and weight consumers. As for bags, look at the Ortlieb Seat Pack bags. Also, I personally like weight on the front of the bike to help with climbs and balance. Even with a small frame, bikepacking bags can be made to work.
You mention in your video that you also have a Specialized Diverge. Is it a Diverge of the new and present lineup? How does the Cutthroat compare to the Diverge from the comfort point of view on long rides?
Yes, I do have a 2019 Specialized Diverge which started life as an Expert X1 but has had a similar number of modifications as my Cutthroat. You can find a review of this bike on my channel. These are two totally different bikes in my opinion and I use them differently, so a direct comparison isn't really fair to either bikes. From a comfort point of view, I've been working with the same bike fitter for years and many many bikes. By the time we got to the point of setting both of these bikes up my bike fitter has the dimensions already dialed in, and then we spend an entire day, 8 to 10 hours making minor adjustments adjustments as I ride the trainer mounted to a surface plate. Ultimately, we set my bikes up so that I can ride multiple hundreds of miles in one session. Because of all of this, neither bike is more comfortable than the other.
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Great, inspiring video - thank you Kymberly! I am considering a Cutthroat, although most of my riding is single day, on an unloaded or lightly loaded bike. I am wondering if there is any merit in a 2x drive train instead of 1x. Any thoughts?
Personally I find the 1x system enough for me. I can not see myself ever converting back to 2x because I just don't see the advantage since the 1x systems have plenty of range.
@@kymberlybyers6218 I initially thought a 2x would give more versatility for when I'm doing more paved road sections. However, it's surprising how much effect the large tyre size has on increasing the gear inches. For example, a 46/11 top gear (in a 2x system) with a 29x2" tyre gives about 120 gear inches which is way over-geared for this bike in my opinion. So I may instead do as you have and look at 1x. As you show in this video, the low gears are more important for such a bike.
Paul.
As for me, owning a couple bikes of each I will say that the gear range on a 1x12 is no issue but the difference I find and can be a blessing on certain trails is the fact that the jump to each gear is less aggressive. This keeps my cadence smoother and I find myself getting less fatigued over a longer distance.
You mentioned in your review your modification to add a 52 rear sprocket. Do you have a link to that modification kit. You indicated you had one of the shifters modified as well. Thanks!
Try this link ratiotechnology.com/product/12-speed-upgrade-kit/
This conversion is a bit involved, but the outcome is definitely worth the effort
@@kymberlybyers6218 thank you!
@@kymberlybyers6218 it’s funny because I’ve been looking to modify my 2020 Salsa for some lower gears. I even asked my bike-shop guy who told me I would have to replace the brakes, shifters and derailer in order to get a 50 sprocket in the rear. I googled your recommendation, however, and several articles also came up that confirmed for me that it was a reliable and practical way to remedy the problem. It’s also far less expensive than the alternative. I rode 1/2 the Great Divide this summer and the climbs with a loaded bike would have been more manageable with some lower gears. The videos on the site you provided were also quite helpful. Prior to your video above, I simply did not find this product or references to it, on any of my google searches. It just didn’t come up. Thank you! Can you give me a link to the rear sprocket you used? That would also be much appreciated.
Thanks, Bret
@@BretSchnitzer Sram makes a couple of different quality levels of 10-52 cassettes. I'd have to call Jason at Pike Street Bikes to know which cassette he installed.
I thought this was a bicycle review? Not a electronic charger review. Thanks anyway.