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Salsa Spearfish SLX

Last known price
$2,999
Fork travel
120 mm
Wheels
29″
Drivetrain
1 × 11 32t / 11–46t
Gear range
418%
Weight
14.54 kg 32.1 lb · Reference configuration not specified
Frame
Aluminum
Brakes
Hydraulic disc

Rider height by size (cm)

Size guide
  • SM 165–174
  • MD 172–181
  • LG 179–189
  • XL 187+

Components

16 of 19 identified

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Frame and fork

1 part
  • Frame

    Spearfish Aluminum Not identified

Suspension

2 parts

Sizes and geometry

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Size MD

Table
Reach 444mm
Stack 615mm
Wheelbase 1163mm
Head angle 67.8°
Seat angle 74.3°
Every size is drawn to the same scale, in millimeters. Explanatory schematic on an assumed 29″ wheel; exact published values are in the table below.
Size Reported by the manufacturer

Specifications

Frame and fork

Intended fit
  • Unisex
Frame material
  • Aluminum
Bicycle weight
  • 14.54 kg
  • 32.1 lb

Suspension

Suspension configuration
  • Full suspension
Front travel
  • 120 mm

Drivetrain

Derived by Bikelake
Front chainrings
  • 1
Smallest chainring
  • 32
Largest chainring
  • 32
Rear sprockets
  • 11
Smallest sprocket
  • 11
Largest sprocket
  • 46
Lowest gear
  • 20.2 in
Highest gear
  • 84.4 in

Technical analysis

4 measures

How these figures sit among bicycles of the same class and model year. Context, not a ranking.

Front travel

120 mm

This value is within the central range for this class.

Cohort
Mountain / Trail Model year: 2019
Sample
986 bicycles with this information
Coverage
96.6% of the class

Lowest gear

20.2 gear inches

This value is above the central range for this class.

Cohort
Mountain / Trail Model year: 2019
Sample
968 bicycles with this information
Coverage
94.9% of the class

Gearing

Estimated speeds at 80 rpm

This bicycle

Lowest gear
7.7 km/h
Highest gear
32.3 km/h

Total gear range 418%

Pedaling rhythm
80rpm
40
60
80
100
120

Lineup changes

The published facts that differ across this family's builds and from the same model a year earlier. Missing information never counts as zero.

Differences across 2019 builds

Differences across 2019 builds
Specification This bicycle Salsa Spearfish SLX Salsa Spearfish Carbon GX Eagle Salsa Spearfish Carbon NX Eagle Salsa Spearfish Deore
Frame
Frame material Aluminum Carbon Carbon Aluminum
Bicycle weight 14.54 kg 12.84 kg 13.18 kg 14.46 kg
Drivetrain
Rear sprockets 11 12 12 Not informed
Smallest sprocket 11 10 11 11
Largest sprocket 46 50 50 42
Lowest gear 20.2 in 18.6 in 18.6 in 22.1 in
Highest gear 84.4 in 92.8 in 84.4 in 84.4 in
Other specifications
Fork spring Not informed Not informed Air Not informed

No exact Spearfish SLX publication is available for 2018.

Other models in this family

4 models

Published versions from the same family and model year.

Salsa Spearfish SLX, by Salsa

This bicycle

Trail

Spearfish SLX

  • Weight: 14.5 kg
  • Suspension: 120 mm
  • Wheel size: 29″
Salsa Spearfish Deore, by Salsa

Trail

Spearfish Deore

Mountain / Trail

  • Weight: 14.5 kg
  • Suspension: 120 mm
  • Wheel size: 29″

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