The
Salsa Mukluk was one of the game changing
fat bikes when it was introduced moving from wheels that used an offset build to a symmetrical built rear wheel with a wider hub that a traditional mountain bike. The
2018 Mukluk Fat Bike continues the next evolution of the
fat bike that made the 2017
Salsa Mukluk a success but with the latest drivetrain technology and feedback from previous versions of the
Mukluk, Beargrease and Blackborow.
Keeping with current tire trends the
Salsa Mukluk now has the ability to run and comes stock with 5" tires. To accomplish this the
Mukluk for the first time moves from a 170/177mm rear end to a wider 190/197mm rear end. While moving to a wider rear end isn't revolutionary the geometry is. On previous bikes, you had to either pick wide tires and a long wheelbase or smaller (relatively) 4.0" tires to get quicker handling. The
2018 Mukluk is capable of running a 4.7" tire on a 70mm rim with 432mm chainstays, the shortest
Fat Bike stays in the industry while giving you the option to pull the Alternator dropouts back and run wider tires on wider rims. Keeping with current trail bike trends the
Mukluk has a longer top tube paired with a shorter stem (50-70mm) and a wide handlebar.
Mukluk frames are compatible with 190mm versions of the
Alternator Rack when paired with the
Salsa Rack-Lock seatpost collar. The top tube of the
Mukluk has braze-ons to accommodate Salsa''s new EXP bag line. The fork legs continue to be offered with provisions for use with Anything Cages for additional gear storage.
The build kit for the
Mukluk NX1 Fat Bike includes a Bearpaw Carbon fork, SRAM NX1 1x11 drivetrain, TruVativ Stylo 6k cranks, Hayes MX Comp disc brakes, Salsa Rustler 3 handlebar and
Maxxis Minion RBF tires.
- Mukluk Alloy Frame
- Salsa Bearpaw Carbon Fork
- SRAM NX1 Drivetrain with Race Face Aeffect crank
- Maxxis RBF 26x4.8" tires