Salsa

2012 Spearfish 2 Full Suspension 29er Frame

Since the Spearfish first made it's debut at Interbike in 2010 it has set the 29er world on fire! Winning awards from places like MTBR, 29inches and Outside Magazine the Spearfish has been a bike to beat. 

With a frame weight of around 5lbs the Spearfish''s weight is on par with a lot of the steel hardtails on the the market, but unlike the steel frames you get 80mm of rear travel which is going to allow you to clear huge gaps but it is enough to take the edge off of the rock garden that seems to keep your teeth chattering miles after you''ve gone through it.

The engineers at Salsa build bikes for real world riders and realize that many of todays multi-link suspension systems a lot of maintenance to perform as intended. The following measures have been made by Salsa to make the Spearfish perform as well on day 2,000 as it did on day one.

• Pivot Minimizing Suspension An 80mm rear travel version of Salsa''s link-actuated single pivot design. The Spearfish uses a simplified one-piece rear triangle with shaped stays and a shared pivot link design that reduces pivot points and hardware. This creates a lighter and stiffer rear end with fewer wear and maintenance points. 
• Shaped Seatstays Shaped Seatstays are used in favor of a rear pivot on the 1-piece rear triangle. A rear dropout pivot (if present) would only rotate 1-degree during full suspension compression. Salsa choose eliminate this pivot point and instead transform the 1-degree of rotation into a slight 5.2mm deflection of the seat stays tubes. The seatstays are shaped and sized appropriately to handle this small amount of deflection and has a fatigue life far beyond the lifespan of the frame. The result is a lightweight, one-piece rear triangle with a single pair of bearings at the main pivot. 
• Extruded, CNC''d Shared-Pivot Link Short and compact, the dog-bone shaped link features a shared pivot where the shock and seatstays meet the link. This removes a shock pin from the system and keeps the link small and light.

Key features of the 2012 Spearfish 2 are:

• ZS44/ZS56 Tapered Headset 
• Press-Fit 30 Bottom Bracket
• Rock Shox Monarch RT3 Rear Shock
• Available in Orange or Green

Some things to consider when building the Salsa Spearfish 2 frame are;

• The Headset uses a ZS44 upper cup and a ZS56 lower cup.
• The Bottom Bracket is Press Fit 30, Sram and FSA make cranks to fit the frame without adapters. If a Shimano build is in your future you will need an adapter to use their cranks.
• Recommended Suspension Fork travel is 80-100mm, if you are going to use a rigid fork make sure it is corrected to at least 80mm (around 470mm).
• The Rear Disc Brake mount is 51mm IS and has a max rotor size of 185mm

What''s in the box? The Spearfish Frame includes the following;

• 2012 Spearfish Frame
• Rock Shox Monarch RT3 Shock
• Salsa Lip-Lock Seat Collar

So what''s shipping going to run me?

• If you live in the Continental US, Standard Ground Shipping is Free!
• If you happen to live in Alaska, Hawaii, APO or Canada Standard Ground Shipping is $30
• Due to the size limitations frames are unable to be shipped to APO''s through USPS.
• If you would like a faster method than ground please contact us for an accurate shipping quote.