Salsa

2013 El Mariachi Ti Frame

Most bikes are judged on how well they perform during competition. How does 2745 miles in 16 days sound? That's what it took for Kurt Refsnider to win the 2011 Tour Divide on his titanium El Mariachi. Steel El Mariachis have been seen coast to coast on the NUE series races since 07 when the bike was first introduced.

New for 2013 the El Mariachi Ti and returning for a second year on the steel bike the Salsa Alternator dropouts to bring even more versatility to the frame. The new dropouts allow the El Mariachi to be run as either a single speed or and a traditional geared bike.

If a epic ride for you entails more that just water bottles, Salsa does offer a custom frame bag which is produced by Revelate Designs that is custom made for the El Mariachi.

Building the El Mariachi Ti frame:
Headset: The El Mariachi requires a 44mm headset.

Fork: The El Mariachi can be used with straight 1-1/8" or tapered steerer tubes depending on which headset you use. The headtube angle is optimized for a suspension fork of 80-100mm.

Bottom Bracket: Standard English threaded 73mm shell

Front Derailleur: High direct mount 

Seatpost: 27.2mm

Rear Brake: 51mm IS disc, maximum 185mm rotor max.