But with the 29-inch MTB tyres and the smallest gear ratio of 26-36, you can really tackle anything that is still marked as a path on the map. The sturdy steel frame can be welded anywhere in the world, and with a record-breaking five bottle cage positions, even the most remote wastelands lose their terror. The Fargo could be the forerunner of a new type of bike that is emerging from a kind of self-sufficient long-distance off-road brevet scene. The best-known event is probably the Tour Divide - a cycle route that covers more than 4,400 kilometres, 90 percent of which is off-road, across North America and is also held as a race once a year. Participants are self-sufficient in the strictest sense, so they must have everything they need with them.
The bag set on the Fargo 2 comes from Revelate Designs, is customised and is already very generously sized. The Salsa can also be fitted with luggage racks and corresponding panniers using the sturdy threaded eyelets on the rear triangle and fork, but unfortunately the bike would no longer be visible in the photo. But equipped in this way, you could easily live on the bike for a long time.
Price 1,990 Euro
Weight 12.7 kilos
Reference/Info www.cosmicsports.com
Frame sizes* S, M, L, XL
Seat/steering angle 73/70°
Seat/top tube/head tube 411/560/126 mm plus 8 mm headset cap
Wheelbase/caster 1 .075/85 mm
Stack/Reach/STR** 614/376 mm/1.63
EQUIPMENT
Fork Salsa Fargo
Steering bearing Cane Creek, 1-1/8 inch
Brakes Avid BB7 Road (v/h 160 mm)
Circuit SRAM Apex/X9/X7 (39/26 t., BSA)
Impellers Salsa by Formula/NoTubes ZTR Rapid 29er
Tyres Continental Race King 2.0
Handlebar/stem Salsa Woodchipper 2/Salsa Pro Moto
Saddle/post WTB Pure V/Cane Creek Thud Buster (27.2 mm)
Accessories Bag set Revelate Designs, saddle bag "Viscacha", 149 euros, top tube bag "Gastank", 65 euros, frame bag "Fargo", 189 euros, www.cosmicsports.com
* The frame set accounts for 40 per cent of the overall score and the equipment for 60 per cent. Individual grades are included in these evaluations, which we have only partially printed for reasons of space. The grades are calculated up to the final grade with all decimal places; however, for the sake of clarity, all grades are given with rounded decimal places.
** Tested frame size greased.
*** Stack/reach: projected vertical/horizontal measurement from the centre of the bottom bracket to the top of the headset; STR (stack to reach): Values between 1 .45 and 1 .55 indicate a sporty riding position, values below are race-like, above are comfortable.
**** Adjusted weight for frame size 57 cm and fork steerer length 225 mm.
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