NEED TO KNOW

Salsa’s do-it-all 140mm-travel carbon trail bike rolls on 29in wheels and is designed around a 160mmtravel fork

Dave Weagle’s Split Pivot suspension design helps separate acceleration and braking forces

Aftermarket link (and shock) can transform the Blackthorn into the longer-travel Cassidy model but you’ll also need a 180mm-travel fork.

Super Boost 157mm rear hub standard to accommodate tyres up to 3.0in wide in 27.5in size

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