Here's the Fargo in action. post yours when you get it here...
I am also in-between sizes, in my case L and XL. Were you also choosing between L and XL, or between M and L? Probably the former because you mentioned your intention to get the bars a bit higher. Would be curious to hear your experiences. I am 6'1.5 and 36" cycling inseam (LeMond method), long arms as well.I had been curious about the fit for years. I just figured that I'd be in-between sizes but the large seemed to fit fine.
hey, where's this posted? That's really interestingIt was interesting to read an opinion by a recent Tour Divide racer who still used a MTB triple on his Fargo.
This shows the saddle to bar height on my Fargo:I'm curious how people have their bars positioned relative to saddle height. It seems that with a dirt drop style bar like the Woodchipper that you would want the bars level if not higher than the saddle for riding off road.....
I think your reasoning is spot-on. It's hard to imagine a better "dirt road explorer" that offers the option for larger volume tires, and the ability to confidently cut off on some singletrack as desired, than the Fargo.My reasoning for looking into a Fargo would be to use it for a dirt road explorer. My Vaya does this pretty well but larger volume tires would certainly make the descents funner and faster plus it would be nice to have more singletrack capabilities. My Krampus seems like overkill for these kinds of rides.
Your setup looks good to me. The bars are high enough to make it easy to spend time in the drops without being bent over, and the rake of the bars looks like it follows the angle of the top tube which is angled down just enough for comfort and control.Here's some daylight pics of my Fargo X7. I took it out for an hour ride today and got it all adjusted. The top limit screw on the front der. was way out and the chain almost came off. I also bumped the front der. down just a bit closer to the rings. Wasn't sure about the doubletap shifters but after just one hour, I got used to them.
I freakin' love this thing. I haven't used drop bars in a long while and forgot how nice it is to have so many hand positions. Will probably lift the seat up just a bit. My LBS is swapping out the 90mm stem for a 70mm at no charge which should make the reach about perfect. About to order some platform pedals and slicks, can't wait to put some miles on it.
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This sounds frustrating and odd. I would think that the LBS could determine that if multiple wheels do not work, then it is perhaps the fork spacing. Very odd.LBS and Salsa collaborated on my 'wheel loose in the fork' problem on my 2015 Fargo 2.....so far they have replaced the OEM thru axle with a DT Swiss axle, which didn't help.
Next step is a new carbon fork, which is 'supposed' to be in tomorrow.
After that, it's on to the hub, which Salsa has already admitted they don't have in stock right now.
Hard to believe a bike shop cannot determine the problem by any other means than just throwing new parts at the bike.
$2,000.00 for a bike, less than 300 miles, and in the shop for 2+ weeks waiting on parts....not impressed. :madman:
WTB Nanos are a good all-around choice, in either 40mm or 2.1"What tires do you recommend for all-around use on the 2015 Fargo with carbon Firestarter fork?
I ride the bike in all conditions, commuting, gravel grinders, and light single-track.
Currently I am running the older (both discontinued) WTB Weirwolf 2.55 on the front and the WTB Exiwolf 2.3 on the rear.
Pumped up to 40psi they roll well on the road with decent cushion, and are predictable off-road at lower pressures.
Thanks for the warning I like your build a lot!This is my first and probably my last custom bike build. Too many headaches.
I was able to take my new 2015 Fargo out on a long single-track ride today after finishing up the build from a frameset. Man it rips! I was very surprised at how well the bike climbs, ascends and corners. The steel frame and carbon fork where very comfortable, and the bike tracks really well. I upgraded the rear dropouts to a through-axle and added a few of my other favorite but random parts. The 180mm XTR triple crank was perfect, as well as the Genevalle/ Retro-Shift levers.