Salsa

2018 Mukluk Carbon SLX1 Fat Bike

The Salsa Mukluk was one of the game changing fat bikes when it was introduced moving from wheels that used an offset build to a symmetrical built rear wheel with a wider hub that a traditional mountain bike. The 2018 Mukluk Fat Bike continues the next evolution of the fat bike that made the 2017 Salsa Mukluk a success but with the latest drivetrain technology and feedback from previous versions of the Mukluk, Beargrease and Blackborow.

Salsa Mukluk now has the ability to run and comes stock with 5" tires. To accomplish this the Mukluk moves from a 170/177mm rear end to a wider 190/197mm rear end. While moving to a wider rear end isn't revolutionary the geometry is. On previous bikes, you had to either pick wide tires and a long wheelbase or smaller (relatively) 4.0" tires to get quicker handling. The 2018 Mukluk is capable of running a 4.7" tire on a 70mm rim with 432mm chainstays, the shortest Fat Bike stays in the industry while giving you the option to pull the Alternator dropouts back and run wider tires on wider rims. Keeping with current trail bike trends the Mukluk has a longer top tube paired with a shorter stem (50-70mm) and a wide handlebar.

Salsa Carbon Mukluk frames are ride tuned for longer days in the saddle giving up some of the stiffness that the race oriented Beargrease has for more bump absorbing compliance. Carbon Mukluk uses an all new Alternator V2 dropout with 2 positions, 1 for the shortest stays possible and a further back position for excellent tire clearance.

Carbon Mukluk frames are compatible with 190mm versions of the Alternator Rack when paired with the Salsa Rack-Lock seatpost collar. The top tube of the Mukluk has braze-ons to accommodate Salsa''s new EXP bag line. The fork legs continue to be offered with provisions for use with Anything Cages for additional gear storage.

The build kit for the Mukluk Carbon GX1 Fat Bike includes a Salsa Bearpaw Carbon fork, Shimano SLX 1x11 drivetrain, TruVativ Stylo 6K cranks, SRAM Level T disc brakes, Salsa Rustler handlebar and Maxxis FBR/FBF 60tpi tubeless ready tires.

• Mukluk Carbon Frame
• Salsa Bearpaw Carbon Fork with Anything Cage mounts
• Shimano SLX 1x11 Drivetrain with TruVativ Stylo 6K crank
• Maxxis FBR/FBF, 60tpi tubeless ready tires