Salsa Chili Con Crosso

[Kalidurga]

Ok, so, as much as I love my TriCross Sport, I'm thinking that I'm beginning to outgrow it. I want a 10-speed cogset, better rims, and the Sora shifters are beginning to be a pain. I love everything else about the bike, though, so I'm seriously considering replacing it with either the TriCross Comp (except I really prefer a compact crank) or really splurging and getting the TriCross Expert (except that I want more rear cogs). With either one, I'd have to make a change to the gearing to get what I feel I need.

Sooo, the other thing I'm thinking of is buying a frame and picking out all the components. TJF's thread about her new Salsa bike got me perusing their site and I found this: Salsa Chili Con Crosso (more pics here). That is one cool lookin' bike One of the main things I love about the TriCross is the aesthetics of the frame, with the flattened top tube. The Chili's top tube is less flattened, but the chain- and seat-stays have some nifty sculpting to them (which does contribute to performance, of course!).

Unfortunately, the closest Salsa dealers are two hours away from me. Has anyone else ridden a Salsa bike? Would it be worth the trip to drive all that way for a test ride?

[Running Mommy]

Never ridden a Salsa, but the name alone has me sold!

[Zen]

With a name like that it should be red.
The name makes me hungry.
All very useful information

[DirtDiva]

Unfortunately, the closest Salsa dealers are two hours away from me. Has anyone else ridden a Salsa bike? Would it be worth the trip to drive all that way for a test ride?

For something that hot? Hell yeah!

[Fredwina]

With a name like that it should be red.

You should make it to the southwest sometime. we do have Green Chilies

[KnottedYet]

Mmmmm, love green chilis. Green Chili Cheeseburgers at Blake's Lotta Burger. MMMmmmm.

Those Salsa frames sure are nice. I've been fondling the Casarolls at my LBS. Nice nice nice. (and dig the headbadges!)

[Zen]

You should make it to the southwest sometime. we do have Green Chilies

Red=HOT

[Kalidurga]

You should make it to the southwest sometime. we do have Green Chilies

Red=HOT

Green=HOT, but deceptively so. The green ones sneak up on you with their hotness

I'm really getting obsessed with this frame. I'm gonna have to call the Salsa dealers up in Pennsylvania to see if any of them have this bike built up in my size so I can ride it. I see a day-trip to PA in my future!

[tjf9]

Very pretty color! I'm totally hot for Salsa too!

I am anxiously counting the hours before the LBS opens again so I can start the process on my bike! (24.5 hours to go!)

[Running Mommy]

Mmmnn Green Chilies.... Hatch chilies to be exact... HOT, but GOOD!!! Mmmnnnn Now I have a hankerin for some carne asada tacos with a side of hatch!

[7rider]

Green=HOT, but deceptively so. The green ones sneak up on you with their hotness

I'm really getting obsessed with this frame. I'm gonna have to call the Salsa dealers up in Pennsylvania to see if any of them have this bike built up in my size so I can ride it. I see a day-trip to PA in my future!

Green means go.
Why are you obsessed with this frame?
- Because of a paint job??
Bad. Shallow. Gimme a can of green Rust-o-leum and I'll transform your Specialized into a rolling green monster-piece.
- Because of shaped tubes??
What the heck do they do?? What's to be gained from these tube shapes. Just cuz they look cool, doesn't mean they actually DO anything useful. Before you go trotting off to locales distant, be sure the frame has some advantage - performance-wise - over what you currently have. (Besides...you'll need SOME rationalization before you go burning the fossil fuels, right??)

[divingbiker]

Green means go.
Why are you obsessed with this frame?
- Because of a paint job??
Bad. Shallow. Gimme a can of green Rust-o-leum and I'll transform your Specialized into a rolling green monster-piece.
- Because of shaped tubes??
What the heck do they do?? What's to be gained from these tube shapes. Just cuz they look cool, doesn't mean they actually DO anything useful. Before you go trotting off to locales distant, be sure the frame has some advantage - performance-wise - over what you currently have. (Besides...you'll need SOME rationalization before you go burning the fossil fuels, right??)

Well, Miss Custom Seven, you're a fine one to talk!

Kalidurga wants more and better gears and new rims (see original post) so if she's putting that much money into her Tricross, she's thinking why not just get a new bike. We need to be enablers. Got it?

[7rider]

Well, Miss Custom Seven, you're a fine one to talk!

Kalidurga wants more and better gears and new rims (see original post) so if she's putting that much money into her Tricross, she's thinking why not just get a new bike. We need to be enablers. Got it?

Heck, yeah!!
I got rationalizations coming out my ears!!!

[northstar]

Oh, no...yet another bike to lust after...I don't need this!

I actually think I'd like to try out a Salsa Casseroll. I think it would be a great commuter bike. But then again, there's that Surly Long Haul Trucker...good thing I'm totally broke right now! (Not that that stops many of us!)

[Zen]

Fire=Red therefore Red=Hot
Stop thinking about eating