Museum of Mountain Bike Art & Technology

1982 Salsa

This bike was the personal ride of Ross Shafer, founder of Salsa. His first batch consisted of 6 bikes that were finished together.  Mark Michel, designer of the Salsa logo and Bicycle Trip shop owner, built his bike up first so Ross considers it Salsa #1.  This bike was finished second which makes it Salsa #2.  All the bikes used the single piece fork crown that was lathe turned from solid billet steel.  Four of the six bikes have the top tube/seat tube treatment shown as seen on this bike.  One, for Terry Holben (maker of the early Salsa decals), had the fish mouth rotated 90 degrees from example since the top tube had been cut slightly short.  The smallest frame had a conventional top tube seat tube intersection.  The brake bosses are made from short sections of tubing with the Mafac piece brazed to the top.  We have tried to replicate the original parts when possible but the bike was used as a test bed for various components and ideas.  At one time, it even sported the Suntour BEAST electronic shifting system.

The "Scoboni" name on the frame and serial number comes from  Ross's early bike club days.  Everyone thought it would be cool to have Italian names and it Ross became Roscoe became Scoboni.

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Frame		Fillet brazed cro-moly, Ishiwata tandem down tube (now Tange double butted), tandem head tube, 3/4"  stays
Fork		Ishiwata track blades with liners, lathe-turned out solid billet crown
Rear Shock		NA
Rims		Araya 2.125 (originally Araya 7X)
Hubs		Phil Wood bolt-on (originally Campagnolo low flange and then a  Phil rear later)
Spokes		DT 3 cross
Tires		Specialized Crossroads II (originally Comp III followed by IRC X-1 26 x 1.75 then 2.125 front)
Pedals		Campagnolo steel quill (followed by KKT track w/ clips)
Crank		Sugino AT (originally Campagnolo drilled for triple rings then Sugino AX)
Chain		Sedis (originally Regina Oro)
Rear Cogs		Suntour 6 speed (originally Regina 6)
Bottom Bracket		Phil Wood sealed
Front Derailleur		Suntour ARX (originally Campagnolo Nuovo record)
Rear Derailleur		Shimano Crane GS (originally Campagnolo Nuovo Record followed by Shimano Crane GS)
Shifters		Suntour Mighty thumb
Handlebars		bull moose by Tom Rightmeyer (maker of the Mantis stems)
Stem		bull moose by Tom Rightmeyer (maker of the Mantis stems)
Headset		Campagnolo steel w/ Shimano 600 top cup
Brake set		Mafac Tandem cantilever
Brake levers		Tommaselli  (originally Magura Shorties) original Oakley grips
Saddle		Brooks B-15 (originally a Cinelli Uni Canitor buffalo)
Seat Post		SR Laprade
Colors		originally pearl pink, now metallic gray
Size		21.5" c-t
Serial #		SCOBONI