For Sale: Salsa El Mariarchi M Frame 'n' Fork 29er adventure bike

GONE

Here we have my much beloved salsa El Mariarchi 3 from 2013.

Size M (salsa say this suits a rider between 5'8-6'0, I am 6 foot on the dot and this fella was perfect for me)

Made from Sanko triple butted 'kung-fu' tubing not boring old 4130 like the later models

If you're looking at this you probably know just how versatile and fun this frame is, a glorious middle ground between mountain bike and cyclocross, and more fun to ride than its long haul brother the fargo. Perfect adventure and gravel bike. humungous tyre clearance and very adaptable 'alternator' dropouts/cable routing options mean that you really can do pretty much anything you want with it.

I have had this built up as both a drop bar adventure tourer and then later as a flat bar fun bike. Because I was initially running it as a tourer I had the bb shell professionally faced down to 68 (instead of 73) professionally so I could fit hollowtech road cranks, this makes for a much more versatile set up. It has genesis 29er rigid steel forks with three bottle cage mounts on each side (as in three bolts in a row, not 3 sets of two bolts) and takes happily any sort of rack, lowrider, porteur or even mudguards you can imagine. The headset is a cane creek forty that is less than 6months old.

Over all condition is good, no dinks, dents or bends -he usual bit of tree scrap on the top bar and patch of rubbed paint from big waterbottle rubbing. Bb threads are clean, no rust in the seat tube and alternator dropouts moving freely. Some of the model stickers have come off but we all know what they say

Am selling because breathes in- this is a long story while
i was away touring a couple of months ago my flat-mate decided that bikes could no longer live in the house, and so locked it outside our flat with a chain that can only have come from a chirstmas cracker - it was of course promptly stolen. I return, search the markets, gum tree and e-bay in vain... Resigned to the fact that the beautiful salsa was gone i signed up for a cyclescheme voucher through work, which came through in record time and my replacement beast is being built at seabass cycles as we speak. Meanwhile back at the ranch, a friend sees some geeza on my bike ride by (still wearing its utterly impractical 2.25 onza gumwall knobbly tyres) chases the guy down, and in can what can only be described as the bravest act anyone has ever done for me, gets my bike back from the guy, cost free. He is a hero and I am now the proud owner of two 1x 29er steel monsters. Even I must admit this is too many

Decided to strip the salsa down and use the parts to build the misses a wicked little 2x10 Sram XO tourer and so the salsa is free to roam, to find a new home.

In light of this slightly shadey story I would like to reiterate that I have all the proofs of purchase from this bike and a crime ref no. for its theft.

I have had some serious fun with this bike and I'm sure you will too.

Was looking for £285 NOW £270 w/ fork and headset, (and on one seatpost clamp if needed) though am happy to split if needs be. ONO

Viewings welcome. Call or PM me if you want any more information or photos.
07817967387

Collection: Stoke Newington or east london somewhere
Postage £15 mainland uk.

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Price Drop BUMPPPPP

my room is only so big :P

IT has now gone on the bay ....

Don't know what the deal is with that around here these days.

Damn, I'm interested. Shame it's on the bay.

I bought this and totally failed to do anything with it :(
£250 collection from Brixton

Would you post?

If no other interest, but I'd really rather not, 'specially at the moment

Ill take it if you haven't sold to sterobe.

Can pick up from Brixton.

Scrub that. Sorry.

Need a small.

Bargain

Bollox.

Ill take it and try a medium. PM now.

If lardy doesn't take it, I'd give it a home.

Sold