




Hi everyone, I found an interesting bike on a used bikes website.
My story: I’ve long wanted something designed for bikepacking and touring. Right now, I ride a self-built “gravel” bike based on an old-school MTB Grant Huron 26". I’m not tall (164 cm), so this setup turned out to be comfortable. But 26” wheels are still 26” wheels, and V-brakes have their drawbacks on such trips, as I’ve noticed.
I came across this listing, it seemed interesting, and I started looking deeper into it, but I couldn’t find this exact frame. It’s listed as a Salsa Marrakesh, but I see there are no rack mounts on the seatstays, which seemed strange. Also, there’s a bar-end shifter, but the brakes have integrated shifting. The seller said it’s size M (51), and that this is the smallest size available for this model.
I wanted to ask for opinions about this frame and bike. Would it be worth getting for my height (164 cm) to try bikepacking and touring, or should I consider something else instead?
And is the price of 700 dollars (location: Poland) reasonable?
Thanks for your answers and opinions
by Fragrant_Light7678
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Check this thread https://www.reddit.com/r/salsacycles/s/B34GLkXfYb
Maybe it’s not a Salsa Marrakesh? That sloping top tube looks wrong.