Just picked up a "used" Salsa Blackthorn Deore 12. The shop I got it from had purchased for a rental 2 years ago and never ended up renting it, not once 🤯 I picked it up for $1300 and found a Fox 36 factory (new takeoff) online for $400. so I am not sitting on the below bike at an all in cost of $1700. Did quite a good amount of mountain biking on a hardtail when i was younger (15ish years ago) but been nothing but pavement and dirt roads ever since. This is my first FS and was looking for a bike I could grow into. Super excited to get on the trails!
Questions:
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How'd I do?
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Anyone currently riding this model and have pointers?
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What would you recommend upgrading, if anything?
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Anyone riding in the Grand Junction, CO area?
Frame: Blackthorn Aluminum 6061-T6
Fork: Fox 36 Factory G2 (upgrade)
Rear Shock: RockShox Super Deluxe Select+
Rear Der: Shimano Deore
Cassette: Shimano Deore, 10–51t, 12-speed
Chain: Shimano Deore M6100
Crankset: Shimano Deore, 32t
Shifter: Shimano Deore
Brakes & Rotors: Shimano Deore four-piston (203 mm front, 180 mm rear rotors)
Headset (Upper/Lower): FSA Orbit 1.5E
Stem: Salsa Guide 35.0
Handlebar: RaceFace Chester 35.0, 780mm
Grips/Bar Tape: Salsa File Tread Lock-On
Seatpost: TranzX YSI05 dropper post
Saddle: WTB Volt 250 Sport
Front Wheel: Novatec D791SB 15 x 110 mm hub, WTB ST i30 TCS 2.0 29" tubeless-ready rim
Rear Wheel: Novatec DH82SB 12 x 157 mm hub, WTB ST i30 TCS 2.0 29" tubeless-ready rim
Tires: Maxxis Assegai 29 x 2.5" front, Maxxis Dissector 29 x 2.4" rear, 120 TPI, 3CT, EXO+, Tubeless-Ready
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