Gravel Biking Reinvented: The Exquisite Salsa Warbird GRX 810
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- Опубліковано 29 чер 2024
- Yum, Salsa on a Gravel Ride - More specifically, the Salsa Warbird GRX 810. This is an incredible carbon gravel bike with performance intentions but the capacity for adventure rides. Check it out here: bit.ly/3OYTxDt
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00:00 Salsa Warbird GRX 810
00:58 Salsa Cycles & Gravel Lineup
01:40 Frame Features & Design
03:09 Class 5 VRS
04:17 Warbird vs. Checkpoint Geometry
04:57 Parts & Components
05:17 Price
05:56 Shimano GRX 810 Drivetrain
07:07 Shifting & Braking
07:39 Wheels & Tires
08:19 Actual Weight
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I have the warbird 2020 version of this bike. It’s is my everything bike. I’ve e taking it on the GAP/C&O trail bikepacking, gravel races and can still keep up with roadies.
The beginning made me lol cause salsa makes so many components and has made bikes for decades . Cool rig!
Nice review man, timing is perfect. I am in the market for a gravel n bike packing rig, looking to adventure more off-road next season.. I'm gonna have to come by the shop and check this one out.
Thanks for showing us the 'real-world' weight at the end!
I've looked into these guys. Nice bikes but out of my price range. Good looking bike. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Just watched your review of Santa Cruz Stigmata for comparison and the Stigmata is 3 lbs lighter. Santa Cruz also provides a lifetime warranty on the frame versus Salsa's five year.
Ive had too many issues press fit, I took the stigmata over this and Im loving it
Wow thats much heavier than the Checkpoint SL6 you reviewed some months back. That Checkpoint was also about 4 sizes bigger! Its cable routing is also much neater than this(especially the etap version).
You probably can't blame Salsa Cycles for Shimanos GRX groupset being heavier than the SL6 with eTap. If you look at the Checkpoint SL5 with GRX components, it is a pound and a half heavier making it closer to the Warbirds weight.
Other than the aesthetically nicer cable routing on the Trek, I see no particular advantage of the Trek over the Salsa.
You can even run a 40mm suspension on the Warbird because of the longer fork.
Gravel bikes should not be lightweight anyway. People need to get this roadie mentality out of their head before they ruin the market. Thankfully, manufacturers so far have been rightfully ignoring people who are pushing lightweight bikes in the gravel and bikepacking segment of the market. In particular, people should not be pushing for lightweight frames or wheelsets. If they want to reduce overall bike weight with other components, then fine, so long as it does not jeopordize safety.
20 to 22'ish pounds is just about the ideal weight for a race oriented gravel bike. 25 to 26 pounds is the goldilocks weight for a more extreme bikepacking / adventure race or touring oriented bike (e.g. a Tour Divide bike).
Salsa has some really great looking bikes, even if most of them are way too expensive for me.
yeah they need to reduce the prices since theres no pandemic anymore
Which bicycle retailer do you work at, I am interested in a Trek fat Farley.
Great Bike🚲✔️👍🏾👍🏾
Too Pricey🤔🙄🙄
I've been advised to go for the 2X on a gravel which this bike is spec'd with. Especially true as I rarely exceed 300 watts. Me old.
Fair enough, definitely depends on the rider.
What was the reasoning? My current is a 2x9 and it's great but I need to replace my drive train and I'm torn as the minimum ratio I could settle for would be 11x with a 46 back and front and I think it might look stupid.
@@Leo-gt1bx 1X has bigger gaps between gears so perfect cadence can be harder to get. 2X more likely to have a lower gear allowing for steeper climbs. Channel gravel cyclist by Mr. Jom would chat about his preference for 2X in past bike review, you can try to find his specifics. If backpacking a lower gear could be quite helpful.
There is no way my calves wouldn't rub on those seatstays.
Oh yeah, they're QBP. Forget them, I'm going with niner. They're owned by Huffy. Haha
What is wrong with QBP?
1x or 2x opinions please because I am confused.
2x
I’d for sure go 2x. Those two chain rings in the front allow for smoother gear transition (less jump from one gear to the next) and you have a greater range, helping on the climbs, but especially on the descents and flats.
700c or 650b, you said “650c” at least twice.
650b
$4600! Lol. Steel saddle, basic brake rotors, and the rims :(.
I know right
Best to buy the base model, upgrade massively and sell stock parts for some cash.
I got my apex1 brand new for 2200.
@XC Painter there are other brands for the same price with better components. Not sure why Salsa bikes are overpriced and some people still buy em. Maybe it's the marketing. They're good at that
@@pingpongballz5998 the Warbird v4 is a nice light frame. I like the curves of the seat stays, the bike's potential, the tire clearance, and it was available locally.
The bike sold itself to me. I didn't really see any salsa marketing prior.
how durable is carbon bike when it comes to gravel riding , like I assume you cant do high jumps or something just flat riding and minimun bumps..
You know they’ve made carbon mtb bikes for awhile now lmao
No eyelet for back racks. Next.
It's a Beauty! My favourite production bike and the best of my collection. The rear triangle is particularly beautiful. I'd substitute the WTB wheels with a Spinergy or Scope deep-section carbon ones and Shimano GRX with a Sram eTap AXS. A flat-top carbon drop bars (with sufficient space for add-ons), a RedShift ShockStop seatpost and stem - and the beauty is ready to go.
I’m thinking about this bike as it’s 20% off right now. I’d like to go with a set of carbon 650 Hunt wheels. Beautiful wheel set that would allow for those sick 2 inch tires.
@@johnberini9948 It's excellent. Last year I toured ca. 2000km on one (N.B.: all the components but the frame were swapped for better ones). I weighed ca. 105kg and had ca. 30kg. worth of luggage divided between the Tailfin panniers, an AeroPack, a TailFin a top tube bag, a Route Werks handlebar bag, Ortlieb fork packs and a few pieces of equipment bolted onto the frame braze-ons.
While the combination of the tricky topography, the heat, a very slow cycling companion, the fatigue, a couple of particularly heavy downpours, sea water ingress (we had to take ferries from the mainland to islands, some of which had no suitable provisions for bicycles on board, as a result of which the bikes were generously rinsed with tons (literally!) of sea water) and the resultant squeaking of some moving parts (mostly, the bottom bracket) killed some of the joy of the adventure, the frame coped really well with the rigours of the journey.
Upon return to Rome I had the bike serviced by the best bike mechanic in Rome and likely the entire world (of Cicli Lazzaretti): the bottom bracket, pedals, hub and steerer ball bearings replaced, everything thoroughly washed, dried, lubricated, etc. - and riding it felt better afterwards than riding any bike I ever have. The WarBird is truly an excellent bike, the best I've ridden. And it's a beauty, too! I recommend it without a reservation.
@@johnberini9948 Forgot to add: swapping the WTB wheels with a semi-aerodynamic (40mm?) Vision TriMax set (far from a top-tier wheelset); the stupid mechanical groupset with a Sram eTap AXS, the saddle with a non-leather version of the Selle SMP Plus, the cheap stock seatpost with a RedShift ShockStop, the 100mm stem with a shorter one and the round cross-section handlebar with an ergonomic one, taped with a Fabric silicone tape added greatly to the comfort, to security and speed. Made quite the difference!
The Hunt wheels are no doubt very nice, but I'd suggest more modifications, unless you settle on an a better-specced model (although even then, the comfort could still be ameliorated quite a bit).
Good luck with your planned purchase: the bike is a delight not only to behold, but also to ride!
Yeah . . . carbon is great for weight and looks BUT if you DO gravel in any "war like" way (pun intended) and crash (not if but when) there goes the frame and your hard earned cash . . .better stick with Salsa's aluminium bikes . . . you might bend a tube but will be able to keep going AND won't be out so much cash if you have to replace it.
Looks nice but a $4,600 bike made in China is steep.
Its not the most "advanced" gravel bike by 2022 standards, but this is still my dream bike. One day...
Would you prefer a 1x?
@@Leo-gt1bx 2/3 of my bikes are 1x
I have a 1x for true trail riding, but a 2x is a game changer for gravel.