Fargo Apex 1 is Salsa’s drop-bar off-road touring bike built to shatter limits. Ride it on singletrack, gravel, or other places you wouldn’t take your standard touring bike. A triple-butted steel frame and huge tire clearance provide cushion on rugged roads. Alternator dropouts allow for any drivetrain you can imagine, and cargo mounts let you carry enough to go days between resupplies. SRAM’s Apex 1 drivetrain is a reliable workhorse with the range for many adventures.
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Frameset
- Frame
- Fargo Triple-butted CroMoly Steel
- Fork
- Firestarter Carbon 110
- Color
- Orange
- Rear Shock
- N/A
Drivetrain
- Front Der
- N/A
- Rear Der
- SRAM Apex 1
- Cassette
- SRAM PG-1130, 11–42t, 11-speed
- Chain
- SRAM PC-1110
- Crankset
- Truvativ Stylo 6K DUB, 32t
- Shifter
- SRAM Apex 1
- Brakes & Rotors
- TRP Spyre-C (160 mm rotors)
Components
- Headset
- Cane Creek 40
- Stem
- Salsa GuideÂ
- Handlebar
- Salsa Cowchipper
- Grips
- Salsa Gel Cork Bar Tape
- Seatpost
- Salsa GuideÂ
- Saddle
- WTB Volt Steel SL Medium
Wheels
- Front Wheel
- WTB Serra 15 x 110 mm hub, WTB ST i25 TCS 2.0 32h 29" rim
- Rear Wheel
- WTB Serra 12 x 148 mm hub, WTB ST i25 TCS 2.0 32h 29" rim
- Tires
- Teravail Sparwood 29 x 2.2", Durable, Tubeless-Ready
Weight
- Complete Bike Weight
- 24lb 8oz - Large
*Specification and pricing subject to change without notice.
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- Design Wheel/ Tire Size
- 29 x 2.4
- Alternative Wheel/ Tire Size
- 27.5 x 3.0", 29 x 2.4" w/ fender (29 x 3.0" only compatible on SM–XL frame sizes)
- Suspension Fork Length (Travel)
- 501–511mm (100mm)
- Rigid Fork Length
- 483–486mm
- Fork Offset
- 45–51mm
- Headset-Upper
- ZS44
- Headset-Lower
- EC44
- Seatpost
- 27.2mm
- Seat Collar
- Steel: 30mm / Ti: 32mm
- Front Derailleur Mount
- 148mm rear spaced: high direct mount (29mm offset) Problem Solvers Bracket (FS1328) / 142mm rear spaced: high direct mount (26.5mm offset) via 28.6mm clamp Problem Solvers Bracket (FS1326)
- Bottom Bracket
- 73mm BSA, threaded
- Crankset (Max Ring)
- 1x crankset: 36t max Boost & 34t non-Boost or 46t Gates Belt Drive Sprocket, 2x crankset: 42/28t max Boost & Non-Boost
- Rear Brake, (Rotor)
- 51mm I.S. (160–180mm)
- Rear Spacing
- 148 or 142mm thru-axle / 135mm QR w/ Alternator reduction plates
- Rear Axle Size
- 148mm rear spaced: 12 x 180L, TP = 1.5**, TL = 20 / 142mm rear spaced: 12 x 174L, TP = 1.5**, TL = 20 / 135mm rear spaced: quick release / 142 & 135mm spacing require the use of Salsa Alternator Reduction plates (FS2360) **Pre-2022 Fargo models use Alternator plates and thru-axles with 1.75 TP (thread pitch). Both 1.5 and 1.75 TP plates are compatible with the Fargo frame. Ensure TP of plate and axle match before installing.
- Derailleur Hanger
- QR = FS1312; TA = FS1385 (1.75TP with fender mount); SS = FS1318; SSTA = FS1375; L Rohloff = FS1371
- Fender Mounts
- Yes
- Rack Mounts
- Yes
- Bottle Mounts
- 4 (3-Pack config)
- Stem Clamp
- 28.6mm
- Crown Race
- 40mm
- Front Brake (Rotor)
- 74mm post mount (160–180mm)
- Front Spacing
- 110 x 15mm thru-axle
- Front Axle
- ø15 x 135, TP=1.5, TL=12
