The Salsa Stormchaser is a gravel bike built for “adverse conditions”. Geared, singlespeed, whateer… Designed for comfort, confidence and durability.
The Salsa Stormchaser originally came out in 2020AD.
Salsa Stormchaser deets
- Class 5TM VRS (Vibration Reduction System)
- Mud clearance and frame protection
- Alternator Flat Mount dropouts
- RockShox suspension fork (40mm travel)
- TranzX YSP38 dropper post (90mm travel)
- Teravail Rutland 700c x 47 mm tyres
- UK pricing TBC (U.S. SRP $3,499.00, CAD SRP $4,649.00)
Salsa sez:
“The Salsa Stormchaser brings gears, suspension, and a dropper post to our stalwart gravel bike for added capability.
“This Stormchaser laughs at chunky, rutted, washboard gravel roads, thanks to our Class 5 VRS (Vibration Reduction System) and a RockShox Rudy XPLR 40 mm fork. The 90mm dropper post encourages bold descents. The Shimano GRX 1 x 11 drivetrain helps you find your cadence on climbs and flats.
“It all adds up to a hard-charging Stormchaser that lets you carry more speed with less fatigue on challenging backroads and rugged trails.
“And it’s still a bad-weather brawler: the 6066-T6 alloy frame is tough, the frame and fork will clear mud-caked tires, and our Alternator dropouts still offer the single-speed option.
“Stormchaser GRX SUS: Ride no matter what.”
We shall do our best. Should we ever get hold of one.
Salsa Stormchaser geometry
Salsa Stormchaser GRX 810 1X SUS spec
With a decently wide-range drivetrain, a suspension fork (albeit one with a 90s-tastic 40mm of travel) and a dropper seatpost, it would be fun/illuminating to pitch the Salsa Stormchaser against a modern XC mountain bike.
Just to see what it reveals about gravel bikes. And mountain bikes for that matter.