Salsa is both actually unhealthy at retaining secrets and techniques, or they’re actually hoping to generate somewhat hype round their upcoming pedal-assisted drop bar journey bike. It’s nearly positively the latter, provided that they initially teased this bike again in September, and it has even had its personal touchdown web page on the Salsa web site ever since. Earlier at this time, Salsa took it one step additional with a Fb publish that included the bike’s title, an image of somebody driving it, and a short description.
From Salsa’s Fb Put up:
“Prepared for a peek behind the door?“
“That is Wanderosa, our gentle electrical full-suspension gravel bike, constructed to push boundaries so you may take your Journey by Bike farther and quicker than you thought potential.“
“This genre-bending mix of full-suspension functionality, progressive drop-bar geometry, and motorized help is a radical experience expertise for individuals who wish to begin from their entrance door, get bold with longer, rowdier routes, and rally their favourite backroads.“
“Wanderosa arrives January 2026“
Based mostly on the picture and transient description, it seems that a lot of our hypothesis was right or no less than pretty shut. It’s clear that it is a full-suspension bike that appears to blur the strains between gravel and mountain biking. It’s difficult to find out the efficiency tier of the SID fork from the picture, however most fashions include both 110 or 120 mm of journey. Which leads us to guess that the rear finish will in all probability have someplace between 100 and 120 mm of journey as properly. Most SID fashions promote a max tire width of 66 mm (~2.5″), and the body appears like it could clear a fairly huge tire, too.
The largest query that continues to be is what drive system shall be offering the Wanderosa’s pedal help. The downtube doesn’t look like too cumbersome, however we are able to’t see the motor space properly sufficient to establish a motor model. That mentioned, the TQ-HPR40 could be a logical alternative, however that drive system doesn’t embody a high tube built-in show — which is seen within the silhouette within the teaser shot under. This leads us to consider that it’s going to probably be powered by the compact Fazua Journey 60 drive system, however that’s simply our greatest guess. Seems like we’ll know extra in January. The opposite burning query that we wish to ask is: the place’s the non-electric model?
From the Unique Put up:
Salsa Cycles has been placing loads of vitality into new bikes these days. Just lately, they’ve launched all the pieces from journey gravel ebikes, to a refreshed MTB lineup (which is surprisingly good).
Now, Salsa is teasing a brand new bike, and it’s certain to get some consideration. After posting a silhouette of the bike with the caption, “Curioser and curioser,” Salsa had added little or no element, solely stating that it’s coming in January 2026.
By the define, there are some things we all know for positive: it’s a full suspension bike, and it has dropbars and a dropper publish. The tires look like of MTB measurement, however with how massive gravel tires are getting lately, it might simply fall into the aggressive gravel or ATB class. Figuring out Salsa, there’s an excellent likelihood this bike will work properly for bikepacking and journey driving – what seems to be body bag mounts contained in the entrance triangle, and underneath the highest tube appear to help that principle. Replace: We now know, based mostly on the touchdown web page for the brand new bike on Salsa’s web site, that that is certainly a full suspension gravel bike!
At present, Salsa simply provides this as a teaser, “One other trade first from the parents who outlined the modern-day gravel bike. A few of you understand what it’s; a few of you suppose you understand what it’s. It gained’t be for everybody (then once more, what’s?), however it’s going to redefine what’s potential. Full suspension gravel? Sure and…”
The opposite massive query is whether or not this shall be an ebike? There’s a darkish patch behind the top tube on the highest tube that appears prefer it could possibly be a management panel for an ebike system. And the downtube definitely appears massive sufficient to deal with a battery, maybe a smaller capability battery for a light-weight ebike system. However the hole spindle on the crank throws a wrench in that principle – all of the centerdrive ebike motors we all know of don’t have a hole spindle.
It’s potential it might nonetheless be an ebike with a rear hub motor, although. Or it could possibly be simply {that a} crank with a hole spindle was used within the mockup, and the precise bike gained’t have it. Or a brand new crank or motor or each?
Regardless, it will likely be fascinating to see the place this goes!
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