The diary has been split into 4 pieces and the first can be read over on the site. In February 2020 the first took place, a 1145km race through the foot hills and heart of the Atlas mountains in Morocco, nearly 190 riders took on the course that was simply beautiful and somewhat wrote of his experiences while taking part in not only his first bikepacking event but first race on two wheels ever. DT Swiss provide their CR1600 wheelset, a smart combo of DT 350 hubs, 26mm wide tubeless rims and a reassuring 130kg weight limit. Salsa’s own carbon post and cowbell bars, along with gel tape and WTB Volt Pro saddle, will work with the VRS Frameset to kill fatigue building vibrations. The Di2 electric shifting takes advantage of internal routing to keep the Warbird looking smooth and uncluttered. Finished in a striking Atomic Pink it’s not for the shy & retiring rider. At the top of the tree is the Warbird GRX 810 Di2. Like the new Cutthroat, the Warbird range is dominated by Shimano GRX. While Shimano were caught napping by SRAM, the release of GRX has seen the Big-S turn the tables.

Unlike in previous years, Warbird is an all-carbon rangeĮlectric shifting, eye searing range topper.

All full builds ship with 700c wheelsets.

57.5 cm frameset weighs 1.39kg (3lb 1 oz).

1x, 2x and Di2 compatible (1x & Di2 allow dropper fitment) and internal cable sleeves.

Thru-axles front & rear (12 x 100 & 12 x 142mm respectively).

Dynamo cable routing, three-pack cage mounts and rack & guard mounts on the forks.

3 (49-54.5cm) or 4 (56-61cm) bottle mounts on the frame and bolt-on toptube feed bag mount.

Room for 700c x 45mm tyres (38 with mudguards) & 650b x 51mm (47mm with mudguards).

No seatstay or chainstay bridges for increased compliance and mud clearance.

Class 5 VRS (Vibration Reduction System) to increase comfort and fight fatigue.

Salsa warbird