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This news just came across and we wanted to just get it out there. Nice ride. Enjoy.
FEATURES
- Vaya – Any Road Geometry
- Designed as a light touring or credit card touring bike, optimized for fit with Salsa drop bars. Stable handling with a light load. The bike to ride for a light tour or any road exploration
- 3/2.5 Seamless Titanium Tubeset
- Custom-spec’d, triple-butted tubing. Appropriate stiffness and compliance for a fantastic ride quality. Light weight. Superior fatigue life
- ZS44 Semi-Integrated Headset
- Compatible with tapered or straight 1-1/8″ steerer forks
- Full-length Cable Housing With Custom Front Derailleur Cable Guide
- Improved performance in poor conditions. Full drivetrain cable housing with a front derailleur BB cable guide to keep muck from entering the housing. Clean routing keeps shifting protected. Brake routing is external for easy maintenance
- Vaya Carbon Fork
- 1-1/8 to 1-¼” tapered steerer for stiffness and ideal ride qualities over rough, uneven surfaces, and a 15mm thru-axle for confidence inspired tracking. Hidden fender mounts for a clean look
- Salsa-designed Investment Cast Rear Dropout
- Chainstay-mounted disc brake, rack and fender mounts, and replaceable derailleur hanger
- Huge Crankset Compatibility Versatility
- Accepts 1x cranksets (46T max.), 2x cranksets (53/39T max.) and 3x cranksets (Touring Triples) without sacrificing tire clearance
- Chainstay-Mounted Disc Brake
- Hassle-free rack and fender mounting
- Integrated Rear Rack and Front And Rear Fender Mounts
- Cast into dropout for durability. Designed to work best with Salsa Wanderlust Rack
- Waterbottle Bosses
- Frames accept 2 waterbottle cages. Tig-welded for durability
- Generous Tire Clearance
- Clearance for 700c x 42mm tires with fenders or 700c x 47mm without fenders
SPECIFICATIONS
| Frame | 2016 Vaya Ti |
|---|---|
| Wheel size | 700c |
| Tire clearance | 700 x 47mm or 700 x 42mm with fender |
| Fork | 405 x 50 offset |
| Headset-Upper | ZS44/28.6 |
| Headset-Lower | EC44/33 |
| Seatpost | 27.2mm |
| Seat Collar | 32mm OD |
| Front Derailleur | Bottom Pull |
| Bottom Bracket | 68mm BSA, threaded |
| Crankset | 42/54t max and 30/39/53t max |
| Rear Brake | 51 mm I.S. mount, 140mm rotor min., 160mm rotor max. |
| Rear Spacing | 135mm |
| Bottle Mounts | 2 |
| Derailleur Hanger | FS2310 |
| Rear Thru-Axle | 135 x 10 |
| Cable Routing | Full brake and derailleur housing, traditional routing under downtube and chainstay. |
Build Kit
| Frameset | |
|---|---|
| Frame | Vaya Ti |
| Color | Titanium w/ Black |
| Fork | Salsa Vaya Carbon w/ DT Swiss RWS, 15mm |
| Rear Shock | nil |
| Drivetrain | |
|---|---|
| Front Der | SRAM X9 HDM |
| Rear Der | SRAM XO 10-speed |
| Cassette | SRAM 1050, 11-36t |
| Chain | KMC X10 |
| Crankset | SRAM X9 48/32 |
| Components | |
|---|---|
| Headset | Cane Creek 40 ZS44/28.6 | EC44/33 |
| Stem | Thomson X4 |
| Handlebar | Salsa Cowbell 2 |
| Grips | Salsa Gel Bar Tape |
| Shifter | SRAM Apex |
| Front Brake | Avid BB7R black, custom for Salsa |
| Rear Brake | Avid BB7R black, custom for Salsa |
| Rotors | SRAM G3CL, 160mm front/rear |
| Seatpost | Salsa Regulator Ti w/ setback |
| Saddle | WTB Pure V Race |
| Wheels | |
|---|---|
| Front Hub | Salsa by Formula, 28h |
| Rear Hub | Salsa by Formula, 28h |
| Spokes | DT Swiss Competition, butted, black |
| Rims | HED Belgium+ |
| Tires | Surly Knard, 700 x 42mm 120 tpi, folding |
| Weight | |
|---|---|
| Complete Bike Weight | 22 lbs. 3 oz. for size 56 |
You can head over to the Salsa Cycles Vaya page to find out more information about the other three Vaya models – the Vaya Travel, Vaya 2, and Vaya 3
Discuss and share your questions, thoughts, and experiences about gravel riding by reading or contributing to the Riding Gravel Forum.
Rear axle is not “thru axle” – the website has been changed.
I ordered one of these over the 2016 CF Warbird, as the Warbird had too much flex in the back for my liking. As a clydesdale @ 6’5 / 255, I felt I put too much pressure on the VRS5 system of the Warbird which would cause frame issues over time.
The Vaya Ti is definitely a sexy beast and has more options that I am looking for with regards to light touring in addition to riding gravel.
Will post more once I get some mile on the new rig.
Hey Salsa… PLEEEEEASE put some lowrider and/or anything mounts on the carbon vaya fork for 2017. You’ve got them on so many other forks… why not a bike that you claim will support light touring?!