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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
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