Description

A great new entry into the dirt tandem market – Available now!

Powderkeg is Salsa’s 29er tandem mountain bike. Crafted of Cobra Kai CroMoly™, it features a massive toptube and downtube to deliver precise tracking even when under power in rough terrain. With the right combination of captain and stoker, Powderkeg is singletrack-ready…but for those less adventurous, it can handle any road you point it down. Up front, the Powderkeg fork is built with the stoutest fork tubing Salsa has ever used, and the 44mm headtube will also accept a 100mm, tapered 1-1/8 to 1-1/2″ steerer, tandem-rated suspension fork if you wish. Clearance for 29 x 2.4” tires, seven bottle mounts, rack mounts, and Three Pack fork mounts mean this tandem isn’t likely to say no to anything you and a friend can dream up.

FEATURES

Powderkeg – Explore Geometry

Long, stable, and balanced wheelbase with short chainstays for agility and power transfer. Alternator dropouts provide user-customizable geometry. Day-in, day-out, versatile performance whether it be singletrack, gravel, or backcountry roads

Powderkeg Fork

The burliest fork we’ve ever made, a purpose-built tandem fork ready for everything from loaded touring to singletrack riding. Eyelets for Down Under racks and Three-Pack mounts for Anything Cages

Front Suspension Compatible

Frame designed for 100mm travel tandem-rated suspension fork

ZS44 Semi-Integrated Headset Standard

Compatible with tapered 1-1/8” to 1-1/2” or straight 1-1/8″ steerer forks

Cobra Kai CroMoly™ Tubing

Stout, custom-designed, triple-butted seamless Salsa Cobra Kai CroMoly tubing, with oversized top and downtubes. Size-specific tubing specification with weight removed where it isn’t needed, while maintaining frame strength

Short Chainstay Design

Short chainstays create a quicker, more nimble, agile bike for carving turns and riding tight singletrack

Two-Bolt, Split-Shell Bottom Bracket

Time tested, tried and true idler chain tensioning design, chosen for reliability

Adjustable Ride Characteristics

Using the Alternator dropouts, geared riders can fine-tune the ride characteristics of their bike by adjusting chainstay length and overall wheelbase up to 17mm to be quick and nimble, or longer and more stable

Investment-Cast Alternator Dropouts

Custom-designed, investment-cast frame plates paired with forged aluminum swing plates for Geared, Singlespeed, Rohloff, or Thru-Axle use. Proven in the NUE Series and in the Tour Divide.Alternator Dropouts Instructions

Rear Wheel Evolution Friendly

Alternator dropouts currently handle geared and singlespeed QR, Rohloff, and 12 x 142mm thru-axle, allowing you multiple setup options and facilitating rear wheel evolution

Generous Tire Clearance

Fits 29 x 2.4″ tire w/ ample mud clearance

Versatile Crank/Gearing Options

Accepts 1x, 2x, and 3x mountain cranksets for a wide variety of personal setup options

Replaceable/Serviceable Hardware

Alternator swing plates (Geared, Single, Rohloff, and Thru-Axle) are all replaceable, and all the bolt hardware is standard-size metric socket head cap screws (also available in a replacement kit)

Set-It-And-Forget-It Singlespeed Setup

The Alternator dropouts swinging design and set screws offer quick setup and tensioning. Vertical wheel entry means no re-tensioning or brake adjustments are necessary after a wheel change. Slip-free and creak-free performance

Note: Sales of Salsa Powderkeg frames are to walk-in customers only! We do not ship Salsa tandems or frames. Please call for more details.