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    Video Review: Salsa Blackthorn 145 Spencer's take on Salsa's new all-mountain machine.

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    Salsa is coming into the spring riding season hot with two new bikes in the Blackthorn family, the trail-oriented Blackthorn 125, and the all-mountain Blackthorn 145. If you automatically associate the brand with gravel bikes, drop bars, and fat bikes, it’s time to chuck those preconceptions out the door.

    The new Blackthorn is an enduro-ready all-mountain bike with modern, aggressive geometry, and build to match. Even so, this is very much a Salsa, with a carrying capacity and feature set that’s optimized for long rides, and yes, even bikepacking. So how does the Blackthorn 145 perform out on the trail?

    Spencer weighs in on that and more in this video review. In his words: "The Blackthorn is a super zesty trail bike in a really killer travel category that's very capable."

    Cy Whitling spent time on the Blackthorn 145 as well, you can read his review here.

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