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John
a CommuterDate Reviewed: April 25, 2010
Strengths: quiet, super fast, steel, brutally honest ride. perfect city bike.Weaknesses: no jet engine attachedBottom Line: i love this bike and you can transform it into anything. if you like to monkey around this is nice for that. forget cars
Favorite Ride: sweeden over the arctic circle to finland
Price Paid:
$700.00
Purchased At: lbs
Similar Products Used: surly cross check
Bike Setup: single speed w/ surley hubs laced w/ 14g to delgado cross rims w/ 38 tires.
sugino cranks, mks with clips
risers and avid levers. maybe it's a 29er actually?
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Pahana
a Recreational RiderDate Reviewed: April 18, 2010
Strengths: Ride,Looks and you can make this bike into anything you want.Weaknesses: NoneBottom Line: The Casseroll is a super commuter bike.It's ride is first class and this is coming from someone who owns a custom steel Strong CX bike.I'm going to have to give the ride win to the Casseroll over the Strong.I'm riding 32mm speedmax on the Casseroll and 35mm speedmax on the Strong custom CX and the Casseroll is smoother.The Strong really shines off rode but on the ride is just good not great like the Casseroll.I'm riding the Casseroll with moustache bars and sti ultegra shifters works just great set up like this.Also put a Topeak rack and bag on it a the bike looks so cool you just want to ride it.Most of the parts came from a Giant roadbike I bought last summer that I upgraded to dura ace.So mostly it's a new bike.The frame and a few parts I needed came from CBO when they were running a 20% off sale so I only paid $300 for the frameset.I paid $1700 for the Strong frameset and yes there is a weight difference but not enought to make a real difference.The Strong weights 19lbs and the Casseroll 20lbs.The Casseroll is really not suppost to be an off rode bike but I'll try it out on some canal riding soon and see about the ride.
Bike Setup: 105 and ultegra mix
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givemeyourshoes
a CommuterDate Reviewed: March 23, 2010
Strengths: Frame is responsive, but has enough give to be comfy, drop outs allow for SS or geared set up, good stock parts selection for the price, smooth ride, and tracks well, paint / graphics get lots of attention.Weaknesses: A bit on the heavy side, but its steel and totally worth the trade off, a slight bit of toe overlap with fenders on, stock tires are to wide to run with fenders, 26 clamp on bar is a bit odd these days, but in silver its nice and matchy matchyBottom Line: I purchased this bike to be my main commuter after selling my Specialized TriCross Sport (couldn't deal with that crap fork). I wanted a 1 x 9 set up, so I got the single speed and converted it (the frame color is way nicer I think). I rode it as a single speed for a while until I could afford the swap and it was pretty good. Salsa didn't really cut any corners on this build. Its smooth and responsive, with enough give in the frame to remain comfortable. Now that I have the 1 x 9 set up done, its even more amazing. I live on top of a large hill in SW Portland, OR and 9 speeds get me up it just fine. I couldn't ask for a better commuter bike.
Favorite Ride: 41 mile loop around Portland, OR
Price Paid:
$635.00
Purchased At: Universal Cycles
Similar Products Used: Specialized TriCross Comp, Giant Bowery (2006), Specialized S-Works Allez, Raleigh Competition Full Carbon, Giant TCR2 Aluminum
Bike Setup: Salsa Casserole Single Speed frame + fork
Salsa Moto Ace Short and Shallow Bar
Kalloy as-009 Stem
Cane Creek S-3 1 1/8" Headset
Thompson 27.2 Straight Seat post
WTB Vigo Saddle
Handbuild Mavic CXP 22's laced to Ultegra Hubs with DT Swiss Comp Spokes and Brass Niples and Vittoria Randoneer Tires 32c
Sugino RD2 Cranks and Sugino 103 BB
Tektro Levers and R536 Long Reach Brakes
Fizik Softtouch Bartap (not padded)
42T Salsa Chain ring
Shimano Ultegra Chain
Shimano Ultegra Rear Derailure
Shimano Dura-ace Bar End Shifter
Axiom Streamliner Rear Rack
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Lee Widrig
a Recreational RiderDate Reviewed: January 5, 2010
Strengths: The frame sets up well for me just make sure you understand how Salsa measures their frames before purchasing.Weaknesses: None so far.....Bottom Line: Looking for a sturdy ride because I don't fit the typical rider body type I found the Casseroll to be priced well and certainly worth the money. I use it a lot when I don't want to get out my other road bike. The people at Direct Bicycle Parts went absolutely above and beyond the call to help me get the correct frame size and even went so far as to issue me a store credit when they listed a discount that I hadn't noticed until after my bike was already on it's way to me. I will definitely buy from them again! (My bike is actually newer than 2007 but the site didn't give me any more current year)
Favorite Ride: Salsa Casseroll Single Speed
Price Paid:
$588.00
Purchased At: DirectBicycleParts.c
Similar Products Used: Specialized Langster
Bike Setup: Stock although I may change tires to 32's and put fenders on.
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jonglix
a CommuterDate Reviewed: November 12, 2008
Strengths: The stock complete bike is a nice value. Pretty good looking bike especially with silver fenders. A good alternative to all the cross bikes if you have no intention of going off road.Weaknesses: Toe and brake clearance when running wide tires and full fenders. It's pretty tight up front with the 32's. Would have an even more classic look without the sloping top tubeBottom Line: Have been commuting and recreating on the Casseroll for a few months now and am really impressed with how versatile it is.
It works great for commuting with panniers over hills and in the rain but still feels sporty and fast when the panniers come off. I was looking for a solid commuter that still feels like a real road bike and that is exactly what it has been. It's fast enough to keep up with most of the weekend warriors on overpriced bikes.
Other Seattle commuters seem to prefer canti or disc breaks, which I don't think are compatible with this frame. I, however, am perfectly happy with the stock brakes even on wet descents (but I'm willing to slow down when its raining).
Favorite Ride: Loop around Lake Washington
Price Paid:
$1250.00
Purchased At: LBS
Similar Products Used: 1983 Trek 560
Bike Setup: 2008 Casseroll, 105 triple, SKS 45mm fenders, Michelin City 32mm tires, generic rear rack, Outlieb back roller panniers
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