Now that I'm back from Interbike, sifting through the stuff I brought home and checking out others' impressions, I'm reminded of a few things that I saw but sadly neglected to snap pictures of.
I'm kicking myself for not getting a shot of the new Salsa Casseroll. It's been redesigned for 2011, and is heading in a different direction than the current model. It's now more of a rando-adventure bike, featuring a taller headtube, more fork rake, and a more horizontal (but dropped, for versatility and standover, as the Salsa folks explained) top tube. It has a beautiful, color-matched front rack that comes standard on the complete bike. They're doing away with the singlespeed complete bike, but the frame has semi-horizontal dropouts which make it ss-friendly if bought as a frameset.
Another big (and slightly controversial, if you read the thread on the Salsa blog) change is that it adds posts for cantilevers or v-brakes. Personally, I think it makes good sense on this bike, which is really aiming for versatility. In short, it's now another strong entry into the steel, do-anything bike category.
You can find more here and here.
Look for it at TTR in Spring 2011.


