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2025 Salsa Blackthorn 145 C Frameset

Original specifications: 27.5" wheels · geometry for 4 published sizes.

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At a glance

Model year: 2025
Category: Mountain
Original MSRP: $3,199.00
Sizes: S, M, L, XL
Colors: Black/Smoke
Geometry: 4 manufacturer sizes
In this record: 5 specifications · 5 archived images · original MSRP · geometry
Archive ID: 900000389

Model history 1 other year

Original buildCarbon Fiber · 27.5"

Manufacturer catalog

Published sizes and colors

4 sizes · 1 color

Manufacturer-published sizes and colors; availability and exact size/color pairings may vary by market or production run.

Published sizes

SMLXL

Published colors

Black/Smoke

Frameset

Frame Construction	Blackthorn 145 Carbon
Frame Material	Carbon Fiber

Drivetrain

Crankset	MRP 1x SL ISCG-05 bashguard

Cockpit & Contact Points

Headset	FSA Orbit 1.5E ZS NO.57E

Wheels & Tires

Wheel Size	27.5"

Geometry

4 sizes · 14 measurements

Frame measurements by size.

Measurement	Small	Medium	Large	X-Large
Seat tube	405 mm	430 mm	455 mm	480 mm
Effective top tube	589 mm	611 mm	633 mm	655 mm
Head tube	100 mm	110 mm	120 mm	130 mm
Head-tube angle	63.9- 63.6	63.9- 63.6	63.9- 63.6	63.9- 63.6
Seat-tube angle	77.4- 77.1	77.4- 77.1	77.4- 77.1	77.4- 77.1
Chainstay / rear center	432 mm	432 mm	432 mm	432 mm
Wheelbase	1219 mm	1243 mm	1268 mm	1292 mm
Bottom-bracket drop	25 mm	25 mm	25 mm	25 mm
Bottom-bracket height	351 mm	351 mm	351 mm	351 mm
Reach	452 mm	472 mm	492 mm	512 mm
Stack	612 mm	621 mm	630 mm	639 mm
Standover height	746 mm	746 mm	747 mm	747 mm
Fork offset / rake	43 mm	43 mm	43 mm	43 mm
Fork length / axle-to-crown	571 mm	571 mm	571 mm	571 mm

Dimensions as recorded.

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Original specifications

Headset · Original

FSA Orbit 1.5E ZS NO.57E

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