Comments on: The New 2019 Salsa Journeyman Light Touring Bikes https://www.cyclingabout.com/2018-salsa-journeyman-light-touring-bikes/ Bikepacking, Bicycle Touring, Equipment, Testing, Videos Wed, 27 Dec 2023 15:05:11 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: Mark Dale https://www.cyclingabout.com/2018-salsa-journeyman-light-touring-bikes/#comment-4753 Fri, 30 Mar 2018 18:29:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=12325#comment-4753 Are you sure? Setting aside the wheel size, drive train components and price in US$ which are almost identical, only the head tube length and stack differ more than 10mm between the geometries listed. Many are 5mm or less. Also, the angles of the tubes differ by only 0.5° the most.

]]> By: Mark Dale https://www.cyclingabout.com/2018-salsa-journeyman-light-touring-bikes/#comment-4740 Fri, 30 Mar 2018 05:43:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=12325#comment-4740 In reply to Mark Dale.

Sorry, Journeyman Claris not Sora.

]]> By: Mark Dale https://www.cyclingabout.com/2018-salsa-journeyman-light-touring-bikes/#comment-4739 Fri, 30 Mar 2018 05:36:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=12325#comment-4739 Is it just me or are the Journeyman Sora 700 and the Giant Toughroad SLR GX 3 the same bike?

]]> By: Alee | CyclingAbout.com https://www.cyclingabout.com/2018-salsa-journeyman-light-touring-bikes/#comment-4678 Sun, 18 Mar 2018 12:55:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=12325#comment-4678 In reply to nishars.

A Sora triple front derailleur will work best, but there’s quite a few folks getting around with MTB front derailleurs and Sora 3x shifters too.

The 11-40/Roadlink is another good option.

]]> By: nishars https://www.cyclingabout.com/2018-salsa-journeyman-light-touring-bikes/#comment-4677 Sun, 18 Mar 2018 08:26:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=12325#comment-4677 In reply to Alee | CyclingAbout.com.

Thx. But, would this road shifter work with mtb front derailleurs and crankset? Is it a popular hack?

I might try putting in a 11-40 cassette with roadlink as the sora derailleurs have quite a large chain wrap capacity.

]]> By: Alee | CyclingAbout.com https://www.cyclingabout.com/2018-salsa-journeyman-light-touring-bikes/#comment-4676 Sun, 18 Mar 2018 03:04:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=12325#comment-4676 In reply to nishars.

There’s a 3x Shimano Sora shifter with the model no. ST-R3030-L.

]]> By: nishars https://www.cyclingabout.com/2018-salsa-journeyman-light-touring-bikes/#comment-4675 Sun, 18 Mar 2018 00:32:00 +0000 https://www.cyclingabout.com/?p=12325#comment-4675 Hi Alee,

What kind of drop bar shifter would work with the Shimano Sora version of this bike along with the Shimano Acera 9-speed crankset that you mentioned in the article?

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