Salsa Journeyer Apex 1
Adventure-brand DNA at a first-gravel-bike price.
- €1,399
- indicative RRP
- 10.9 kg
- claimed, size M
Why riders buy it
- Salsa’s touring geometry lineage in an affordable frame
- 650b×50 tyre option for properly rough routes
- Mounts for anything, including three bottle cages
Go in with open eyes
- Mechanical discs — budget for pad tuning
- Thin European dealer coverage
Character profile
- This bike
- Field average
Will it fit you?
The size run covers riders from 152 to 193 cm.
Answer the height question and this becomes a personal fit check.
Where it stands in the market
- Versatility86 /100
- Price€1,399
- Durability80 /100
- Ease of upkeep74 /100
- Weight10.9 kg
- Tyre clearance50 mm
- Speed on tarmac62 /100
- Rough-terrain ability60 /100
- Comfort72 /100
- Gear range470%
Bar = share of the 49-bike field it beats.
The full sheet
- Price
- €1,399
- Weight
- 10.9 kg
- Component tier
- 50 /100
- Gear range
- 470%
- Tyre clearance
- 50 mm
- Speed on tarmac
- 62 /100
- Comfort
- 72 /100
- Rough-terrain ability
- 60 /100
- Grin factor
- 64 /100
- Versatility
- 86 /100
- Durability
- 80 /100
- Ease of upkeep
- 74 /100
- Dealer network
- 42 /100
- Resale strength
- 58 /100
- Segment
- Gravel
- Frame material
- Aluminium
- Motor
- None
- Rack & guard mounts
- Full set
- Brakes
- Mechanical disc
If this one, then maybe…
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