Salsa Cassidy 29" Split Pivot+ Enduro MTB Frame Aluminum

The Cassidy Alloy Frameset is our cure for the off-the-shelf enduro mountain bike. Build your rig, your way with a sophisticated platform to give you a rolling start. The 6061-T6 alloy frame is stiff enough to track where you point it and durable enough for truck-bed shuttle runs. Cassidy’s geometry and Split Pivot suspension design ensure a ride that mellows out steep, sketchy descents and keeps you planted on sustained, technical climbs. A RockShox Super Deluxe Select+ shock delivers 165 mm of rear travel, best paired with a 180 mm fork of your choice. Clever on-bike storage features such as a tube strap spot, a top tube mount, and full-size bottle mount keep you riding longer, or just keep the weight of a pack off your back. Whether you’re building an enduro race bike or a go-to rig for your local trails and park days, the Cassidy Alloy Frameset is a solid foundation.

Split Pivot provides a host of impressive suspension characteristics because the system isolates pedaling forces and braking forces from each other, allowing us to tune and optimize the bike for both independently. The concentric rear axle pivot, in conjunction with precise wheel link, brake link, and control link placement, results in excellent bump compliance and pedaling efficiency, smooth and predictable braking throughout travel, and maximum traction

The Split Pivot+ design methodology allows our engineers to optimize a frame for more than one travel class. This means that Cassidy riders can swap control and shock links, in addition to the rear shock and fork, to switch travel to Blackthorn’s 140 mm rear and 160 mm front capability. One frame, multiple bikes

Progressive from start to finish, Cassidy’s leverage rate is tuned for speed. It delivers supple small-bump action early for a smooth ride at high speed; a consistent and supportive feel through the mid-stroke for popping, pumping, and holding up to high-G corners; and continued progression through the end-stroke to provide plenty of support for big hits and recovering from poor line choices

Top-shelf, double and triple-butted, heat-treated 6061-T6 aluminum tubing is strategically shaped and formed for additional stiffness and strength optimization in key stress areas. Three-Pack mounts on down tube accommodate a large water bottle on the lower pair and a frame-mounted pump bracket on the upper pair.

Spec’d with a 29 x 2.5" tire up front and a 29 x 2.4" in the rear, Cassidy is also capable of running up to 29 x 2.6" or 27.5 x 2.8-3.0" wheels and tires