Or at least as fast as I can make it go. My first Cyclocross bike was a Surly Cross-Check. A great all around bike that does it all. Put road tires and it and ride across the state, or country if you wanted to. The Salsa is a bunch lighter, weighing in at 19 lbs. I do some gravel road riding, even tried the Dirty Kanza race this year, a 200 miler. I would not say that the Salsa is a do anything bike, but it is a blast to ride. I've done 1 cyclocross race this fall, and hope to do a couple more. There is a 3 race series in the area which is all on gravel roads, hopefully I can get out and do a couple of those events.
I packed my Salsa up and took it to The Netherlands last summer. The gearing was better for the hills we rode than my Gunnar Roadie. The Salsa with road tires did great.
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