Brooks and Salsa roll out lustworthy Warbird

Limited edition gravel bike commemorates 150 years of Brooks saddles

This limited edition Salsa Warbird commemorates Brooks' 150th anniversary

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Josh Patterson

Published: October 26, 2016 at 11:00 pm
This limited edition Salsa Warbird commemorates Brooks' 150th anniversary - Courtesy
Not a bad looking paint scheme - Courtesy
The build wouldn't be complete without a Brooks saddle - Courtesy

Saddle maker Brooks and Salsa Cycles have partnered to create a limited edition of the Warbird to commemorate Brooks’ 150-year anniversary.

This small-batch version of Salsa’s carbon gravel bike comes in a lustworthy olive green with gold accents.

Metallic gold accents on the olive green carbon frame - Courtesy

The kit consists of a SRAM Force 22 group, Zipp 30 Course wheels, WTB Riddler 700x37 tires, Zipp Service Course stem and seatpost, and Salsa’s own Cowbell 2 handlebar. The build is topped off by a Brooks Cambium C15 saddle and Cambium handlebar tape.

A Brooks Cambium C15 rounds out the build - Courtesy

The claimed weight for this bike is 19.4lb / 8.8kg.

It’s available now in limited quantities and retails for $4,449. (UK and Australian pricing TBC.)

If you’re interested in learning more about the evolution of this storied British saddle company, you can take a stroll through the history of Brooks by visiting the company’s timeline.

Josh Patterson

Contributor

Josh Patterson is a BikeRadar contributor and former technical editor. He has spent most of his career working in the cycling industry as an athlete, mechanic and journalist. He holds a master's degree in journalism and has more than 20 years of experience as a cyclist and 12 years of experience riding and writing for BikeRadar, Cyclingnews, Cycling Weekly, Dirt Rag, RoadBikeReview and Outside Magazine. A native of the Flint Hills of Kansas, Josh was a pioneer in the gravel cycling movement, having raced the first Unbound 200 and many other gravel events around the globe. He considers himself a cycling generalist and enjoys road, gravel and mountain biking in equal measure. When not traveling for work, he can be found exploring the singletrack and lonely gravel roads that surround his home in Fort Collins, Colorado. In addition to his love of cycling, Josh is an enthusiastic supporter of brunch, voting rights and the right to repair movement.
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