A slight pedal kickback as the bike returns from full compression is inherent to this design and is still there, only noticed in very technical situations by riders who pedal on return of compression forces to gain a bit of power-whoopteedoos, bike surfing, downhill racing. The rear end reacts differently to pedaling and brake forces (compared to the 2004 rocker arm config)-more evident when you increase the travel to six inches.
It moves everything around, changing the performance of a bike. This, in turn, moves the position of the wheel in relationship to the front triangle. The shock body is raised up the downtube to find a spot to allow for the doodads. The bottom bracket machining was altered.
"Fatter" "fancier" rear shocks meant the rocker arm assembly had to be all but scrapped for a longer front leverage to add room against the seat tube to accommodate the new doodads. It is a wrinkle that sent ripples into rear end performance. The big new wrinkle is the ability of the frame to accept piggyback shocks. The 2005 El Saltamontes rear end geometry has been changed somewhat over the 2004 set up. The heat treating problems have driven Ventana to invest in their own heat treating equipment. The weight is low, so it feels great when the bike is rolling. Thicker gusseting not only means the frame is stronger, it translates to a stiffer, faster frame. We sold quite a few longer travel Salts over the past three years and have seen a couple of breakages at that junction due to heat treating problems. Another change on the El Salt for this year is a thicker seat tube butting. The bad news is that the El Saltamontes gets a tad heavier for folks who don't even care for the gusset. The good news for us is that we don't have to pay extra for the gusset anymore. Obviously Sherwood liked the gusset, too, so it is now stock on the bulk of El Saltamontes sizings. Sherwood then built a tool to be able to produce the gusset consistently. It worked so well that I told Ventana I would be using it on all frames in the future. This gusset began as a cusom alteration for one of clients. The El Salt now has our "Leibrock gusset" at the seat tube junction to lower standover and give the triangle a more solid feel. the Saltamontes has benefited from our testing and preferences. We now offer the Fully, a bike based on the El Salt and because it is a full custom, can sometimes steal from as much about the Salt as needed, and therefore more than closely resemble it.
Xdream rocker update#
Update March 5, 2005: It is time to add an update to information on the El Saltamontes frame and the builds we put on it. Ventana El Saltamontes Review Part 2 - DreamrideĬLICK HERE FOR 2005 6" TRAVEL DREAMRIDE FULLY TESTING
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