Located up north, in the “Land of 10,000 Lakes”, Salsa Cycles is no stranger to offering some of the best fat tire bikes around. And probably their most versatile fat tire bike, the Mukluk has now gotten a new name. That’s right, the bicycle formally known as Mukluk will now be called HeyDay!. Why, you ask? Here’s the reason for the name change, straight from Salsa’s mouth to your ears…er, uh, eyes…
“In 2020, Salsa consulted with a third-party group to audit our product names for problematic or offensive vocabulary. The audit and other external feedback identified the Mukluk name – inspired by traditional indigenous footwear in arctic regions – as potentially problematic. With this in mind, we have chosen to change the Mukluk name for MY24. We have developed a new name, Heyday!, that speaks to our brand values and the platform’s ride experience. We recognize that we have appropriated and benefited from the use of an indigenous term, and we are working on a plan to support the affected communities. We will have more to share in the future“.
Also, with this name change news, comes some spec and color updates for the Salsa Beargrease and the HeyDay! Let’s check those out.
Beargrease Update Details
The Salsa Beargrease is a “fat tire bike built to go faster than you knew fat tire bikes could go”. It carries with it a super-light frame and fork with clearance for a 27.5 x 4.0″ wheel and tire combo. It sports versatile frame and fork mounts, so you can pack what you need when heading over harsh backcountry terrain.
The bike was built to do everything from a snowy endurance race to packing what you need on it for a long-distance, overnighter bikepacking trip. With a 68.5-degree headtube angle, a long front-center with a short stem and wide bars, and 440mm chainstays, the long and stable Beargrease rides like a modern XC bike.
It looks like the Beargrease C XT will come in a yellow color, the Beargrease C CUES 11 will come in a silver color, and the Beargrease frameset will be a dark graphite color.
Beargrease Retail
Beargrease C XT: $3,999
Beargrease C CUES: $2,899
Beargrease Frameset: $2,099 (frame, Kingpin Deluxe fork, and Cane Creek Series 40 headset)
The Beargrease C XT Spec
The Beargrease C CUES 11 Spec
Beargrease Frame Cargo Highlights
- Kingpin and Kingpin Deluxe forks feature four three-Pack mounts. Bearpaw Carbon fork on Cues build has two Three-Pack mounts
- Compatible with 170/177 ALternator rear rack using Salsa Rack-Lock or Post-Lock seatpost collar.
- Top tube mounts designed for use with Salsa EXP Series DirectMount Top Tube Bag
- Beargrease-specific frame pack available for all sizes (BG0101-BG0105)
- Lowride rack mounts on Kingpin Carbon and Kingpin Carbon Deluxe forks are compatible with Salsa Down Under Rack
- Two bottle mounts inside the main triangle on sizes SM-XL, one bottle mount on XS
- An accessory mount on the underside of the down tube allows for the use of Salsa Anything Bracket Mini or fuel, water bottle, or Salsa KEG.
Beargrease Frame Specs
- Internal-sleeved cable routing
- Internal dropper post routing
- 1x specific frame design
- 12x197mm rear spacing
- 100mm suspension fork-compatible
- five sizes (XS-XL) for a wide range of riders
Beargrease Geometry
HeyDay! Updates
Built for exploration, the newly named HeyDay! is what Salsa calls their “most versatile fat tire bike, designed to excel in the wide variety of conditions fat bikers face”. So, no matter if it’s the first time you’ve ridden in the snowy, rugged backcountry of the Northwest Territories, or getting out and exploring the sandy beaches of the East or West Coast, the Heyday! can handle it.
Offering a balanced geometry for stability, the 69-degree headtube provides the rider with predictable front-end handling. You can tweak your riding characteristics with the Alternator adjustable dropouts, moving them forward for quicker handling, or set the dropouts back for max stability and clearance for 26 x 4.8″ tires.
The new HeyDay! will be coming in two specs, the HeyDay! C Deore 12, the HeyDay! Advent, and the HeyDay! carbon frameset. The colors look to be a light green for the Deore 12, a frosty blue for the Advent, and black for the frameset.
HeyDay! Retail
HeyDay! C Deore: $4,299
HeyDay! Advent: $1,699
HeyDay! frameset: $2,199 (frame, Kingpin fork, and Cane Creek Series 40 headset)
HeyDay! C Deore Spec
HeyDay! Advent Spec
HeyDay! Frame Cargo Highlights
- Three-Pack mounts in the fork. Four Three-Pack mounts on the Kingpin fork (carbon model). Two Three-Pack mounts on Bearpaw fork (aluminum model)
- Compatible with Salsa Alternator 190 rear rack using Salsa Rack-Lock or Post-Lock seatpost collar.
- Top tube mounts designed for use with Salsa EXP Series Top Tube Bag
- HeyDay!-specific frame pack available for all sizes (BG84290-BG8423)
- Two bottle mounts inside the main triangle
- An accessory mount on the underside of the down tube allows for the use of Salsa Anything Bracket Mini or fuel, water bottle, or Salsa KEG.
HeyDay! Frame Specs
- Full-length internal cable routing
- 12x197mm rear spacing
- 100mm suspension fork-compatible
- five sizes (XS-XL) for a wide range of riders
HeyDay! Geometry (Aluminum frame)
HeyDay! Geometry (Carbon frame)
