Salsa

Cutthroat C Grx 610 1X12 Bike - 29in, Carbon 2025

What Our Gearhead® Experts Are Saying:

"I’ve ridden the Cutthroat on multi-week tours, and it’s my go-to for anything ultra-endurance. The Class 5 VRS frame helps reduce fatigue, and the 1x drivetrain paired with mountain bike geometry makes technical sections manageable. The number of mounting options makes it super versatile for any setup."

The Salsa Cutthroat C GRX 610 1x12 Bike is engineered for the Tour Divide, but equally ready for your local gravel epic. Its carbon frame utilizes Salsa’s Class 5™ VRS to provide vertical compliance via bow-legged seatstays, reducing fatigue on long rides. A tapered head tube and internal cable routing maintain a clean build while supporting modern drivetrain and lighting options. Designed around drop-bar MTB geometry, the Cutthroat provides stable, confident handling when fully loaded with bikepacking gear.

The Cutthroat Carbon fork adds high-wear frame protection plates, multiple Three-Pack mounts, and internal dynamo routing. Shimano’s GRX RX610 1x12 drivetrain offers smooth shifting and wide range simplicity, while RX400 brakes with 160mm rotors provide braking consistency on any surface. Rounding out the build are Salsa cockpit components and Teravail Sparwood 29 x 2.2in tubeless-ready tires for traction and durability on mixed terrain.

From gravel grinders to multi-week expeditions, the Cutthroat delivers a perfect balance of ride quality, weight savings, and cargo capacity. Compatible with a wide range of racks and bags—including Salsa’s EXP direct-mount frame packs—it’s ready to haul everything you need for the next big adventure.

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