Salsa Fargo with Gates Rohloff 

I really like this set up.

Awesome video. You guys gave me some good ideas to customize my fargo!

Great looking bike. I’m glad to see you dig into this bike deeper. Been great seeing it in your videos. Have fun guys and keep your distance 😉

Thanks for the video, Captain and Jerry! I Learned about two great accessories: the gorilla clips and the click stand.

Awesome set up ... I’m gonna go for this rig.

Surly's Bridge Club is also an "everything" bike. Love its versatility. Thanks for this informative video!

Fun bike. Your excitement about it is palpable. Looks like he's really on his way to getting this bike dialed. As someone thats been bikepacking over a decade, bike bagmaking for that same amount of time and as a fellow Fargo rider, I'd make just a few suggestions, and I only offer them because he's clearly a tinkerer, and enjoys changing things up , 'always gotta be something else' :) . This is just my opinion but..... First would be to loose those 'anything cages'. He mentioned he already had problems with stuff staying secure. Swap them out for the Salsa Down Under front rack that are designed to fit that fork and get set of narrow panniers that attach via 'soft mounting'. Everything will be much more secure, lower profile and more aerodynamic. The extra capacity of these front panniers will allow him to move a lot of the weight and clutter from his bars first down, improving the handling. I'd also loose those mirrors and replacement them with a Garmin Varia (for cars) and then a "3rd eye mirror" to check on other riders. With his bars that high I don't know that the hand positions offered by these bars are really necessary, as he said, he spends most time at the ends where the shifter is, every other position is just effectively less safe with no access to brakes and less utility with no access to shifting. Normally people need these hand positions when they're running a more aggressive saddle to bar drop to avoid nerve compression. I'd get rid of these and pickup some Ritchey Kyotes and then add some true aerobars to get an aerodynamic position for long, windy flat sections of road. With bars that high you might find that a bar will less sweep is more comfortable actually. I'd look into it. For the cockpick check out the Routwerks handlebar bag. I think he'd really like that bag and it will really clean up his cockpit. It's a very impressive bag and will hold his phone on the lid, his light on the accessories nubs (like his Paul Components light mount. No fenders? SKS Velo 65 are a great fit on this bike. Blumel 75 are a good fit too. Anyways, fun video and awesome bike. I'm in the process now of converting my Ti Fargo to belts/gates. My last bikepacking trip had so much snow, mud and rain that I'm really seeing the value in these drivetrains.

Great vid! I’m very seriously considering a Fargo as my next bike

Hey Brad, I like hearing about Jerry's Fargo. I have a 2018 frame and I'm changing out my wheelset and my drivetrain. The Roloff is nice but pricey. Thanks for the cool vids. I'll be trying your kydex fender idea in the near future.

Useful. Cheers.

Very nice video, Nice to have a chicken onboard. Riding myself a Dutch Santos travelmaster and love it's Rohloff with Gates.

I am a admirer of this bike frame and it’s versatility. I bought the frame and had it built up to my needs. I like the idea you have a Rohloff gears.. I’ve seen this before on Fargo’s... there is a shop in Manchester U.K. that’ll regularly fits Rohloff on a spec Fargo bike.. the shop is totally dedicated to all types of bike travel and nice people who run it. Anyhow I see many pics of MTB travel bikes and above other bikes I think the Fargo always looks different from the next Fargo ... the bike frame and the culture around this bike makes it a very personalised bike.

I'm late, but I appreciate the honest talk on the Rohloff. Everyone one else is either sponsored or they have some affiliation and they just say it's great without giving any actual feedback. It's an investment that I was curious about. Thanks for the talking points.

That's a busy cockpit. I prefer everything below or behind me.

Great video. Own a Fargo myself and they are awesome. I have a SON Dynamo and it's definitely worth it. What type of handlebar bag does he have on the front?

Amazing bike! Congrats! Thank you for the video. I was wondering how does she rides under a heavy load of a long trip... panniers, top bag... Ever try that? thanks!

Thanks for posting. I have been looking for a bike manufactured with a rohloff 14 and found lots in Europe but that is Europe and I live in Canada. I now know that the salsa fargo frame will work maybe even the marrakesh. I have the salsa cages for the front fork and those cages have a little platform on the bottom which would solve jerrys problem of items sliding down the cage. I am interested in getting more information on how Jerry got his rohloff hub and everything installed on his fargo. can you help. cheers brian

Thanks for sharing I always like hearing Jerry's bike stores what is the back rack he uses this is the same as yours on your Fx looking to buy a back rack and don't know what to buy.

Great video guys! Jerry mentioned that he's not totally sold on the Brooks b-17 saddle which is what I use. Is there another saddle he's considering? Ryan van Duzer is sold on the WTB Pure seat. Any thoughts on that?

What did Jerry do with the his Fargo components? He should look into the Red-Shift stem, much cheaper that a lauf fork! I have a mountain I want to put cow-chippers, shifters? Thanks for the video and keep us informed how the Katy trail conditions are.

I found it best to explain the Rohloff shifting pause like driving a manual stick shift; the pause is like punching in the clutch. I’ve got 2 questions. Which thudbuster st or Lt? Which brakes did you change to when you did the handlebar switch?

Hi guys, great looking bike and love the belt setup. Myself building a ti fargo soon; can you tell me which ratio you used for the sprockets (look 50/20 or so) and which length for the belt drive you are using with that!? Is there a partlist somewhere?

Nice bike. The benefits of Rohloff and Gates belt drive far far outweigh any negatives which are pretty small compared to the faff of derailleur transmissions which are crap in comparison. Time and time again I here air heads who have no experience of Rohloff try to criticise the gear change and reliability of the hub. Maybe these are mostly from Americans who mostly drive automatic cars as very few cars in America are actually manual shift so they cannot comprehend how to change a manual gearbox efficiently and smoothly. Just a thought. The only possible improvement transmission wise is perhaps a Pinion 18 spd gearbox transmission with belt drive instead of a Rohloff but this is a small point. You could also use the Rohloff hub with chain drive and a full chain cover to keep it clean. The rest on this bike is just cosmetic. A front Son dynamo hub would be good thing to have. Thanks for sharing.

Nice and informative video. Do you have a link for the Click stand aluminium pole ?

would be good to share some detail on the belt, how it is changed, was the frame cut to fit the belt, how the belt is locked into shape if its not a "looped" belt. thanks for your content. also curious about his tire pump, brand?

Hi, I'm building a Salsa Fargo as you, M size, and I would like to know which crankset you used, the numbers of teeth, and the lenght of the belt. These information are hard to find. Best regards, LG

What length is your belt 120 teeth?

How tall are you and what is the top tube lengh and stem length? Just got an M size Fargo 2020 with flat bars and a 110mm stem...

What were the costs of the Rohloff Gates conversion? Did he use the original wheels?

I'd be curious to know what cog he's using in the front and back. Who put the rohloff/gates system together for him? I'm trying to figure out what parts to buy but would rather work with a builder who's done this before.

What size gates cdx sprockets are you running? I have a fargo and a rohloff hub on order form Germany right now. And I'm about to start the build.

I had read to get a split frame in the Fargo you had to go with the Titanium model. This makes me think all Fargo are split frame?

Can you take a bike like this w/o front suspension in the 2700 mile great divide?

Great video but that pizza bag or red shoes will get you beat up in my area.

Try the Selle Anatomica saddle better than the Brooks

What accessory bar is that

Selle amatomica saddle

Hi, could you discribe your bike?

Cant get fargo now. Shipping will not catch up.

Steep slope TTs are such a HORRIBLE FAD. IMO. The rest looks OK. My Rohloff has 16,500 trouble free miles. Half on 2 tours. I like more sweep back and narrower, on my old chrome HB. Mine has a chain 46/16T, on a 120 lb all custom bike. LOL. My shifter is on the TT, FAR better. I have DIY stuff all over. Me and Midas muffler made a 1 1/8" stem. LOL My SA XL-FDD dyno drum has 24,000 awesome miles, one bearing change. TRP Spyre on the Rohloff, it will lock on a dime.

Your rear disc is backwards.

Why did you opt for a Rohloff instead of a pinion?

how much extra horsepower do you get from the chicken?