Meet the Maker: Ross Shafer - Video

Feb 4, 2016 at 7:45
by Jonathon Gage  

Meet the maker of the original Salsa mountain bikes, Ross Shafer. In this fun interview, Ross discusses the early (and often wild) days at Salsa, his inspiration, and the next chapter in his life. The bike shown in this video, Salsa #5, is on display along with other notable vintage bicycles, at The Pro's Closet's Vintage Bicycle Museum in Boulder, Colorado.


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33 Comments
  • 29 0
 Vintage bicycles? I've got that covered, all mine have 26" wheels.
  • 12 1
 That was awesome. I'm just old enough to appreciate it to its fullest and also to want to run away from the city and live his life...
  • 9 1
 If we can only get the hippies refocused from blowing glass back to bikes there might be another revolution.
  • 7 0
 "I quit selling bikes to focus on making pedal steel guitars"

It's mental guys like him who make the human race so awesome.
  • 5 0
 Super cool! This dude is awesome!
  • 4 0
 I like this Pros Closet series
  • 5 1
 Sweet weed plants
  • 1 0
 good eye lol !!!
  • 3 1
 Excellent episode - there is always a life after bike fabrications. TPC - do one on Paul Brodie!!
  • 1 0
 Good suggestion! We have one of his early bikes in the rafters. I could go for a trip to Canada!
  • 1 0
 This is what Paul's been up to flashbackfab.com
  • 4 1
 1:50 Justin Bieber?:/
  • 3 1
 I was hoping that was a hallucination, you saw it too? Wink
  • 3 0
 It was no hallucination...
  • 4 2
 jerry garcia re incarnated if you ask me. i'd drop some tabs with him.
  • 1 0
 He was playing the Garcia "teach your children" part on his pedal steel....
  • 2 1
 Oh man, I had one of those stems....wanted a bike from him, they were so beautiful. Great video.
  • 1 0
 I finally understand where those particular tones are coming from in country songs!
  • 3 0
 That was over too soon!
  • 1 1
 A legend for sure, love Salsa bikes! But seriously... all I can think of is Carnitas!
  • 2 0
 Oh come on! Thats a big fuckin pig!
  • 3 0
 The little pig is named Salami...
  • 1 0
 Cute little squeeler!
  • 2 0
 MMM - Bacon!
  • 1 0
 Serious shop envy.... Rad space.
  • 1 0
 Old hippies - right up Martini's alley!
  • 1 0
 Ain't That America for you and Me
  • 2 2
 I really like TPS series - there's piece of MTB history right there Smile
  • 3 0
 It's TPC, but hey, 2 out of 3 ain't bad! Smile Glad you enjoy the series!
  • 2 0
 O crapp :/ Sorry about that TPC Smile
  • 1 0
 BTW: when will we see smoething about Gary Klein?
  • 2 0
 Not currently in the hopper but that would be a fun interview.
  • 1 0
 That was rad.







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