Our reader testers ranked the All Mountain, which is controllable in every position and has very harmonious geometry, in third place in the internal ranking. Anyone sitting on the Salsa feels even better integrated than the bottle cage, while the sensitive suspension absorbs all impulses from the ground. Together with the pleasantly slack head angle and the good tyres, the Salsa is one of the best downhill bikes. The rear suspension with its split-pivot design (pivot point around the rear wheel axle) also remains pleasantly stable when pedalling, even without a platform. However, the heavy wheels and the high overall weight come at the expense of liveliness. "The bike is close to the Yeti and is therefore an excellent choice," noted one of the readers.
Conclusionsuper all-rounder, versatile and harmonious throughout. A bike to steal a horse.
PLUS Balanced handling and seating position, sensitive yet quiet chassis with a high level of comfort
MINUS No telescopic seat post, heavy wheels, badly worn seat tube
The alternative
The Horsethief 2 also comes with Fox suspension but with Sram X7/X9 drivetrain and Elixir 7 trail brakes. The tested Horsethief 1 has a complete Sram X01 drivetrain as standard.
