2026 Rivendell Appaloosa vs 2024 Salsa Stormchaser
The 52.5 is the Salsa Stormchaser size closest to your 46 Rivendell Appaloosa. We match frame stack and reach. This is a geometry comparison, not a fit recommendation; stem, spacers, handlebars and saddle setup also affect your riding position.
What changes on the Salsa Stormchaser
Compared with the Rivendell Appaloosa in 46, the Salsa Stormchaser in 52.5 places the top of the head tube 11 mm higher and 13 mm further back, relative to the bottom bracket.
- Frame stack
- +11 mm
- Higher front end
- Frame reach
- −13 mm
- Shorter frame reach
- Wheelbase
- n/a
- One of the bikes has no number for this
- Head angle
- +1.0°
- Steeper: sharper steering
- Chainstays
- n/a
- One of the bikes has no number for this
The two frames
We can't draw these frames yet. The Rivendell Appaloosa numbers we have for size 46 are missing the wheelbase. The numbers below still compare.
Geometry side by side
| Measurement | Rivendell Appaloosa 46 | Salsa Stormchaser 52.5 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach | 384 | 371.0 | −13 mm |
| Stack | 533 | 544.0 | +11 mm |
| Head tube angle | 69 | 70.0 | +1.0° |
| Seat tube angle | 71.5 | 74.0 | +2.5° |
| Chainstay length | 515 | 435.0 - 450.0 | |
| BB drop | 67 | 70.0 | +3 mm |
| Standover | 741 | 727.0 | −14 mm |
| Effective top tube | not listed | 527.0 | |
| Wheelbase | not listed | 1027.0 - 1041.0 | |
| BB height | not listed | 290.0 | |
| Seat tube length | not listed | 440.0 | |
| Fork length | not listed | 420.0 | |
| Head tube length | not listed | 105.0 |
Differences are the Salsa Stormchaser minus the Rivendell Appaloosa. Full charts: 2026 Rivendell Appaloosa, 2024 Salsa Stormchaser.
Where each sits in its class
Rivendell AppaloosaSalsa Stormchaser
Each bike is ranked against the other gravel bikes on Quiver, on frame geometry alone. Not your hand position or ride feel.
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