2015 Salsa Beargrease Carbon vs 2017 Trek Farley
The XL is the Trek Farley size closest to your XL Salsa Beargrease Carbon. 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 Trek Farley
Compared with the Salsa Beargrease Carbon in XL, the Trek Farley in XL places the top of the head tube at about the same height and about as far forward, relative to the bottom bracket. Its wheelbase is 5 mm shorter, which can contribute to quicker direction changes.
- Frame stack
- −1 mm
- About the same height
- Frame reach
- +3 mm
- About the same reach
- Wheelbase
- −5 mm
- Shorter: quicker to change direction
- Head angle
- +0.6°
- Steeper: sharper steering
- Chainstays
- ±0 mm
- About the same
The two frames
Only the Salsa Beargrease Carbon is drawn. The Trek Farley numbers we have for size XL are missing the seat angle.
Geometry side by side
| Measurement | Salsa Beargrease Carbon XL | Trek Farley XL | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach | 451.1 | 454 | +3 mm |
| Stack | 617.9 | 617 | −1 mm |
| Head tube angle | 68.4 | 69.0° | +0.6° |
| Seat tube angle | 73 | not listed | |
| Effective top tube | 640 | 643 | +3 mm |
| Chainstay length | 440 | 440 | ±0 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1161.1 | 1156 | −5 mm |
| BB drop | 63 | 65 | +2 mm |
| Standover | 818.3 | 816 | −2 mm |
| Seat tube length | 533 | 521 | −12 mm |
| Fork length | 483 | not listed | |
| Head tube length | 130 | 120 | −10 mm |
| BB height | not listed | 315 |
Differences are the Trek Farley minus the Salsa Beargrease Carbon. Full charts: 2015 Salsa Beargrease Carbon, 2017 Trek Farley.
Where each sits in its class
Salsa Beargrease CarbonTrek Farley
Each bike is ranked against the other fat bikes on Quiver, on frame geometry alone. Not your hand position or ride feel.
What each ships with
The stock build of each bike's first listed trim. Parts that match are dimmed.
| Part | Salsa Beargrease Carbon | Trek Farley24 |
|---|---|---|
| Frame | not listed | Trek Alpha Gold |
| Fork | not listed | Trek Alpha Platinum |
| Shifter | not listed | Shimano Acera M370 |
| Derailleur | not listed | Shimano Deore M430 |
| Cassette | not listed | Shimano HG30 |
| Chain | not listed | KMC X9 |
| Tire | not listed | Trek Dialed |
| Brake | not listed | Tektro M286 |
| Seatpost | not listed | Bontrager SSR |
| Saddle | not listed | Trek Dialed |
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