2017 Salsa Beargrease vs 2019 Salsa Mukluk Carbon
The S is the Salsa Mukluk Carbon size closest to your M Salsa Beargrease. 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 Mukluk Carbon
Compared with the Salsa Beargrease in M, the Salsa Mukluk Carbon in S places the top of the head tube at about the same height and 12 mm further back, relative to the bottom bracket. Its wheelbase is 25 mm shorter, which can contribute to quicker direction changes.
- Frame stack
- +3 mm
- About the same height
- Frame reach
- −12 mm
- Shorter frame reach
- Wheelbase
- −26 mm
- Shorter: quicker to change direction
- Head angle
- +0.6°
- Steeper: sharper steering
- Chainstays
- n/a
- One of the bikes has no number for this
The two frames
Only the Salsa Beargrease is drawn. The Salsa Mukluk Carbon numbers we have for size S are missing the chainstay length.
Geometry side by side
| Measurement | Salsa Beargrease M | Salsa Mukluk Carbon S | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach | 421.8 | 409.9 | −12 mm |
| Stack | 599.3 | 602.1 | +3 mm |
| Head tube angle | 68.4 | 69 | +0.6° |
| Seat tube angle | 73 | 73 | ±0.0° |
| Effective top tube | 605 | 594 | −11 mm |
| Chainstay length | 440 | not listed | |
| Wheelbase | 1124.4 | 1098.9 | −26 mm |
| BB drop | 63 | 63 | ±0 mm |
| Standover | 746.7 | 678 | −69 mm |
| Seat tube length | 432 | 406 | −26 mm |
| Fork length | 483 | 483 | ±0 mm |
| Head tube length | 110 | 113 | +3 mm |
Differences are the Salsa Mukluk Carbon minus the Salsa Beargrease. Full charts: 2017 Salsa Beargrease, 2019 Salsa Mukluk Carbon.
Where each sits in its class
Salsa BeargreaseSalsa Mukluk Carbon
Each bike is ranked against the other fat bikes on Quiver, on frame geometry alone. Not your hand position or ride feel.
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