2017 Salsa Beargrease Carbon vs 2019 Salsa Mukluk
The XL is the Salsa Mukluk 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 Salsa Mukluk
Compared with the Salsa Beargrease Carbon in XL, the Salsa Mukluk in XL places the top of the head tube 16 mm lower and about as far forward, relative to the bottom bracket. Its wheelbase is 11 mm shorter, which can contribute to quicker direction changes.
- Frame stack
- −16 mm
- Lower front end
- Frame reach
- +1 mm
- About the same reach
- Wheelbase
- −11 mm
- Shorter: quicker to change direction
- Head angle
- +0.5°
- Steeper: sharper steering
- Chainstays
- n/a
- One of the bikes has no number for this
The two frames
Only the Salsa Beargrease Carbon is drawn. The Salsa Mukluk numbers we have for size XL are missing the chainstay length.
Geometry side by side
| Measurement | Salsa Beargrease Carbon XL | Salsa Mukluk XL | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach | 445.5 | 446.2 | +1 mm |
| Stack | 636.3 | 620.7 | −16 mm |
| Head tube angle | 68.5 | 69 | +0.5° |
| Seat tube angle | 73 | 73 | ±0.0° |
| Effective top tube | 640 | 636 | −4 mm |
| Chainstay length | 440 | not listed | |
| Wheelbase | 1161.1 | 1150.4 | −11 mm |
| BB drop | 63 | 63 | ±0 mm |
| Standover | 818.3 | 758 | −60 mm |
| Seat tube length | 533 | 508 | −25 mm |
| Fork length | 483 | 483 | ±0 mm |
| Head tube length | 150 | 130 | −20 mm |
Differences are the Salsa Mukluk minus the Salsa Beargrease Carbon. Full charts: 2017 Salsa Beargrease Carbon, 2019 Salsa Mukluk.
Where each sits in its class
Salsa Beargrease CarbonSalsa Mukluk
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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