2019 Salsa Beargrease Carbon vs 2021 Salsa Mukluk Carbon
The XL is the Salsa Mukluk Carbon 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 Carbon
Compared with the Salsa Beargrease Carbon in XL, the Salsa Mukluk Carbon in XL places the top of the head tube 5 mm higher and about as far forward, relative to the bottom bracket. Its wheelbase is 9 mm shorter, which can contribute to quicker direction changes.
- Frame stack
- +5 mm
- Higher front end
- Frame reach
- +2 mm
- About the same reach
- Wheelbase
- −9 mm
- Shorter: quicker to change direction
- Head angle
- +0.4°
- 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 Carbon numbers we have for size XL are missing the chainstay length.
Geometry side by side
| Measurement | Salsa Beargrease Carbon XL | Salsa Mukluk Carbon XL | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach | 462.8 | 464.4 | +2 mm |
| Stack | 625.3 | 630.1 | +5 mm |
| Head tube angle | 68.56 | 69 | +0.4° |
| Seat tube angle | 73 | 73 | ±0.0° |
| Effective top tube | 654 | 657 | +3 mm |
| Chainstay length | 440 | not listed | |
| Wheelbase | 1172.9 | 1164.1 | −9 mm |
| BB drop | 65 | 63 | −2 mm |
| Standover | 804 | 799.8 | −4 mm |
| Seat tube length | 521 | 558 | +37 mm |
| Fork length | 483 | 483 | ±0 mm |
| Head tube length | 138 | 143 | +5 mm |
Differences are the Salsa Mukluk Carbon minus the Salsa Beargrease Carbon. Full charts: 2019 Salsa Beargrease Carbon, 2021 Salsa Mukluk Carbon.
Where each sits in its class
Salsa Beargrease CarbonSalsa Mukluk Carbon
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