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2019 Salsa Beargrease Carbon vs 2021 Salsa Mukluk Carbon

The XS is the Salsa Mukluk Carbon size closest to your XS 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 XS, the Salsa Mukluk Carbon in XS 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
+1 mm
About the same reach
Wheelbase
−9 mm
Shorter: quicker to change direction
Head angle
+0.4°
Steeper: sharper steering
Chainstays
n/a
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The two frames

2019 Salsa Beargrease Carbon (XS)The Salsa Beargrease Carbon frame drawn to scale.J 1086

Only the Salsa Beargrease Carbon is drawn. The Salsa Mukluk Carbon numbers we have for size XS are missing the chainstay length.

Geometry side by side

MeasurementSalsa Beargrease Carbon XSSalsa Mukluk Carbon XSDifference
Reach390.8391.8+1 mm
Stack588.1592.7+5 mm
Head tube angle68.5669+0.4°
Seat tube angle73.573−0.5°
Effective top tube565573+8 mm
Chainstay length440not listed
Wheelbase1086.21077.1−9 mm
BB drop6563−2 mm
Standover684.5656.5−28 mm
Seat tube length368381+13 mm
Fork length483483±0 mm
Head tube length98103+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

AggressivePositionUpright
CalmSteeringQuick
PlayfulBalancePlanted

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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