2017 Salsa Fargo 27.5 Plus vs 2019 Salsa Cutthroat
The M is the Salsa Cutthroat size closest to your XS Salsa Fargo 27.5 Plus. 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 Cutthroat
Compared with the Salsa Fargo 27.5 Plus in XS, the Salsa Cutthroat in M places the top of the head tube 11 mm higher and 19 mm further forward, relative to the bottom bracket.
- Frame stack
- +11 mm
- Higher front end
- Frame reach
- +19 mm
- Longer frame reach
- Wheelbase
- n/a
- One of the bikes has no number for this
- Head angle
- +1.0°
- Steeper: sharper steering
- Chainstays
- n/a
- One of the bikes has no number for this
The two frames
Salsa Fargo 27.5 Plus, XSSalsa Cutthroat, MDrawn to scale and lined up at the bottom bracket.
Geometry side by side
| Measurement | Salsa Fargo 27.5 Plus XS | Salsa Cutthroat M | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach | 356.3 | 375.6 | +19 mm |
| Stack | 608.3 | 619.5 | +11 mm |
| Head tube angle | 69 | 70 | +1.0° |
| Seat tube angle | 74.5 | 74 | −0.5° |
| Effective top tube | 525 | 565 | +40 mm |
| Chainstay length | 455 - 472 | 445 | |
| Wheelbase | 1060.7 - 1077.7 | 1057.4 | |
| BB drop | 70 | 70 | ±0 mm |
| Standover | 697 | 787.1 | +90 mm |
| Seat tube length | 355.6 | 482.6 | +127 mm |
| Fork length | 483 | 483 | ±0 mm |
| Head tube length | 100 | 115 | +15 mm |
Differences are the Salsa Cutthroat minus the Salsa Fargo 27.5 Plus. Full charts: 2017 Salsa Fargo 27.5 Plus, 2019 Salsa Cutthroat.
Where each sits in its class
Salsa Fargo 27.5 PlusSalsa Cutthroat
Each bike is ranked against the other gravel bikes on Quiver, on frame geometry alone. Not your hand position or ride feel.
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