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2015 Salsa Horsethief Carbon vs 2014 Santa Cruz 5010

The Santa Cruz 5010 size closest to your M is the L. Compare the L instead

What changes on the Santa Cruz 5010

Compared with the Salsa Horsethief Carbon in M, the Santa Cruz 5010 in S places the top of the head tube 34 mm lower and 53 mm further back, relative to the bottom bracket. Its wheelbase is 70 mm shorter, which can contribute to quicker direction changes.

Frame stack
−34 mm
Lower front end
Frame reach
−53 mm
Shorter frame reach
Wheelbase
−70 mm
Shorter: quicker to change direction
Head angle
−0.1°
About the same head angle
Chainstays
n/a
One of the bikes has no number for this

The two frames

2015 Salsa Horsethief Carbon (M)The Salsa Horsethief Carbon frame drawn to scale.J 1151

Only the Salsa Horsethief Carbon is drawn. The Santa Cruz 5010 numbers we have for size S are missing the chainstay length.

Geometry side by side

MeasurementSalsa Horsethief Carbon MSanta Cruz 5010 SDifference
Reach428374.8−53 mm
Stack614.5580.9−34 mm
Head tube angle68.168−0.1°
Seat tube angle73.573−0.5°
Effective top tube610not listed
Chainstay length437not listed
Wheelbase11511081−70 mm
BB drop36not listed
Standover750.6716.2−34 mm
Seat tube length457not listed
Fork length530not listed
Head tube length110not listed

Differences are the Santa Cruz 5010 minus the Salsa Horsethief Carbon. Full charts: 2015 Salsa Horsethief Carbon, 2014 Santa Cruz 5010.

Where each sits in its class

Salsa Horsethief CarbonSanta Cruz 5010

AggressivePositionUpright
CalmSteeringQuick
PlayfulBalancePlanted

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