2017 Salsa Mukluk NX1 vs 2015 Salsa Beargrease Carbon
The XL is the Salsa Beargrease Carbon size closest to your XL Salsa Mukluk NX1. 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 Beargrease Carbon
Compared with the Salsa Mukluk NX1 in XL, the Salsa Beargrease Carbon in XL places the top of the head tube 12 mm lower and 13 mm further back, relative to the bottom bracket. Its wheelbase is 11 mm shorter, which can contribute to quicker direction changes.
- Frame stack
- −12 mm
- Lower front end
- Frame reach
- −13 mm
- Shorter frame reach
- Wheelbase
- −11 mm
- Shorter: quicker to change direction
- Head angle
- −0.6°
- Slacker: calmer steering
- Chainstays
- n/a
- One of the bikes has no number for this
The two frames
We can't draw these frames yet. The Salsa Mukluk NX1 numbers we have for size XL are missing the chainstay length. The numbers below still compare.
Geometry side by side
| Measurement | Salsa Mukluk NX1 XL | Salsa Beargrease Carbon XL | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach | 464.4 | 451.1 | −13 mm |
| Stack | 630.1 | 617.9 | −12 mm |
| Head tube angle | 69 | 68.4 | −0.6° |
| Seat tube angle | 73 | 73 | ±0.0° |
| Effective top tube | 657 | 640 | −17 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1172.1 | 1161.1 | −11 mm |
| BB drop | 63 | 63 | ±0 mm |
| Standover | 773.9 | 818.3 | +44 mm |
| Seat tube length | 558 | 533 | −25 mm |
| Fork length | 483 | 483 | ±0 mm |
| Head tube length | 140 | 130 | −10 mm |
| Chainstay length | not listed | 440 |
Differences are the Salsa Beargrease Carbon minus the Salsa Mukluk NX1. Full charts: 2017 Salsa Mukluk NX1, 2015 Salsa Beargrease Carbon.
Where each sits in its class
Salsa Mukluk NX1Salsa Beargrease Carbon
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