2017 Salsa Mukluk NX1 vs 2015 Salsa Beargrease Carbon
The Salsa Beargrease Carbon size closest to your M is the L. Compare the L instead
What changes on the Salsa Beargrease Carbon
Compared with the Salsa Mukluk NX1 in M, the Salsa Beargrease Carbon in S places the top of the head tube 21 mm lower and 28 mm further back, relative to the bottom bracket. Its wheelbase is 30 mm shorter, which can contribute to quicker direction changes.
- Frame stack
- −21 mm
- Lower front end
- Frame reach
- −29 mm
- Shorter frame reach
- Wheelbase
- −30 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 M are missing the chainstay length. The numbers below still compare.
Geometry side by side
| Measurement | Salsa Mukluk NX1 M | Salsa Beargrease Carbon S | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach | 428.1 | 399.6 | −29 mm |
| Stack | 611.4 | 590 | −21 mm |
| Head tube angle | 69 | 68.4 | −0.6° |
| Seat tube angle | 73 | 73 | ±0.0° |
| Effective top tube | 615 | 580 | −35 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1128.7 | 1098.6 | −30 mm |
| BB drop | 63 | 63 | ±0 mm |
| Standover | 719.7 | 708 | −12 mm |
| Seat tube length | 457 | 381 | −76 mm |
| Fork length | 483 | 483 | ±0 mm |
| Head tube length | 120 | 100 | −20 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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