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2019 Salsa Mukluk vs 2018 Salsa Beargrease Carbon

The L is the Salsa Beargrease Carbon size closest to your XL Salsa Mukluk. 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 in XL, the Salsa Beargrease Carbon in L places the top of the head tube 6 mm higher and 13 mm further back, relative to the bottom bracket. Its wheelbase is 5 mm shorter, which can contribute to quicker direction changes.

Frame stack
+6 mm
Higher front end
Frame reach
−13 mm
Shorter frame reach
Wheelbase
−5 mm
Shorter: quicker to change direction
Head angle
−0.5°
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 numbers we have for size XL are missing the chainstay length. The numbers below still compare.

Geometry side by side

MeasurementSalsa Mukluk XLSalsa Beargrease Carbon LDifference
Reach446.2433.3−13 mm
Stack620.7627+6 mm
Head tube angle6968.5−0.5°
Seat tube angle7373±0.0°
Effective top tube636625−11 mm
Wheelbase1150.41145.3−5 mm
BB drop6363±0 mm
Standover758780.6+23 mm
Seat tube length508483−25 mm
Fork length483483±0 mm
Head tube length130140+10 mm
Chainstay lengthnot listed440

Differences are the Salsa Beargrease Carbon minus the Salsa Mukluk. Full charts: 2019 Salsa Mukluk, 2018 Salsa Beargrease Carbon.

Where each sits in its class

Salsa MuklukSalsa Beargrease Carbon

AggressivePositionUpright
CalmSteeringQuick
PlayfulBalancePlanted

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