2019 Salsa Mukluk vs 2018 Salsa Beargrease Carbon
The Salsa Beargrease Carbon size closest to your M is the S. Compare the S instead
What changes on the Salsa Beargrease Carbon
Compared with the Salsa Mukluk in M, the Salsa Beargrease Carbon in XL places the top of the head tube 34 mm higher and 36 mm further forward, relative to the bottom bracket. Its wheelbase is 54 mm longer, which can contribute to stability at speed.
- Frame stack
- +34 mm
- Higher front end
- Frame reach
- +36 mm
- Longer frame reach
- Wheelbase
- +54 mm
- Longer: steadier at speed
- 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 M are missing the chainstay length. The numbers below still compare.
Geometry side by side
| Measurement | Salsa Mukluk M | Salsa Beargrease Carbon XL | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach | 409.9 | 445.5 | +36 mm |
| Stack | 602.1 | 636.3 | +34 mm |
| Head tube angle | 69 | 68.5 | −0.5° |
| Seat tube angle | 73 | 73 | ±0.0° |
| Effective top tube | 594 | 640 | +46 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1107 | 1161.1 | +54 mm |
| BB drop | 63 | 63 | ±0 mm |
| Standover | 678.1 | 818.3 | +140 mm |
| Seat tube length | 406 | 533 | +127 mm |
| Fork length | 483 | 483 | ±0 mm |
| Head tube length | 110 | 150 | +40 mm |
| Chainstay length | not listed | 440 |
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
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