2017 Salsa Timberjack 25.5 Plus Tan vs 2016 Surly Wednesday
The XS is the Surly Wednesday size closest to your XS - Rigid Fork Salsa Timberjack 25.5 Plus Tan. 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 Surly Wednesday
Compared with the Salsa Timberjack 25.5 Plus Tan in XS - Rigid Fork, the Surly Wednesday in XS places the top of the head tube 20 mm lower and about as far forward, relative to the bottom bracket. Its wheelbase is 10 mm longer, which can contribute to stability at speed.
- Frame stack
- −20 mm
- Lower front end
- Frame reach
- −2 mm
- About the same reach
- Wheelbase
- +10 mm
- Longer: steadier at speed
- Head angle
- +0.2°
- About the same head angle
- Chainstays
- n/a
- One of the bikes has no number for this
The two frames
We can't draw these frames yet. The Salsa Timberjack 25.5 Plus Tan numbers we have for size XS - Rigid Fork are missing the chainstay length. The numbers below still compare.
Geometry side by side
| Measurement | Salsa Timberjack 25.5 Plus Tan XS - Rigid Fork | Surly Wednesday XS | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach | 402 | 400.0 | −2 mm |
| Stack | 593 | 573.0 | −20 mm |
| Head tube angle | 68.8 | 69.0° | +0.2° |
| Seat tube angle | 74.4 | 73.5° | −0.9° |
| Effective top tube | 567 | not listed | |
| Wheelbase | 1071 | 1081.0 | +10 mm |
| BB drop | 64 | 55.0 | −9 mm |
| Standover | 682 | 711.0 | +29 mm |
| Seat tube length | 355.6 | 316.0 | −40 mm |
| Fork length | 483 | 468.0 | −15 mm |
| Head tube length | 100 | 95.0 | −5 mm |
| Chainstay length | not listed | 435.0 |
Differences are the Surly Wednesday minus the Salsa Timberjack 25.5 Plus Tan. Full charts: 2017 Salsa Timberjack 25.5 Plus Tan, 2016 Surly Wednesday.
Where each sits in its class
Salsa Timberjack 25.5 Plus TanSurly Wednesday
Each bike is ranked against the other trail bikes on Quiver, on frame geometry alone. Not your hand position or ride feel.
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