2017 Salsa Timberjack 27.5 Plus vs 2016 Surly Wednesday
The XL is the Surly Wednesday size closest to your LG - Rigid Fork Salsa Timberjack 27.5 Plus. 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 27.5 Plus in LG - Rigid Fork, the Surly Wednesday in XL places the top of the head tube 5 mm lower and 5 mm further forward, relative to the bottom bracket. Its wheelbase is 21 mm longer, which can contribute to stability at speed.
- Frame stack
- −5 mm
- Lower front end
- Frame reach
- +5 mm
- Longer frame reach
- Wheelbase
- +21 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 27.5 Plus numbers we have for size LG - Rigid Fork are missing the chainstay length. The numbers below still compare.
Geometry side by side
| Measurement | Salsa Timberjack 27.5 Plus LG - Rigid Fork | Surly Wednesday XL | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach | 466 | 471.0 | +5 mm |
| Stack | 611 | 606.0 | −5 mm |
| Head tube angle | 68.8 | 69.0° | +0.2° |
| Seat tube angle | 74.4 | 73.5° | −0.9° |
| Effective top tube | 637 | not listed | |
| Wheelbase | 1143 | 1164.0 | +21 mm |
| BB drop | 64 | 55.0 | −9 mm |
| Standover | 777 | 841.0 | +64 mm |
| Seat tube length | 482.6 | 516.0 | +33 mm |
| Fork length | 483 | 468.0 | −15 mm |
| Head tube length | 120 | 130.0 | +10 mm |
| Chainstay length | not listed | 435.0 |
Differences are the Surly Wednesday minus the Salsa Timberjack 27.5 Plus. Full charts: 2017 Salsa Timberjack 27.5 Plus, 2016 Surly Wednesday.
Where each sits in its class
Salsa Timberjack 27.5 PlusSurly 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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