2018 Salsa Timberjack 27.5 vs 2016 Surly Wednesday
The XS is the Surly Wednesday size closest to your XS Salsa Timberjack 27.5. 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 in XS, the Surly Wednesday in XS places the top of the head tube 26 mm lower and 6 mm further forward, relative to the bottom bracket.
- Frame stack
- −26 mm
- Lower front end
- Frame reach
- +6 mm
- Longer frame reach
- Wheelbase
- n/a
- One of the bikes has no number for this
- Head angle
- +1.0°
- Steeper: sharper 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 Timberjack 27.5 numbers we have for size XS are missing the chainstay length and wheelbase. The numbers below still compare.
Geometry side by side
| Measurement | Salsa Timberjack 27.5 XS | Surly Wednesday XS | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach | 394 | 400.0 | +6 mm |
| Stack | 599 | 573.0 | −26 mm |
| Head tube angle | 68 | 69.0° | +1.0° |
| Seat tube angle | 73.6 | 73.5° | −0.1° |
| Effective top tube | 570 | not listed | |
| BB drop | 58 | 55.0 | −3 mm |
| Standover | 679 | 711.0 | +32 mm |
| Seat tube length | 355.6 | 316.0 | −40 mm |
| Fork length | 500 | 468.0 | −32 mm |
| Head tube length | 100 | 95.0 | −5 mm |
| Chainstay length | not listed | 435.0 | |
| Wheelbase | not listed | 1081.0 |
Differences are the Surly Wednesday minus the Salsa Timberjack 27.5. Full charts: 2018 Salsa Timberjack 27.5, 2016 Surly Wednesday.
Where each sits in its class
Salsa Timberjack 27.5Surly 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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