2014 Santa Cruz 5010 vs 2016 Salsa Horsethief
The S is the Salsa Horsethief size closest to your M Santa Cruz 5010. 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 Horsethief
Compared with the Santa Cruz 5010 in M, the Salsa Horsethief in S places the top of the head tube 19 mm higher and about as far forward, relative to the bottom bracket. Its wheelbase is 37 mm longer, which can contribute to stability at speed.
- Frame stack
- +19 mm
- Higher front end
- Frame reach
- +1 mm
- About the same reach
- Wheelbase
- +37 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 Santa Cruz 5010 numbers we have for size M are missing the chainstay length. The numbers below still compare.
Geometry side by side
| Measurement | Santa Cruz 5010 M | Salsa Horsethief S | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach | 404 | 404.8 | +1 mm |
| Stack | 590.7 | 609.2 | +19 mm |
| Head tube angle | 68 | 67.5 | −0.5° |
| Seat tube angle | 73 | 73.5 | +0.5° |
| Wheelbase | 1098 | 1134.6 | +37 mm |
| Standover | 729 | 747 | +18 mm |
| Effective top tube | not listed | 591.7 | |
| Chainstay length | not listed | 437 | |
| BB drop | not listed | 31.8 | |
| Seat tube length | not listed | 407 | |
| Fork length | not listed | 542 | |
| Head tube length | not listed | 100 |
Differences are the Salsa Horsethief minus the Santa Cruz 5010. Full charts: 2014 Santa Cruz 5010, 2016 Salsa Horsethief.
Where each sits in its class
Santa Cruz 5010Salsa Horsethief
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