2016 Santa Cruz 5010 vs 2018 Salsa Timberjack
The Salsa Timberjack size closest to your M is the 24. Compare the 24 instead
What changes on the Salsa Timberjack
Compared with the Santa Cruz 5010 in M, the Salsa Timberjack in 20 places the top of the head tube 156 mm lower and 99 mm further back, relative to the bottom bracket. Its wheelbase is 233 mm shorter, which can contribute to quicker direction changes.
- Frame stack
- −156 mm
- Lower front end
- Frame reach
- −99 mm
- Shorter frame reach
- Wheelbase
- −233 mm
- Shorter: quicker to change direction
- Head angle
- +1.5°
- 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 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 Timberjack 20 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach | 425 | 326 | −99 mm |
| Stack | 595 | 439 | −156 mm |
| Head tube angle | 67 | 68.5 | +1.5° |
| Seat tube angle | 73.8 | 73 | −0.8° |
| Wheelbase | 1141 | 908 | −233 mm |
| BB drop | 20 | 10 | −10 mm |
| BB height | 334 | not listed | |
| Standover | 717 | not listed | |
| Effective top tube | not listed | 460 | |
| Chainstay length | not listed | 370 | |
| Seat tube length | not listed | not listed | |
| Fork length | not listed | 373 | |
| Head tube length | not listed | 100 |
Differences are the Salsa Timberjack minus the Santa Cruz 5010. Full charts: 2016 Santa Cruz 5010, 2018 Salsa Timberjack.
Where each sits in its class
Santa Cruz 5010Salsa Timberjack
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