2016 Santa Cruz 5010 vs 2018 Salsa Timberjack
The 24 is the Salsa Timberjack 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 Timberjack
Compared with the Santa Cruz 5010 in M, the Salsa Timberjack in 24 places the top of the head tube 70 mm lower and 50 mm further back, relative to the bottom bracket. Its wheelbase is 109 mm shorter, which can contribute to quicker direction changes.
- Frame stack
- −70 mm
- Lower front end
- Frame reach
- −50 mm
- Shorter frame reach
- Wheelbase
- −109 mm
- Shorter: quicker to change direction
- 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 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 24 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach | 425 | 375 | −50 mm |
| Stack | 595 | 525 | −70 mm |
| Head tube angle | 67 | 68.0 | +1.0° |
| Seat tube angle | 73.8 | 73 | −0.8° |
| Wheelbase | 1141 | 1032 | −109 mm |
| BB drop | 20 | 30 | +10 mm |
| BB height | 334 | not listed | |
| Standover | 717 | 593 | −124 mm |
| Effective top tube | not listed | 535 | |
| Chainstay length | not listed | 415 | |
| Seat tube length | not listed | 330 | |
| Fork length | not listed | 446 | |
| 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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