2014 Specialized Crux E5 Disc vs 2016 Salsa Warbird
The Salsa Warbird size closest to your 540.0 is the 55. Compare the 55 instead
What changes on the Salsa Warbird
Compared with the Specialized Crux E5 Disc in 540.0, the Salsa Warbird in 53 places the top of the head tube 18 mm lower and 6 mm further back, relative to the bottom bracket.
- Frame stack
- −18 mm
- Lower front end
- Frame reach
- −7 mm
- Shorter frame reach
- Wheelbase
- −2 mm
- About the same
- Head angle
- −1.0°
- Slacker: calmer steering
- Chainstays
- +5 mm
- Longer: more planted
The two frames
Specialized Crux E5 Disc, 540.0Salsa Warbird, 53Drawn to scale and lined up at the bottom bracket.
Geometry side by side
| Measurement | Specialized Crux E5 Disc 540.0 | Salsa Warbird 53 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach | 379mm | 372.5 | −7 mm |
| Stack | 566mm | 548.4 | −18 mm |
| Head tube angle | 71.5° | 70.5 | −1.0° |
| Seat tube angle | 73.5° | 73.5 | ±0.0° |
| Chainstay length | 425mm | 430 | +5 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1016mm | 1014 | −2 mm |
| Standover | 809mm | 749 | −60 mm |
| Seat tube length | 540mm | 495 | −45 mm |
| Head tube length | 140mm | 120 | −20 mm |
| Effective top tube | not listed | 535 | |
| BB drop | not listed | 70 | |
| Fork length | not listed | 405 |
Differences are the Salsa Warbird minus the Specialized Crux E5 Disc. Full charts: 2014 Specialized Crux E5 Disc, 2016 Salsa Warbird.
Where each sits in its class
Specialized Crux E5 DiscSalsa Warbird
AggressivePositionUpright
CalmSteeringQuick
PlayfulBalancePlanted
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