2015 Specialized Crux E5 Disc vs 2017 Salsa Warbird Carbon
The Salsa Warbird Carbon size closest to your 54 is the 55. Compare the 55 instead
What changes on the Salsa Warbird Carbon
Compared with the Specialized Crux E5 Disc in 54, the Salsa Warbird Carbon 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, 54Salsa Warbird Carbon, 53Drawn to scale and lined up at the bottom bracket.
Geometry side by side
| Measurement | Specialized Crux E5 Disc 54 | Salsa Warbird Carbon 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° |
| Effective top tube | 549mm | 535 | −14 mm |
| Chainstay length | 425mm | 430 | +5 mm |
| Wheelbase | 1016mm | 1014 | −2 mm |
| BB drop | 69mm | 70 | +1 mm |
| Standover | 809mm | 749 | −60 mm |
| Seat tube length | 540mm | 495 | −45 mm |
| Head tube length | 140mm | 120 | −20 mm |
| Fork length | not listed | 405 |
Differences are the Salsa Warbird Carbon minus the Specialized Crux E5 Disc. Full charts: 2015 Specialized Crux E5 Disc, 2017 Salsa Warbird Carbon.
Where each sits in its class
Specialized Crux E5 DiscSalsa Warbird Carbon
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