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2017 Specialized Crux Pro Disc vs 2018 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 Pro 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

2017 Specialized Crux Pro Disc (54) and 2018 Salsa Warbird Carbon (53), lined up at the bottom bracketBoth frames drawn to scale. The Specialized Crux Pro Disc is drawn in full with its measurements, and the Salsa Warbird Carbon is the colored outline on top.J 1016

Specialized Crux Pro Disc, 54Salsa Warbird Carbon, 53Drawn to scale and lined up at the bottom bracket.

Geometry side by side

MeasurementSpecialized Crux Pro Disc 54Salsa Warbird Carbon 53Difference
Reach379mm372.5−7 mm
Stack566mm548.4−18 mm
Head tube angle71.5°70.5−1.0°
Seat tube angle73.5°73.5±0.0°
Effective top tube547mm535−12 mm
Chainstay length425mm430+5 mm
Wheelbase1016mm1014−2 mm
BB drop69mm70+1 mm
BB height281mmnot listed
Standover809mm749−60 mm
Seat tube length530mm495−35 mm
Fork length400mm405+5 mm
Head tube length140mm120−20 mm

Differences are the Salsa Warbird Carbon minus the Specialized Crux Pro Disc. Full charts: 2017 Specialized Crux Pro Disc, 2018 Salsa Warbird Carbon.

Where each sits in its class

Specialized Crux Pro DiscSalsa Warbird Carbon

AggressivePositionUpright
CalmSteeringQuick
PlayfulBalancePlanted

Each bike is ranked against the other gravel bikes on Quiver, on frame geometry alone. Not your hand position or ride feel.

What each ships with

The stock build of each bike's first listed trim. Parts that match are dimmed.

PartSpecialized Crux Pro DiscPro DiscSalsa Warbird Carbon
ForkSpecialized CruXnot listed
Bottom bracketSpecialized Enduronot listed
SeatpostSpecialized CG-Rnot listed

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