2016 Surly Wednesday vs 2017 Salsa Timberjack 25.5 Plus Tan
The MD - Rigid Fork is the Salsa Timberjack 25.5 Plus Tan size closest to your L Surly Wednesday. 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 25.5 Plus Tan
Compared with the Surly Wednesday in L, the Salsa Timberjack 25.5 Plus Tan in MD - Rigid Fork places the top of the head tube 5 mm higher and 14 mm further back, relative to the bottom bracket. Its wheelbase is 31 mm shorter, which can contribute to quicker direction changes.
- Frame stack
- +5 mm
- Higher front end
- Frame reach
- −14 mm
- Shorter frame reach
- Wheelbase
- −31 mm
- Shorter: quicker to change direction
- Head angle
- −0.2°
- About the same head angle
- Chainstays
- n/a
- One of the bikes has no number for this
The two frames
Only the Surly Wednesday is drawn. The Salsa Timberjack 25.5 Plus Tan numbers we have for size MD - Rigid Fork are missing the chainstay length.
Geometry side by side
| Measurement | Surly Wednesday L | Salsa Timberjack 25.5 Plus Tan MD - Rigid Fork | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach | 453.0 | 439 | −14 mm |
| Stack | 597.0 | 602 | +5 mm |
| Head tube angle | 69.0° | 68.8 | −0.2° |
| Seat tube angle | 73.5° | 74.4 | +0.9° |
| Chainstay length | 435.0 | not listed | |
| Wheelbase | 1143.0 | 1112 | −31 mm |
| BB drop | 55.0 | 64 | +9 mm |
| Standover | 807.0 | 738 | −69 mm |
| Seat tube length | 466.0 | 431.8 | −34 mm |
| Fork length | 468.0 | 483 | +15 mm |
| Head tube length | 120.0 | 110 | −10 mm |
| Effective top tube | not listed | 607 |
Differences are the Salsa Timberjack 25.5 Plus Tan minus the Surly Wednesday. Full charts: 2016 Surly Wednesday, 2017 Salsa Timberjack 25.5 Plus Tan.
Where each sits in its class
Surly WednesdaySalsa Timberjack 25.5 Plus Tan
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