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2016 Surly Wednesday vs 2017 Salsa Timberjack 25.5 Plus Tan

The SM - Rigid Fork is the Salsa Timberjack 25.5 Plus Tan size closest to your M 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 M, the Salsa Timberjack 25.5 Plus Tan in SM - Rigid Fork places the top of the head tube 6 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
+6 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

2016 Surly Wednesday (M)The Surly Wednesday frame drawn to scale.J 1122

Only the Surly Wednesday is drawn. The Salsa Timberjack 25.5 Plus Tan numbers we have for size SM - Rigid Fork are missing the chainstay length.

Geometry side by side

MeasurementSurly Wednesday MSalsa Timberjack 25.5 Plus Tan SM - Rigid ForkDifference
Reach436.0422−14 mm
Stack587.0593+6 mm
Head tube angle69.0°68.8−0.2°
Seat tube angle73.5°74.4+0.9°
Chainstay length435.0not listed
Wheelbase1122.01091−31 mm
BB drop55.064+9 mm
Standover774.0699−75 mm
Seat tube length416.0381−35 mm
Fork length468.0483+15 mm
Head tube length110.0100−10 mm
Effective top tubenot listed587

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

AggressivePositionUpright
CalmSteeringQuick
PlayfulBalancePlanted

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