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2016 Surly Wednesday vs 2017 Salsa Timberjack 25.5 Plus Tan

The Salsa Timberjack 25.5 Plus Tan size closest to your M is the SM - Rigid Fork. Compare the SM - Rigid Fork instead

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 MD - 120mm Sus Fork places the top of the head tube 21 mm higher and 5 mm further back, relative to the bottom bracket.

Frame stack
+21 mm
Higher front end
Frame reach
−5 mm
Shorter frame reach
Wheelbase
n/a
One of the bikes has no number for this
Head angle
−1.0°
Slacker: calmer steering
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 MD - 120mm Sus Fork are missing the chainstay length and wheelbase.

Geometry side by side

MeasurementSurly Wednesday MSalsa Timberjack 25.5 Plus Tan MD - 120mm Sus ForkDifference
Reach436.0431−5 mm
Stack587.0608+21 mm
Head tube angle69.0°68−1.0°
Seat tube angle73.5°73.5±0.0°
Chainstay length435.0not listed
Wheelbase1122.0not listed
BB drop55.058+3 mm
Standover774.0749−25 mm
Seat tube length416.0431.8+16 mm
Fork length468.0499+31 mm
Head tube length110.0110±0 mm
Effective top tubenot listed610

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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