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2016 Trek Farley vs 2015 Salsa Beargrease Carbon

The L is the Salsa Beargrease Carbon size closest to your L Trek Farley. 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 Beargrease Carbon

Compared with the Trek Farley in L, the Salsa Beargrease Carbon in L places the top of the head tube 16 mm lower and 9 mm further forward, relative to the bottom bracket. Its wheelbase is 5 mm shorter, which can contribute to quicker direction changes.

Frame stack
−16 mm
Lower front end
Frame reach
+9 mm
Longer frame reach
Wheelbase
−5 mm
Shorter: quicker to change direction
Head angle
+0.4°
Steeper: sharper steering
Chainstays
±0 mm
About the same

The two frames

We can't draw these frames yet. The Trek Farley numbers we have for size L are missing the seat angle. The numbers below still compare.

Geometry side by side

MeasurementTrek Farley LSalsa Beargrease Carbon LDifference
Reach430438.9+9 mm
Stack625608.6−16 mm
Head tube angle68.0°68.4+0.4°
Effective top tube630625−5 mm
Chainstay length440440±0 mm
Wheelbase11501145.3−5 mm
BB drop5763+6 mm
BB height322not listed
Standover778781.2+3 mm
Seat tube length470483+13 mm
Head tube length120120±0 mm
Seat tube anglenot listed73
Fork lengthnot listed483

Differences are the Salsa Beargrease Carbon minus the Trek Farley. Full charts: 2016 Trek Farley, 2015 Salsa Beargrease Carbon.

Where each sits in its class

Trek FarleySalsa Beargrease Carbon

AggressivePositionUpright
CalmSteeringQuick
PlayfulBalancePlanted

Each bike is ranked against the other fat 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.

PartTrek Farley24Salsa Beargrease Carbon
FrameTrek Alpha Goldnot listed
ForkTrek Alpha Platinumnot listed
ShifterShimano Acera M370not listed
DerailleurShimano Deore M430not listed
CassetteShimano HG30not listed
ChainKMC X9not listed
TireTrek Dialednot listed
BrakeTektro M286not listed
SeatpostBontrager SSRnot listed
SaddleTrek Dialednot listed

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