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2018 Trek Farley 9.8 vs 2020 Salsa Mukluk Carbon

The S is the Salsa Mukluk Carbon size closest to your M Trek Farley 9.8. 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 Mukluk Carbon

Compared with the Trek Farley 9.8 in M, the Salsa Mukluk Carbon in S places the top of the head tube 4 mm higher and about as far forward, relative to the bottom bracket. Its wheelbase is 6 mm shorter, which can contribute to quicker direction changes.

Frame stack
+4 mm
Higher front end
Frame reach
−0 mm
About the same reach
Wheelbase
−6 mm
Shorter: quicker to change direction
Head angle
±0.0°
About the same head angle
Chainstays
n/a
One of the bikes has no number for this

The two frames

We can't draw these frames yet. The Trek Farley 9.8 numbers we have for size M are missing the seat angle. The numbers below still compare.

Geometry side by side

MeasurementTrek Farley 9.8 MSalsa Mukluk Carbon SDifference
Reach410409.9−0 mm
Stack598602.1+4 mm
Head tube angle69.0°69±0.0°
Effective top tube593594+1 mm
Chainstay length440not listed
Wheelbase11051098.9−6 mm
BB drop6563−2 mm
BB height315not listed
Standover750678−72 mm
Seat tube length419406−13 mm
Head tube length100113+13 mm
Seat tube anglenot listed73
Fork lengthnot listed483

Differences are the Salsa Mukluk Carbon minus the Trek Farley 9.8. Full charts: 2018 Trek Farley 9.8, 2020 Salsa Mukluk Carbon.

Where each sits in its class

Trek Farley 9.8Salsa Mukluk 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 Farley 9.89.8Salsa Mukluk Carbon
FrameTrek OCLVnot listed
ForkBontrager Haru Pronot listed
ShifterSRAM GX Eaglenot listed
DerailleurSRAM X01 Eaglenot listed
CassetteSRAM GX Eaglenot listed
ChainSRAM GX Eaglenot listed
CranksetSRAM Descendantnot listed
Bottom bracketTrek PF121not listed
WheelsetTrek Wampanot listed
TireBontrager Barbegazinot listed
BrakeSRAM Guide RSnot listed
HeadsetFSA IS2not listed
SeatpostBontrager Line 125not listed
SaddleBontrager Montrose Elitenot listed

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