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2027 Trek Farley AL vs 2025 Salsa Beargrease C CUES

The XS is the Salsa Beargrease C CUES size closest to your S Trek Farley AL. 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 C CUES

Compared with the Trek Farley AL in S, the Salsa Beargrease C CUES in XS places the top of the head tube at about the same height and 9 mm further back, relative to the bottom bracket. Its wheelbase is 11 mm shorter, which can contribute to quicker direction changes.

Frame stack
−1 mm
About the same height
Frame reach
−9 mm
Shorter frame reach
Wheelbase
−11 mm
Shorter: quicker to change direction
Head angle
+0.1°
About the same head angle
Chainstays
−10 mm
Shorter: livelier

The two frames

2027 Trek Farley AL (S) and 2025 Salsa Beargrease C CUES (XS), lined up at the bottom bracketBoth frames drawn to scale. The Trek Farley AL is drawn in full with its measurements, and the Salsa Beargrease C CUES is the colored outline on top.J 1097

Trek Farley AL, SSalsa Beargrease C CUES, XSDrawn to scale and lined up at the bottom bracket.

Geometry side by side

MeasurementTrek Farley AL SSalsa Beargrease C CUES XSDifference
Reach400390.8−9 mm
Stack589588.1−1 mm
Head tube angle68.5°68.56+0.1°
Seat tube angle74.0°73.5−0.5°
Effective top tube565565.0±0 mm
Chainstay length450440.0−10 mm
Wheelbase10971086.2−11 mm
BB drop6565.0±0 mm
BB height320not listed
Standover730684.5−46 mm
Seat tube length380368.0−12 mm
Head tube length9098.0+8 mm
Fork lengthnot listed483.0

Differences are the Salsa Beargrease C CUES minus the Trek Farley AL. Full charts: 2027 Trek Farley AL, 2025 Salsa Beargrease C CUES.

Where each sits in its class

Trek Farley ALSalsa Beargrease C CUES

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 ALALSalsa Beargrease C CUES
ForkTrek Farleynot listed

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