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2018 Trek FX Women's vs 2020 Salsa Stormchaser

The 56 is the Salsa Stormchaser size closest to your L Trek FX Women's. 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 Stormchaser

Compared with the Trek FX Women's in L, the Salsa Stormchaser in 56 places the top of the head tube at about the same height and about as far forward, relative to the bottom bracket.

Frame stack
−2 mm
About the same height
Frame reach
−3 mm
About the same reach
Wheelbase
n/a
One of the bikes has no number for this
Head angle
−0.5°
Slacker: calmer steering
Chainstays
n/a
One of the bikes has no number for this

The two frames

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

Geometry side by side

MeasurementTrek FX Women's LSalsa Stormchaser 56Difference
Reach386383.35−3 mm
Stack583581.41−2 mm
Head tube angle70.5°70−0.5°
Effective top tube553560+7 mm
Chainstay length445not listed
Wheelbase10641053.1–1067.9
BB drop6270+8 mm
BB height285not listed
Standover767785.5+19 mm
Seat tube length483510+27 mm
Head tube length160145−15 mm
Seat tube anglenot listed73
Fork lengthnot listed420

Differences are the Salsa Stormchaser minus the Trek FX Women's. Full charts: 2018 Trek FX Women's, 2020 Salsa Stormchaser.

Where each sits in its class

Trek FX Women'sSalsa Stormchaser

AggressivePositionUpright
CalmSteeringQuick
PlayfulBalancePlanted

Each bike is ranked against the other gravel 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 FX Women's2 Women'sSalsa Stormchaser
FrameTrek FX Alpha Goldnot listed
ShifterShimano EF500not listed
DerailleurShimano Tourney TY71, Shimano Acera M360not listed
CassetteShimano HG-31not listed
ChainKMC Z7not listed
WheelsetFormula F21not listed
TireBontrager H2not listed
HubFormula FM21not listed
RimBontrager Connectionnot listed
SeatpostBontrager SSRnot listed

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