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2017 Salsa Timberjack Ti vs 2016 Surly Wednesday

The M is the Surly Wednesday size closest to your S Salsa Timberjack Ti. 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 Surly Wednesday

Compared with the Salsa Timberjack Ti in S, the Surly Wednesday in M places the top of the head tube 14 mm lower and 16 mm further forward, relative to the bottom bracket.

Frame stack
−14 mm
Lower front end
Frame reach
+16 mm
Longer frame reach
Wheelbase
n/a
One of the bikes has no number for this
Head angle
+0.2°
About the same head angle
Chainstays
n/a
One of the bikes has no number for this

The two frames

2017 Salsa Timberjack Ti (S) and 2016 Surly Wednesday (M), lined up at the bottom bracketBoth frames drawn to scale. The Salsa Timberjack Ti is drawn in full with its measurements, and the Surly Wednesday is the colored outline on top.J 1091

Salsa Timberjack Ti, SSurly Wednesday, MDrawn to scale and lined up at the bottom bracket.

Geometry side by side

MeasurementSalsa Timberjack Ti SSurly Wednesday MDifference
Reach420.0436.0+16 mm
Stack601.0587.0−14 mm
Head tube angle68.869.0°+0.2°
Seat tube angle74.473.5°−0.9°
Effective top tube587.0not listed
Chainstay length420.0 - 437.0435.0
Wheelbase1091.0 - 1107.01122.0
BB drop64.055.0−9 mm
Standover713.0774.0+61 mm
Seat tube length381.0416.0+35 mm
Fork length483.0468.0−15 mm
Head tube length100.0110.0+10 mm

Differences are the Surly Wednesday minus the Salsa Timberjack Ti. Full charts: 2017 Salsa Timberjack Ti, 2016 Surly Wednesday.

Where each sits in its class

Salsa Timberjack TiSurly Wednesday

AggressivePositionUpright
CalmSteeringQuick
PlayfulBalancePlanted

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