2012 Salsa Cycles Fargo Base

Design
Drop Bar, Rigid, non-suspension corrected
Frame
Steel
Fork
Steel
Average stack and reachvs category
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category
Somewhat upright stack and reachvs category

Geometry

S
M
L
XL
Stack
598.5mm
624.2mm
649.9mm
668.8mm
Reach
373.4mm
374.2mm
381.3mm
395.5mm
Stack to Reach Ratio
1.6:1
1.67:1
1.7:1
1.69:1
Seat Tube Length, C-T
508mm
457.2mm
406.4mm
558.8mm
Top Tube Length, Effective/Horizontal Center
545mm
565mm
580mm
600mm
Top Tube Slope
12.1deg
20.2deg
27.6deg
13.5deg
Head Tube Angle
70deg
70.5deg
71deg
71deg
Seat Tube Angle
74deg
73deg
73deg
73deg
Head Tube Length
150mm
125mm
100mm
170mm
Bottom Bracket Drop
70mm
70mm
70mm
70mm
Bottom Bracket Height
298.2mm
317.2mm
317.2mm
317.2mm
Chainstay Length
455mm
455mm
455mm
455mm
Chainstay Length Horizontal
449.6mm
449.6mm
449.6mm
449.6mm
Front-Center
617.6mm
622.1mm
632.5mm
653mm
Front-Center Horizontal
613.7mm
618.2mm
628.6mm
649.3mm
Wheelbase
1063.2mm
1067.8mm
1078.2mm
1098.9mm
Fork Offset/Rake
45mm
45mm
45mm
45mm
Fork Length (Axle-To-Crown)
468mm
468mm
468mm
468mm
Trail
86.1mm
very high
89.4mm
very high
85.7mm
very high
85.7mm
very high
Mechanical Trail
80.9mm
84.3mm
81.1mm
81.1mm
Wheel Flop
27.7mm
28.1mm
26.4mm
26.4mm
Standover Height
725.5mm
769.6mm
812.8mm
851.7mm
Tire to Pedal Spindle
79.4mm
170 mm cranks
64.9mm
170 mm cranks
75.3mm
170 mm cranks
95.8mm
170 mm cranks
Pedal Spindle to Ground Clearance
128.2mm
170 mm cranks
147.2mm
170 mm cranks
147.2mm
170 mm cranks
147.2mm
170 mm cranks

Base Build

S
M
L
XL
Wheel Size
650B/27.5 in
584 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
700C/29 in
622 mm BSD
Tire Width
3in
3in
3in
3in
Tire Outer Diameter
736.4mm
774.4mm
774.4mm
774.4mm
Bike Length with Tires
1799.6mm
1842.2mm
1852.6mm
1873.3mm

Published Sizing Recommendations

Height
160 cm
to
173 cm
to
180 cm
to
189 cm
to

Stack and Reach vs. Category Trend

Very Upright
Somewhat Upright
Average
Somewhat Aggressive
Very Aggressive

The Bike Insights Upright/Aggressive scale is based on analysis of a bike’s proportions relative to similar sized bikes in the same category.

Learn more about the Upright/Aggressive Scale
Category Trend
Off-road Touring
Source:https://geometrygeeks.bike/bike/salsa-fargo-2012-1/