Jones Plus LWB vs Salsa Heyday!
Both published charts held against each other, on the specs that decide what the bike carries.
The short answer
The Plus LWB takes the rack path and bottle positions; the Heyday! takes tire clearance and dropper compatibility. Which matters more is your route, not a scoreboard.
Assembled from the differences below rather than written over them, so it cannot drift from the table. Every figure is the manufacturer's; nobody here has ridden either bike.
Where they differ
5 of the 7 things we can compare come out differently. The rest are close enough not to decide anything.
Widest published tire
39mm more on the Heyday!The frame figure, not the fork's — forks are routinely cut for more rubber than the rear triangle. Loaded, tire width is also seat-pack clearance: a big tire and a sagging pack compete for the same space.
Rear rack
Plus LWB is the one you can bolt a rack to without hunting for partsRead from each maker's own mount wording. An adapter is a real cost the price tag does not mention, and 'not published' is not the same as no — it just is not something to buy a rack on.
Frame bottle positions
1 more on the Plus LWBThe maximum the maker publishes across sizes. Worth knowing before you buy a frame bag, because a full-frame bag covers most of them.
Dropper post
only the Heyday! publishes dropper routingA dropper cannot be strapped to, so fitting one rules out almost every seat pack and leaves rail-mounted bags at a fraction of the volume. It is a capability and a constraint at once.
Chainstay
43mm longer on the Plus LWBThe gap between seat tube and rear axle, which a rack, panniers and your heels all share. Longer is more room for a load; shorter is a more compact bike. Which you want is a preference, not a winner.
Side by side
Including the rows where the two are level, because a spec that doesn't separate them is still a spec you might be checking.
| Jones Plus LWB | Salsa Heyday! | |
|---|---|---|
| Widest published tire | 83mm on 700c / 29in | 76mm on 700c / 29in, 102mm on 650b / 27.5in, 122mm on 26in |
| Rear rack | Bolts straight on | Needs an extra part — Alternator Rack 190/197 and Rack-Lock seat collar |
| Fork cargo mounts | Published | Published |
| Frame bottle positions | 3 | 2 |
| Dropper post | Not published | Compatible |
| Chainstay | 483mm | 440mm |
| From | $1,740 | $1,699 |
| Sizes | 3 | 5 |
| Frame | Steel | Aluminum |
Drawn to scale
Largest published size of each, built from the charts rather than illustrated. The front triangle is the part that decides frame bag fit.
