Originally Posted by
Lava
Yeah, I wish they made an adventure/gravel bike with a little less aggressive geometry. I've definitely been searching for a more upright ride after having had an aggressive road bike for the past ten years, and the market seems to be moving in that direction, at least in the adventure bike category. Would love to support a brand like Canyon, but I don't think their current bikes would support my back!
The smaller bikes have shorter than usual stems, so maybe that offsets a bit of the long frame reach.
the XXL uses a 100mm stem though, so i guess it could be shortened to 80mm for fit and still look 'normal' while not being too twitchy due to a really short stem.