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Old 03-26-21, 08:19 AM
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DaveSSS 
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Compare the reach and bar width to one of your other bikes. A longer stem or wider bars isn't the answer. Bars that fit your shoulder width is what you want. The steering trail is larger than many race bikes, but not all. Some Italian brands like Cinelli and Colnago have more trail. More trail makes for very stable high speed operation, but can make riding at 4-5 mph a little less stable.

One of the big differences is the tall stack. On the 52cm size I'd ride, the stack is 50mm taller than my road bike that I ride with no spacers and a -17 stem. If the bike has a -6 stem and no spacers, the bars would be 70mm higher than my road bike. Too upright for me.
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