Originally Posted by
Sy Reene
Interesting convo. By way of comparison, and partly to blame for my curiosity, my bike has a 74d HT with 40mm rake fork, giving me about 56mm of trail (almost identical setup to a modern Emonda fwiw). I get that slacker HTs can enable more tire clearance for Endurance bikes, but is there really a link between trail/stability and the promise of 'all day comfort' or whatnot that is used to market "Endurance" bikes? I can't say for myself that there's a degree of 'twitchiness' that contributes in any way to making longer rides less comfortable.
I think the difference between road "race" and "endurance" geometry is usually very subtle in regard to steering. This particular frame goes a little further than most, at least in medium sizes and above. I trawled through the geometry specs of most endurance bikes recently and the Look 765 really stood out for its slacker head angle, especially the plus version.