Originally Posted by
Moisture
The longer overall wheelbase paired with relatively shorter stem seems to offer an interesting compromise between the spectrum of high speed stability and low speed manevourabilty, agility.
Long front-center is primarily about keeping the rider behind the front wheel, i.e. stability in the fore-aft direction.
What would you consider to be the sweet spot in terms of a truly capable multisurface bike
Depends on what "multisurface" means.