Agreed. I always equated 'twitchy' to the larger steering corrections required by your arms when riding an old school 120 mm stem as compared to a more modern 30 mm length stem. A short 30 mm stem may require finer movements to effectuate the same change in direction, but I would not call that small movement 'twitchy' regardless of its comparative size. Of course it also depends on the bike's HA: steep HA + long stem = twitch-o-matic on the descents, IMO.
Aug. 28, 2017, 11:50 a.m. - Merwinn
Agreed. I always equated 'twitchy' to the larger steering corrections required by your arms when riding an old school 120 mm stem as compared to a more modern 30 mm length stem. A short 30 mm stem may require finer movements to effectuate the same change in direction, but I would not call that small movement 'twitchy' regardless of its comparative size. Of course it also depends on the bike's HA: steep HA + long stem = twitch-o-matic on the descents, IMO.