Reach certainly is a big factor but... my V2 has the longest Reach of any bike I’ve comfortably ridden and my normal setup isn’t a crazy tall riser bar. I do stand a lot on that bike but seated and spinning (and spinning, and spinning) on the road or seated and pushing hard on climbs my weight is very well balanced between sit bones, core, and upper body.
A long Reach with a steep STA is definitely not my friend even with a high bar.
April 6, 2021, 7:33 a.m. - Andrew Major
Reach certainly is a big factor but... my V2 has the longest Reach of any bike I’ve comfortably ridden and my normal setup isn’t a crazy tall riser bar. I do stand a lot on that bike but seated and spinning (and spinning, and spinning) on the road or seated and pushing hard on climbs my weight is very well balanced between sit bones, core, and upper body. A long Reach with a steep STA is definitely not my friend even with a high bar.