I suspect it's a combination of sag behavior and long reach. Long reach is one of those things that is maybe being pushed further for the sake of it at this point, too. "More" has been deemed universally better, so reach creeps out there year by year, along with a concurrent head angle slackening, and yeah, at that point you need to jack the seat angle up in order to keep rider mass somewhat between the wheels and be able to reach the handlebars. Works awesome when carrying the kind of speed necessary to stomp the gaps.
Oct. 7, 2022, 10:26 a.m. - Mike Ferrentino
I suspect it's a combination of sag behavior and long reach. Long reach is one of those things that is maybe being pushed further for the sake of it at this point, too. "More" has been deemed universally better, so reach creeps out there year by year, along with a concurrent head angle slackening, and yeah, at that point you need to jack the seat angle up in order to keep rider mass somewhat between the wheels and be able to reach the handlebars. Works awesome when carrying the kind of speed necessary to stomp the gaps.