u/tictacotictaco

Howdy - this is my first gravel bike. I have the sus fork thing. When turning hard, the bike feels WEIRD. Like real weird. Is that combo of 1. fat tires, 2. slack headtube, and 3. fork compressing on a turn?

I feel like I really can't lean much, and that the tires really fight me. I figure this may be gyroscopic resistance, and I can feel it more because the tires are larger than other drop bar bikes i've had.

Howdy, I'm 5'7-5'8, with a 32" inseam. (172/81). I have slightly short arms, -1 inches to my height. The size M "looks" right in terms of saddle height, of course. However, the reach felt long. I didn't try a shorter stem, but I feel like I could get it to work.

For ref, I felt pretty comfortable in the drops, and I felt comfortable on the handlebars, but I didn't feel comfortable on the hoods. The hoods felt way too far away.

Obviously I can get a shorter stem, I think that would help. Are there "short" bars? Ie, the distance from the mounting point to the hoods?

Thank you

When I ride around with my pup, especially when starting out on a hill, I find it a bit tough to go "straight" when starting from a dead stop.

I ride on roads a lot, so, I want to stay in the bike lane and avoid any kind of collision.

Obviously, the answer is practice more, but would love to hear if there's something obvious I'm missing!