What's wrong with the ride quality of a C40, a bike that won Paris-Roubaix five times?
Methinks you're putting too much faith on the bicycle considering Matthew Hayman, an exceptional rider managed to won Paris-Roubaix on an aero road bike that wasn't build with the cobble in mind;
What won it there was the fact he rode the goddamn race 15 times.
C40 isn't that nimble either, rides wonderfully but far from nippy. If I'd ever want a gravel bike, I'd like it to handle like a C40.
Can you not realise that a bike with a long wheelbase, even for its type, and big wheels/tyres won't have nippy handling?
What's wrong with the ride quality of a C40, a bike that won Paris-Roubaix five times?