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It’s not fantastic as a road bike. Doesn’t feel particularly slow and I could easily forget that there is any difference, until I got on my CAAD disc which felt like an absolute rocket ship in comparison.
What I meant regarding the fit is that I bought it 2nd hand but as a complete build and it felt very hybridy... short stem and high stack. I suspect this is how most people ride them.
I slammed it with a 120mm stem to replicate my road bike which made the handling much more predictable and more road bike-like. I preferred it this way but that’s just my experience. It was absolutely fantastic smashing around on gravel paths with 20psi in 42mm tyres.