• Some people get on with that kind of geo and that's fine, others (myself included) can find it like driving a boat. There are guidelines such as bikes for rougher terrain having slower handling so they don't twitch every time you hit a rock but there's room for adjustment to how you prefer it.

    PhilDAS is right in that a CX bike will generally be more similar to a road bike geo than a gravel bike because CX bikes are for racing and need quick handling, I generally agree with his opinion that they make more sense for mostly road-some off road bikes but they can lack some stuff like mounts for bottles, mudguards etc and the higher BB will make them feel less stable for cornering and descending. Also some do struggle to take tyres fatter than 33 or 35.

    As an aside I quite like the look of the Bivio with thru-axels. My main complaint with Condor bikes is usually price.

  • PhilDAS is right...

    Is he though.

    ...in that a CX bike will generally be more similar to a road bike geo than a gravel bike.

    Citation needed

  • Citation needed

    all size Large

    Canyon Grail CF SLX - gravel

    head tube angle = 72.5
    seat tube angle = 73.5
    stack = 688mm

    Canyon Ultimate CF SLX - road

    head tube angle = 73.3
    seat tube angle = 73.8
    stack = 592mm

    Canyon Inflite CF SLX - cyclocross

    head tube angle = 73.5
    seat tube angle = 73.5
    stack = 593mm

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