Originally Posted by
Garthr
I see a potentially big difference, the seat tube angle. While I think they are both too steep, a 74 is really steep. I wouldn't even ride a pure racing bike with a 74 deg. STA, but that's me. If you've ridden on a bike before with that STA, fine, but if not, you may not be able to get the seat back far enough. You gotta know know what works for you.
The STA on my road bike is 73.5 deg. In fact, the only significant differences between these two bikes and my road bike are chainstay length and wheelbase. (Assuming ~2 cm is significant.) However, I have a 3.5 inch drop from my seat to my bar and I will definitely configure the bars higher on this bike.
Thanks for the responses everyone.