Originally Posted by plutonium83

So I ended up buying the Motobecane Fantom CX Cross Bike. I was worried about the "aggressive" riding geometry of cross bikes but it ended up working out. I added a threadless stem raiser and an aftermarket seat. The seat has been the most important thing in making me comfortable, it looks like it is designed to be angled forward, making me comfortable when I'm leaning forward.

In the end, making me more upright helped with comfort (using the stem raiser), but also making me more comfortable leaning forward (using the seat) helped too!

My next step is to try a shorter stem, thanks to Fiery for easing my concerns about them!