Originally Posted by
gsa103
CAADX is also a cyclocross bike, which will have a higher bottom bracket than the Salsa, further reducing the standover. The bottom bracket height can dramatically change the handling as well. I'll wager that some of the difference is simple the bottom bracket making the CAADX more twitchy.
Yes. The CAADX has the feeling of being way up off the ground -- likely that bottom bracket height -- which, for me, makes it feel less like a cockpit.