Originally Posted by
ethet
While my stem is slammed, I have 650mm of rise in my bar.... I am in granny territory.
Would a differential in drop indicate twitchiness? When *none* of my other bikes exhibit this behavior with near-identical cockpits? I am not complaining about comfort, all these bikes feel great, otherwise I wouldn't ride them... I am interested in concepts related to twitchiness.
I'm not saying your saddle to bar drop is responsible for the difference, just that playing with it could be one way to change how it feels. And even though your bars have some rise, the hand position is still down there below the saddle, and I don't think any Dutch granny would be riding around like that.
You may want to read up on trail and see if you can calculate it for your bikes:
Bicycle Trail Calculator | yojimg.net