Originally Posted by Moisture

By getting this road bike which fundamentally has a short reach due to being designed around drop bars, my weight is now perfectly centered between the two front axles. You might find that as you ride, you subconciously learn how to balance yourself by weighting yourself over the pedals and leaning back, or leaning forward to weight the front axle, etc. With the short reach, I can do this without even thinking twice about it. When i am thrashing the bike hard it is extremely satisfying to feel the rear end start to skid out in a most graceful and controlled manner. You can carry some serious speed through the technical stuff with confidence this way.