This bike and the Poseidon X was getting a lot of buzz when I started looking at gravel type bikes again a few months ago.
I almost pulled the trigger and bought into the so call hype . I was looking at a large , the reach looked good but the way low stack was one of the main reasons I said no way , as I like higher stack and a more upright riding position on my bicycles that are not my faster road bikes. And those days are over.
And wish it was not only DTC bike as I would like to test ride one and see how it fits and rides.
Looking at just the bigger sizes , as I usually fit on anything from a 56cm to about a 60cm depending on the manufacturer . But I always go by the bike manufacturers geometry tables . And if I like the stats , I'll go test ride the bike or maybe even gamble and buy a DTC bike.
Lots of riders seem to enjoy this bike , it looks like the smaller sizes might fit better over the larger sizes.
This is not really a gravel bike , even though it seems it is built for mostly off road riding. Same can be said about some other brands. Maybe more of touring bike with low stack? Would like to hear from some owners how it handles going down hill on some loose gravel or dirt.
Might call it a gravel bike with geometry more gear towards riding flat on and off road?
The short HT , in most cases is going to put the stem further away from frame , making the bike especially more unstable going downhill on loose gravel or dirt. The
the WB and trail look very good,
This stack might work for some riders. But you do not want to be adding a bunch of spacers , flip stem etc. to get the best front end handling stable off road bicycle.
And
Poseidon is not the only so call gravel bike that has a less than ideal stack for some riders.