Originally Posted by Moisture

It mostly had to do with the frame itself and the way I fit on it (over time, adapting to a more aggressive fit as I continued to change and Improve as a cyclist. Main issue was not grooving with flat bars all that well due to a prior arm injury.. but either way, I was destined to eventually move on to somewhere with shorter chainstays which allowed you to balance yourself with more weight over the front center of the bike (longer stem and drop bars...) Once I put a 130mm stem on the Trek, I felt like I simply grew out the design of that frame
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