Originally Posted by
Ron Damon
Yeah, I've ridden small wheelers raging in wheelbase from 91cm to 105cm, and in 305, 406 and 451 wheel sizes. I've probably got the most experience across sizes, and their feel and handling on this whole channel.
There's also a lot of confirmation bias in these subjective assessments of handling. You as the engineer should be attuned to these biases and the various confounding factors that make human accounts unreliable.
Your experience is only valid for your height of 170cm and weight of 71kg which is smaller and lower than the average European male cyclist height and weight: those small bikes with short wheelbase, short reach, short saddle to handlebar distance won't for for the average male European cyclist!