Originally Posted by phillybill
I don't know, I find my Ridley to be rather comfortable for the long rides. I guess it's a matter of if you get it dialed in properly. I ride mine more like a road bike this time of the year.
Dont misunderstand me, I like my Supercross, But the bottom bracket is higher than my Jekyll mountainbike's. That combined with a steep seat tube angle and short top tube means that I am sitting much taller than someone riding a purpose built Triathalon bike (and displacing that much more wind).
I could change components to lower my profile, but I would loose the ability to throw my arse off the back of the seat in steep decents. that's kind of the reason I went with the ridley in the first place. There are other cross bikes with less cross-like geometry that would make a better multi-purpose bike.