Hi all,

Currently ride a '15 Cervelo S5 as my racing bike and I love it. However, I have noticed that the thing seems to want to take corners quite wide, especially at speed. While I would be apt to blame my handling skills, this effect is not present when I ride my older bike, which feels much nimbler.

Do you think my setup could have an effect on the bike's sluggishness through turns? My measurements are as follows:

My Height: 5'9.5"
My Inseam: 31.5"
Saddle Height: 28.75"
Saddle Setback: 1.5"
Handlebar Reach: 21"
Handlebar Height: 22"

Thank you!

Sluggishness through both left and right turns?

You'll need to share more details, also using centimeters and millimeters is generally better as that's what most fitters are going to use and be conversant in.

What size is your bike? Stem length? Handlebar width? Bar-to-saddle drop?

Some bikes oversteer, others understeer. It's the front end design. Usually one gets used to it and learns instinctively how to feed it into a corner. However if one rides other bikes which handle differently, it can be a problem. I have a very experienced buddy who went into the blackberries on a new bike which understeered.

So I doubt it's bike fit. It's just bike handling. You probably should be more aggressive with countersteer, weight the inside bar more heavily, initiate the turn a little earlier with some body english. If you drop your body into the turn, the bike will follow.

The factors that effects steering response most are head tube angle and fork rake. If these measurements are different between the bikes then they will feel different. If the Cervelo has a slacker head tube than the other bike it will feel sluggish in comparison.

As Carbonfiberboy suggests you should try being a little more aggressive with your reverse lock turn ins when riding the Cervelo.

Anthony