Looking for a new or used Cross bike for racing with upright geometry

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Permalink Reply by Ryley Newton on March 11, 2016 at 9:07am

I don't know how upright you need, but I've been riding a Trek Crockett now for several months and the reach feels very relaxed. I think that most production 'Cross bikes are going to give you a similar reach/upright feeling, so messing around with stem angle/position/length might be your best option. Otherwise I suppose you could look into some more adventure/touring oriented bikes (Soma Wolverine and Surly Straggler come to mind among others) since they'll have less of a race-oriented geometry and probably feel more upright, though I have limited experience with those other than the fact that they're on my wish list.

Hope that helps!

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