Quote Originally Posted by jackattack View Post
only a little wandering at slow speeds, no shimmy at 45+ mph on long descents, but I did notice that my arms were tired on day 2. I may be wrong, but I attributed it to the moderate front load on the front-end of a cx bike. Does "low-trail" help with upper body stamina over multiple days?
You nailed it!

On a higher trail bike when you straighten the bars you're also picking up the front load (even if it's in lowrider panniers), and it really tires out your arms over time. A proper low trail setup doesn't get that at all, if anything it's easier to handle with more load.