Crankin, I know!!! I was very surprised and don't really know what to think about it. Perhaps it really wasn't a size 50 like I believed. Or maybe it was just a matter of a large smooth parking lot loop on the Emonda (will take this further before I buy it, if I buy it) versus small awkward stressful parking lot with cars. I took the Silque briefly into the neighborhood streets though and it still seemed....loose in the front. I don't really know how to describe it.

I've called about a million bike shops asking for these bikes and keep saying I'm not interested in the Ruby or the Synapse, and then I feel silly when they assume I'm racing. I'm not planning on racing (and definitely carry a good 15 pounds more than I would if I raced!) --- beyond Strava segments....but then that seems ridiculous. The Ruby (and I assume also the Synapse) feel just like a moderately smoother version of my Dolce though and that's not what I want. But maybe I don't "deserve" these aggressive bikes???