The Absolutely Best Heavy Cavalry in EB...

[athanaric]

I can imagine that with an overhand spear*, but underhand lances feel kinda awkward for melee, especially if you're sitting on a horse.
Anyway, I prefer to switch to maces/whatever in cavalry fights to be historically accurate (and because maces are kewl), however I've learned to my intense frustration that the RTW engine lets lances win in those situations.

*I always have overhand spear cavalry use their spear against infantry, except when they're up against armoured units.

[Watchman]

I can imagine that with an overhand spear*, but underhand lances feel kinda awkward for melee, especially if you're sitting on a horse.

Compare thrusting cavalry swords. Which tended to be pretty long; Early Modern Poles had an 1.5m type called koncerz, and often summarised as "lance-sword"...