Subject: RE: Carbon vs. Aluminum frame bikes and tri lengths Actually it's all a bunch of bike mythology and heresy ........ You can make any frame material react in just about any way you want. You can have a whippy and flexy alumnium just as easily as you can have a super stiff and responsive carbon. It entirely depends on how the manufacturer designs and builds the frame. And weight is not any different in that equation. Cannondale got busted a few years ago with the Saeco because their bikes were below the UCI legal weight, so they had to make them heavier ...... and they were aluminum. It also depends on which components you put on the frame. Some absorb shock better than others (fork, bars, stem, seatpost, etc.). To beat a dead horse, it is all about fit and comfort for you as to which one you decide on. That and your budget ....... |