Originally Posted by
jsigone
You might fall into the phrase of my post you left out. If you can't feel the difference then your roads aren't as f'd up as the ones around here
I've ridden a bicycle from San Francisco to Los Angeles, so I think I have a pretty good idea of what roads in California are like...
I can feel the difference between my super6 and my 87' Schwinn circuit with Columbus SL tubes. That bike is plush even on the 23c tires I have one it's box rims. But with flex designed into its curved fork and thin chain stays, its exactly perfect for the f'd up roads here, just not snappy fast like my super6.
What you're feeling is
not the difference in the frame material. Rather it's the difference between 20-year old technology and design versus current technology and design. In my case, I'm talking about two
modern frames: a 2008 Cervelo RS and a 2009 Nashbar double-butted aluminum touring frame.