The new technology is nice to look at but my old peugot which i retired two years ago was the best bike ive ridden. Being 20 + years old the bike worked like the day it was built. Had to give it up because of the drop bars and a neck injury just didnt mix. Purchased a diamond back hybrid and fitted it for the road riding and metric centuries we do. I work composite in the aerospace industry and recently had my local bike shop owner approach me to attempt a repair on a composite graphite frame, The repair worked out well and I was amazed at the technology used in producing these frames. However the 1500 dollar plus price tag on a bare frame pretty much tells me no way. The frame I worked was damaged when the rider hit a dog and his bar clipped the top tube of the frame. Not much damage to the eye but looking at it I definately wouldnt have put my butt in the saddle after the "small bit of damage" occured.