Originally Posted by
merlinextraligh
Not sure I'd want an Aluminum frame 200g lighter than a CAAD 9. You got to be getting into beer can territory on some parts of that frame to get it 200g lighter.
Not necessarily, it all comes down to the geometry of the cross section of tubing. Not to mention w/ hydro-forming you can do some really interesting things to improve strength in specific areas. If you look at the TT it's not round. It has a somewhat boxed shape to it.