I've owned steel, alu and CF. They were all fun. CF is the best. It's going to be even better in the future. The best designers are not concentrating on making alu better. The've given it up. They recognize CF is better, and that's where they want to focus. They're having a blast, "This stuff is really cool." You have to decide what you want to ride now. Buy today's CF, which the smartest designers are really loving, realizing it will be better tomorrow, vs. alu, which the best designers are saying, "I don't want to work with that anymore. Its potential is passe. I want to play with CF."