Puget Pounder, While through the years Cannondale road frames evolved in design, quality has remained high. The cantilevered seat stays on the 3.0 road and 2.8 frames aren't noticeably stiffer than the later non cantilevered (CAAD#) frames in my experiance. At any rate, running a 25C, or a 'large' 23c at 90-100 PSI mellows the ride of any high performance race frame.

Brad