Originally Posted by pgjackson

Ok, here's a follow-up question...after all that money spent where is the real innovation? All the bikes look essentially the same, frame weight and durability is about the same, aerodynamics about the same...the only significant difference appears to be paint. DI2 seems to be the only real cycling innovation on the horizon. What are the tangible differences between a CF frame built 5-10 years ago and one built 5 minutes ago? Don't tell me "verticle compliance" and all that marketing BS. I would submit that Brand-X's 2012 bike will be virtually identical to their 2011, 10, 09 bike despite what their marketing says about "revolutionary innovative design".