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A bike with carbon stays I had felt almost like it had rear suspension but maybe if you got the Tiagra version with aluminum stays of the same curved, bendable shape, it would ride about as well.
Does anyone have any experience with such a comparison?
A recent magazine article stated Cannondale has incorporated technology gained in carbon development to improve their aluminum bikes. I couldn't find the article online but found the following.
http://www.cannondale.com/innovation/Save_Technology/