Originally Posted by
OldZephyr
I agree with the poster who said that a light road bike feels faster than a touring bike. And the CAAD9 *is* faster than the 720, but not as much as you'd think. I find that on average it's around 1-2 MPH faster for me.
That's a reasonable amount to expect.
Keep in mind that road bikes are (typically) faster (by a large part) because the rider position is more aerodynamic.