Originally Posted by sstorkel;14442643
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any [/I]experience riding a modern aero road bike (ex: Cervelo S-series) into a head wind, I don't think you'd be saying this... FYI, the commonly accepted belief is that aerodynamic components provide benefit at any speed and that they provide significant benefits starting around 18mph (29kph)
You're seriously out of touch: my current road bike is 6lbs lighter than the bike it replaced (16lbs vs 22lbs). The new frame is significantly stiffer than the old one. As an example, the new bike doesn't feel like a wet noodle when sprinting uphill. And that's after only 15 years of change (1994 vs 2009).
Actually your whole post is so presumptious that it obviously says more about you than me. My sympathy that your first road bike sucked so much -but hey - I didn't pick it - you did.
Personally I happen to work in the industry and can test ride just about anything on the market. The latest demo thats still in the store is a completely carbon-Campy equipped Formigli road bike. And personally I think Argon 18 make better bikes than Cervelo - but hey - maybe thats why we sell them.