Certainlly better then my Mom's Trek 7100, or my Grandma's Trek Navigator 2.0. You say Taigra, I have Taigra as well on my Trek 1.2! So you also have 18 speeds? Wow though, I never thought they would make a FX bike outa carbon! I thought those bikes were just the ones some suburban parents would get knowing nothing about bikes, and they would get an aluminum one because they want the price and the excersize, amd then 2 months later, the bikes they bought are hanging on the cieling in thier garage with thier mnivan parked under, and thier kids are inside eating patato chips and drinking cream soda! Anyway... It must be a great bike if ur comparing it to a Madone!!! Have fun on da beast!