Originally Posted by
bianchi10
I don't know, I noticed a pretty big difference when I went from aluminum to carbon. I have ridden a caad10 with my own wheels on it and still feel my supersix feels smoother.
What aluminum to carbon? Not all aluminum bikes are equal.
I road a supersix with my own wheels and what you call smooth I call muted - and it was a rather subtle difference. I also felt the BB was stiffer on the caad but hard to rule out placebo effects. And there is a $900 difference between an ultegra caad10 and supersix. Point is, the caad is really nice aluminum bike and it's unlikely one would be able to find a mid-level carbon bike that is obviously superior but there is certainly some subjectivity and personal preference involved.