Originally Posted by
wheelinthai
Thanks for your feed back. Not for praising aluminum frame. May be I should look at Cannondale, if I decide that I need a stiffer frame, for a more loaded tourer
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Unfortunately, Cannondale quit making their bikes in the U.S. in 2010, the same year they built their last touring bike. They are darn nice bikes. We have a Cannondale T2, and a T800 in our family. My wife rode the T800 across the U.S.