Just curious, being that you own both a Carbone 7 and a Carbone 9, did you ever figure out what the difference is between the two that might not be noticable to most Carbone owners..... other than Vitus decided to count the four CF tubes at the seat stays for the 9, otherwise they are identical. First thought that the 9 had a carbon fork, but Vitus never made such for this generation of Carbones....