Yes, indeed they would. See Velocite Magnus as a case in point of precisely this strategy. The Velocite Magnus is the stiffest frame you can buy currently. 140NM of torque on the BB. Yes, testing procedures vary, but in the Tour data, this was the stiffest on this test. Victor Major, who designed the Magnus, lives and breathes frame stiffness. My friends who ride Magnus all love them. For me...I am waiting to get this same stiffness in a lighter frame with a few more "finesse" aspects of the frame that bother me with the current frame. But if it's stiffness you want...you should consider this frame.