Originally Posted by Campag4life

Not really for the average consumer who doesn't have the luxury of owning a different road bike for different riding venues like riders switching bikes for the cobble stages of the TdF. If there is little downside in terms of increased weight or decreased rear triangle stiffness for power transfer as I suspect for the average rider for this new technology, the bike discussed has more and not less application for the average rider who wants an all arounder. This in fact is proven in the overwhelming popularity of endurance bikes which make more sense than slammed uber stiff single purpose race bikes as an everyday bike. A roadbike with a hint of compliance and yet still has great speed on all road surfaces is a more sensible choice.