Two years ago, Roadbike Action Mag agreed with you, to a degree.
Road Bike Action | The Aluminum Shootout: A Study in Relevance.
At one point I was consiering Specialized Allez but the geometry wasnt right for me.
I am still getting to know to my new CAAD10, it is a great riding bike, and I expect it to get even better when my new Jude Gerace Sugar wheels get here later this week. HED Belgium + 25mm rims on white industries T11 hubs. I am very excited.
To OP, if you cant ride the bikes, you should get hold of the geometry data to compare. Frames of same size can be very different.
Thanks for the tip. I took a look at the geometry of the two bikes and it seems like the biggest difference is in the
Head-tube length. So I guess you could say the CAAD is a more "aggressive" frame? How much leeway is there on a stock bike usually to raise the handlebars?