I have an earlier version similar to the Prestige. Mine was called the Peloton, IIRC. Straight gauge tubing and "endurance" geometry. When I was shopping for it I discussed the tubing with the folks at Lynskey. I told them I wanted whichever of the frames rode most like steel but was lighter. The Peloton was what they recommended. At the time, the straight gauge frame was actually lighter than the butted R2XX frame. Apparently the R2XX used larger tubes for additional stiffness. They used to have a series of YouTube videos describing the differences in the frames. My frame does not seem "noodly" or otherwise compromised by the tubing. Anyway, I've been very happy with the bike. With GP5000 28s it's as close to comfortable on a bad road as I have any right to expect!