Originally Posted by
Jrasero
He probably doesn't love the hollow and vibrations of aluminum specially on the modern hydroformed bikes. I will say the CAAD 13 with 30c tires can be pretty cush but for me aluminum is great for hybrids, MTB, some gravel, and uber stiff race bikes like the Allez.
I have 4 road bikes and a cross bike. The Colnago cross bike, a Masi and my CAAD 12 are aluminum. The other two are both Gurus. One a Photon (CF) and one a Sidero (Steel). I have not experienced a hollow feeling/sound or vibrations on any of the AL bikes. In fact, my CAAD 12 set up with tubeless Mavics and all 105 weighs in at 17 lb 11 oz and is one of my favorite bikes in over 40 yrs of cycling.