Originally Posted by
zymphad
No, but that was my point. ALU is still heavier than Carbon prob? But that was my point.
I doubt it. Those top-level aluminum Bianchis were extremely light, especially for a little guy like Pantani. Per the Bike Radar article I linked, his '98 bike was 15.34lbs. If I recall, those frames were sub-1kg, very comparable to (maybe lighter than) the Trek 5900 OCLV frame.