Originally Posted by Allerge99

I have ridden a Litespeed Classic for the last 8 years and last Wednesday crashed in a crit so I picked up a new Merlin Cielo because I bent the frame on the Classic. The Cielo is a Ti lugged carbon tubed bike. It is just as lively as a Ti bike but dampens like carbon and is so much stiffer then my litespeed. I love the thing. I think I will never go back to a full Ti bike for a everyday ride and will stay with the material blend do to the fact you get the best characteristics of both of them.
I rode a chromoly frame before the litespeed and have ridden a Trek postal bike from about 5 years ago and to date this new Merlin is the best ride and feel for a everday bike that I have found. I wasn't too fond of the full carbon feel. To me this feels more like my old chromoly frame but a heck of a lot stiffer.