Originally Posted by Dipper
The rep pulled out a frame that was cut in half and showed me the cross section. I couldn't believe how thin the tubing was and that led me to wonder about how durable the CAAD7/Optimo frame is in the real world.
Saw exactly the same specimen at a bike shop. Like you, I got a bit scared.
Yet, there most be thousands of similar thin-tubed frames on the road. Most of them never fail (and, fortunately, we haven't seen those from the inside), even if ridden hard and long.
Can't reassure you personally about the CAAD7 (but I am sure that many BikeForumers can). I have only ridden a CAAD2, which served me well.