Originally Posted by bikebean
Scroll down to the middle of this page to see the Fondriest. It's a sweet bike. I'm a little scared of the aluminum though. But a friend of mine also did the Pan Mass (192 mi) ride and she's got a Fondriest, she said it rode like a dream. So...I don't know.
http://www.wrenchscience.com/WS1/New...r/July2002.asp
The U107? It is a good frame with some unique features. Fondriest are fine bikes and the Mizuno fork is ok too. The stock rear carbon stays and Dedaccaci alloy plug are a cost cutting feature, the cnc'd bottom bracket is nice and unique but the welds down there are pretty bad - functional, I would say.
It would be a good race frame but if I were going aluminum, cannondale's Optimo frames are really tops.