Originally Posted by Corsaire
Now that we're seeing more and more ful carbon frame bikes (made even more popular by LA's 6th win), I can't help wonder what's best in terms of performance and speed. (my experience is limited to steel, but I'm looking to buy a performance bike)
The owner of my LBS let me ride his Trek OCVL carbon frmae last week and didn't like the "wooden" feel,
AL on the other side feels more uinforgiving, stiffer, which is good for quick accelerations.
Owners of AL and Carbon alike feel free to express your experiences with these two frames and you're lucky to own both so much the better.
What gives, Carbon/ AL?
Corsaire
Do you think his 6th vicotry in the Tour De France has anything to do with people buying carbon frames?? I dont. Having owned both aluminum and carbon in the last month i can say that the aluminum bike (Caad5) with carbon seatpost was way stiffer than the TCR frame i am riding now.