Originally Posted by Hitchy
g'day,
certainly your opinion is as valid as any other around here, ....but....ya gotta compare apples with apples. The 'dale CAAD 5 ALU frame is arguably one of the better AL frames around, whereas the TCR composite frame is at the very bottom of composite technology, made to suit a price point, rather than a competing with high end composite frames.
I am a big guy, (190 lbs), producing a lot of power, (i s'pose i would call myself a sprinter). I was skeptical about composite frames suiting my style of riding. Certainly,the highend frames, C50, VRXS, KG486 have little or no flex through the bottom bracket. I agree with one of the early posters, that it is more about the components than frame, at this level. I can't notice any discernable difference between from ALU frame & my new carbon, as regards stiffness. What is discernable, is the absence of 'road shock' through the carbon frame......there is no contest.
cheers,
Hitchy
Sorry for the triple reply, i misunderstood. your statements come off as facts instead of opinion like they should be more geared toward sounding like, I think your comments on the Caad5 being one of the better aluminum frames is as bad as the one about the giant frames. You cant tell me Caad5 is one of the best alu frames around.
