Originally Posted by
icknayvon
What is this based off of?
I've ridden both bikes before...
The bareknuckle is quite harsh...The capo, on the other hand has a way more forgiving ride due largely to the design of the little hourglass stays...
Aluminum frames have come a long way in the last fifteen years or so...It's incorrect to assume that all aluminum frames are going to have a harsher ride than all steel frames...It really depends on the tubeset used on a given frame as well the geometry of the bike...
That being said, my bikes all have steel frames...