i assure you it's not the ride. i'm still on a 200sci myself, but one of the people i ride with regularly and the manager at the local supergo can't stop raving about them. to be totally honest, i can't say from experience that it is actually any faster than the 200sci, but everything they say gels with the reviews i've read. i've only ridden one in the parking lot where we start one of our rides, but it definitely felt quicker and more rigid than mine when i stood on it, which says alot. i would take a look at one if you're really serious about a carbon bike. they're one of the pioneers after all.