Yes, they are indeed less popular here stateside. I owned a Lapierre 971Team Scandium, great handling frameset. Definitely for the crit-monster, not in me. To responsive for my style of riding, never felt comfortable on it as it responded very quickly to rider input. Buddy I sold it to uses it as his crit bike, and still praises me for giving him dibs on it.
Last edited by slimvela; 02-06-09 at 08:45 AM.