Originally Posted by
chevelle2291
I think I remember leaving you in the dust in the sprint WITH junior gearing so...suck it Psi
Matt, it's better. I'll prove it to you when I get mine and let you ride it and then watch you cream your bibs when you sprint on it. And I've ridden both, the CAAD9 is better.
Well, now you've changed your tune from "stiffer" to "better"... and even less quantifiable, more subjective attribute.
Not to mention that you'd be comparing a new cannondale to a frame design nearly 4 years old.
I've written this in other threads on here to the point that it almost hurts. To say that either one of those frames is so spectacularly better that it will make an actual difference in race placings of an "average" recreational racer is silly. They're both good frames... as are the Cervelo and the Cinelli (it's not like the Streetfire was the only AL bike I considered).
Undoubtedly the cannondale is better when you factor in price, as they're so cheaply had on the secondary market, but that doesn't take anything away from the others performance wise.
This is a cyclocross thread. So, lets keep it a little on topic:
What super-stiff, AL cross bike are you buying? I hope you spend a ton on one... so I can laugh as I pedal past on my cheapie Nashbar rig!