Originally Posted by
rangerdavid
I agree that the C'dale six would be a more apples to apples comparison. the Giant is a great bike, so in the CAAD. I have a CAAD and love mine. I never rode a TCR, only a Specialized Allez. the C'dale was far superior to that bike.
you should definately ride both since its your dime. Pick the one you like best and feel the best fit on. then buy that bike. I can't think you'll go wrong with either one.
I also looked into the six.
You might find some useful info in the thread I started about it when I was looking.
Here.
The general feeling I got was that, yes the Six is carbon. But it is heavier than the CAAD, has similar geometry, costs a couple hundred more, and has a very heavy fork. So the CAAD seemed like a better deal to me, all else being equal.
That's why it came down to CAAD9-5 vs. TCR Allaince1.