Originally Posted by mtnbke

Smaller triangles.

Even Zinn, which specializes in...blah,blah... aren't trendy or fashionable,(yaddah..yaddah).. ...made in Taiwan/China..(yawn)...quality and materials aren't there ...you can get a better bike ...(oh,geez)...compare my '89 Cannondale 3.0 to my '04 Giant OCR1 frame.(blather,blather)... the lightest frame on the planet...(blah,blah)... Bicycling Magazine 'tarantula'....(hahahaha).... editorial wasn't dominated by advertising dollars...(ya,right).

truth is that smaller triangles only make for a stiffer and lighter frame everything else being equal. However, it isn't....( duh )...You just can't compare a Taiwanese compact geometry aluminum frame with the quality of the classic Cannondale... (spare us,please)...... .