Pegoretti Aluminium ride qualities

[El Chaba]

Originally Posted by skiezo

It's been years since I had an alum roadie, cadd 3 days.
I have been thinking about a Pegoretti Aluminium or other high quality alum frame.
So I am looking for/ wondering what the ride qualities of higher end alum bikes are compared to steel and Ti both of which I own now.
A LBS has a few Carrera alum I was looking at or a Pegoretti or equivalent custom.
Let me hear your thoughts.
Brian

If the LBS to which you are referring is ERA, you are incredibly fortunate to have them as your local shop. If the aluminum Carreras in your size date back twenty years or so and are any one of a number of higher end models, I would not hesitate. Starting in the mid 1990s, Carrera was at the cutting edge of that new generation of Italian aluminum bikes. I had stopped by that shop maybe 7 years ago and there was a Carrera Hercules in the ASICS team paint scheme in my size. I didn’t need it, but thought about buying it as I knew that would be the last chance. In trend, I didn’t buy it, and I almost immediately regretted it. By the early 2000s it was impossible to sell an aluminum frame above a more budget conscious price point, and it did not allow for the more exotic tubing or craftsmanship. I still consider my Carrera Drago as the best all around bike that I have ever owned. I have steel bikes that may have a slightly better ride, but the Carrera does not give up much and is within a pound of my lightest carbon bike.