Alum race frame comparison - then and now

[R3awak3n]

Originally Posted by yinzerniner

Having ridden two Gaulzettis I’m convinced he employs spooky magic with the frame geo and tube sets. Still the finest cornering rides out there IMHO

That being said Alu gets a bad rap, even though for affordable performance they’re hard to beat with the advances in hydroforming and the associated improvements of other items to help with smoothing out the ride. Dampening bars, stems, seatposts, tape and other touch points make a huge difference while keeping the responsiveness of the frame.

my Rock Lobster road is as smooth as any steel bike I ever had, but has that aluminum snap, its light as well. I agree that alum gets a bad rep but when its built well its imo as good as any other material. I have never tried TI though so can't comment on that.

[haruharu]

Wrote an old caad7 and then a caad12, its a lot more comfortable. I imagine the newer frames are much more comfortable to ride on.