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Earlier aero road bikes where narrow at the front for teh aeros. Which can have a bad effect on handling.
The aero tube shapes also dont flex well laterally. So Comfort can be badly affected.
I looked at nearly a dozen aero road bikes from 2014, and 2015 ranges, and pretty much all of them had solved these downfalls somehow.
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Thanks for the input guys. To be honest I just like the aesthetics of an 'aero' bike, if there's marginal gains to be had then that's a bonus! A few of you mention the ride quality isn't great..is this the bikes fault or because of the way it's set up?
My dolan is stiff as hell so I would rather hope a road bike would offer a little more comfort but maintain the tight/aggressive geometry of a track bike. Perhaps I'm asking for too much..
That Cannondale is a good shout but it's a shame the paint jobs are so garish although this seems to be a common theme on road bikes.. Pauls cycles is just up the road from me so I'll drop in and see how it looks in the flesh.