Just didn’t feel very lively for a light aluminium frame. That’s not to say it was sluggish. I do think a lot of it was down to the wheels and a pair of regular road wheels would have livened it up considerably.
Higher stack and more relaxed than the CAAD. Beware the geometry - they’ve a very long top tube.
For what it’s worth I swapped all the parts over to an Equilibrium which on paper was the ideal bike for me. However when riding it felt like it was actively resisting any forward motion. Didn’t last long.
riding it felt like it was actively resisting any forward motion
Nuts how adding a bit of clearance and a few mounts seems to suck the life out of a frame. If the bridge on my CAAD was 5-10mm higher i could stick on some 32's setup tubeless and be done with this.
Just didn’t feel very lively for a light aluminium frame. That’s not to say it was sluggish. I do think a lot of it was down to the wheels and a pair of regular road wheels would have livened it up considerably.
Higher stack and more relaxed than the CAAD. Beware the geometry - they’ve a very long top tube.
For what it’s worth I swapped all the parts over to an Equilibrium which on paper was the ideal bike for me. However when riding it felt like it was actively resisting any forward motion. Didn’t last long.