Apparently he heard from a man who had heard from a man that the 695 was not stiff in the head tube area, although we don't know
1: how anybody could tell by riding that a lack of stiffness is attributable to one tube
2: how this lack of stiffness manifests itself to the rider or
3: in comparison with what.
There is pretty strong anecdotal support for the proposition that there are 3 kinds of bike rider
1: people who want a Look
2: people who have a Look
3: people who once had a Look and now regret changing to something inferior
Apparently he heard from a man who had heard from a man that the 695 was not stiff in the head tube area, although we don't know
1: how anybody could tell by riding that a lack of stiffness is attributable to one tube
2: how this lack of stiffness manifests itself to the rider or
3: in comparison with what.
There is pretty strong anecdotal support for the proposition that there are 3 kinds of bike rider
1: people who want a Look
2: people who have a Look
3: people who once had a Look and now regret changing to something inferior