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I think the frames fall into two camps - 'cheap' aluminium frames at sub £1k prices not currently served by carbon, and middle-ground (i.e. still v expensive, £1.3-£2ish k) frames fitted with high end components.
Haven't seen a vaguely big name carbon frame fitted with Tiagra parts yet, maybe that will be the indication that manufacturers are dropping aluminium for all but niche frames.
The Canyon and CAAD just look like properly engineered weapons. Canyon are making some AWESOME bikes at the moment - check out their track bike, it looks evil. I think maybe I should have gone for the Canyon over my £1200 Ribble carbon, that's such a great deal on those components and it looks like they've pretty much factored out the material constraints around stiffness / harshness.