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Nothing wrong with carbon as a material. It's how you design and build the frame that counts, but so it is with any other material. You can easily make a bad frame out of anything if you try!
Its definitely a DIFFERENT BIKE
FWIW my own CAAD10 DA is lighter than the Trek Madone 5.5 and the Focus Cayo Pro, (both full carbon), that went before it, go figure.[/QUOTE]Its definitely an upgrade, as the CAAD10/105 is heavier
Really? Mine doesn't flex at all, (at least that I'd notice), and I am definitely what you would call a heavy rider. I'd wager it's just the wheels as the frame is very stiff as required by a bike of it's nature. All manufacturers scrimp on wheels so stock wheels always tend to be a bit cheesy IME.The CAAD10/105 flexes a LOT
So it's a groupset upgrade not a a bike upgrade.It has a far better groupset
And there it is. FWIW I'm struggling a bit myself with the geometry these days due to lack of fitness and a recurring bad back. However, prior to my last ride I flipped the stem and found this helped a great deal with comfort so you might want to try that.Whereas the Synapse should be a lot more comfortable on my collapsed spinal disk and just more comfy all round.
Not necessarily.
Maybe, maybe not. I believe that to be the case in this instance.If a metal tube kinks, the frame is knackered, so it's not a given that you'd have got away with it on a metal frame
I was told that but it was no consolation considering how much I'd just forked out for it!!!Sounds like you were very unlucky.
Arghhhh, I made a poop... OK, I must have mis-read something, because I cant for the life of me find the weight of it anywhere.So are you saying your Synapse is 2Kg lighter than your CAAD10 even with Hydraulic brakes? You sure about that?