aluminum or carbon???

HI Ilan... I have had a LOOK KG Carbon for the past 11 years and it still feels like the day I
bought it! Believe me, you will not regret buying a LOOK.... I prefer Carbon over Aluminums anyday!

Crystal

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Hi all,

im having a difficult decision , should I buy the aluminum cannondale

R3000

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caad7 or the carbon LOOK KG381i bike.

is there a better one between them??

please advise

Ilan

(ilan) said:

Hi all,

im having a difficult decision , should I buy the aluminum cannondale R3000 caad7 or the carbon
LOOK KG381i bike.

is there a better one between them??

please advise

Ilan

By a Calfee. Better than both.

www.calfeedesign.com

Hi, I've riden on carbon for about the last 3 years till this year, when I moved over to alu with
carbon stays. Honestly I miss the carbon, but I paid about a $1000 less for the alu. Price being
equal I would go with carbon today, that said here is my assessment.

My carbon, trek 5500 handled bumps and road knock just great. It climbed smoothly and was stiff as
sin. It's ride on regular smooth rode, or anytime really, was like riding a block of dead wood.
There was just no life to at all, which is a good thing at times and bad at others.

My new aluminum frame, I dread everytime I see train tracks, it's like riding a tuning fork. Rough
road is just unpleasent. I figure I'll get used to it in a few more weeks though. On smooth road I
enjoy it much more than the carbon it's smooth and sleek and just glides along.

I really miss my old cro-moly frame. It was just like butter over all kinds of terrian. I just wish
it didn't weigh half a ton. I've heard the new steel frames are pretty light and give a nice ride
to boot. In my case I could afford to lose 3 - 4 pounds from my body to really worry about adding
it to my frame.

Just my .2 cents, If you like to ride I'm sure you'll like either one just fine.

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Ryan

to_ilan-<< im having a difficult decision , should I buy the aluminum cannondale R3000 caad7 or the
carbon LOOK KG381i bike.

Until all the Cannondale problems have been sorted out(yes, I know that the bike division still
exists), I would not get anything Cannondale-

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ryan-<< My new aluminum frame, I dread everytime I see train tracks, it's like riding a tuning fork.
Rough road is just unpleasent.

Wait, carbon rear ends are supposed to take all the 'edge' off aluminum? ya mean that's not true??

Another win for marketing over design...

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Until all the Cannondale problems have been sorted out(yes, I know that the bike division still
exists), I would not get anything Cannondale-

So you're saying that apart from the financial issues, the bikes are good?

JT

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ryan-<< My new aluminum frame, I dread everytime I see train tracks, it's like riding a tuning
fork. Rough road is just unpleasent.

Wait, carbon rear ends are supposed to take all the 'edge' off aluminum? ya mean that's not true??

Another win for marketing over design...

Not all of them are harsh. I own a custom Rock Lobster hybrid with columbus carbon seat stays, and
the ride is extremely comfortable. Makes my old cro-mo Masi seem like a 4x4.

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to_ilan-<< im having a difficult decision , should I buy the

aluminum

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cannondale R3000 caad7 or the carbon LOOK KG381i bike.

Until all the Cannondale problems have been sorted out(yes, I know

that the

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bike division still exists), I would not get anything Cannondale-

Urr, what is there about a bike frame that would bring on that sort of statement? Do you think that
Cannondale frames might be badly built right now for some reason?

On the other hand, the Look frames are really nice.