I first began riding a real bike in the early 1980's with a Italian Simoncini made from Columbus SL which I still have. I took 20 years off to get lazy and overweight but went back to riding about 10 years ago with a couple of CF bikes. After a year or so I tired of them and began riding my old Simoncini again. That caused me to think, and now I have my new custom made Cicli Barco XCr. It is made from stainless steel Columbus XCr tubing which is very thin and very light. The frame is a size 58.5 cm and weighs 18.675 lbs with pedals. I could have knocked off weight with a lighter saddle and wheels but I ride some rough roads and the saddle fits my butt just fine. I use it for all my bikes.
My personal opinion is that, although CF frames are lighter, they also benefit from having a lot more advertising space and potential gimmickry.
