Originally Posted by
bruce19
A friend of mine and former LBS owner was a rep for Bianchi. He let me try out an Infinto. (I think that was the model. It's been a few years.) I was not a fan. It had this hollow sound and feel. I'm not death on CF but I wasn't that impressed compared to the bikes I currently have. My experience is very limited obviously and I'd be open to trying again if I wanted to throw money around. Not there yet.
I don't want to shift this thread into alu vs carbon or Cannondale vs. the rest, but nothing else I test rode at the time talked to me in the same way. I felt like I was riding a small sports car on the CAAD. Everything else felt so smooth and SUV-like.
So when I was out with my riding group recently, I asked a fellow member what made him decide on a high-end Pinarello, His answer: He liked the brand, and bought the bike without giving it much thought. Sort of like the way some people buy BMWs or Lexus's these days.