Originally Posted by khuon
The thing is, I'm not all that convinced that combined materials necessarily make for a better bike than a single homogenous material bike. If done smartly and correctly, it can but I don't think it's always going to be the a case of "two great tastes that taste great together".
Me either, but judging from what I know of the older Raleigh Team (Columbus Airplane & Carve seatstays), it can be done right. With the Orbea Spirit's geom and materials, I'd give it a good chance to equal or best the Team.