Originally Posted by
Jughed
Caveat - I've not owned really expensive bike frames, so I can't compare. But compared to what I've owned and ridden - the Emonda ALR is flat out awesome. Compared to my CAAD 3 R800 - night and day. The Emonda is stiff where it needs to be but has zero of that road buzz/harshness of the R800.
That's the difference between a race bike with a very short wheelbase (which was fashionable for a few years starting in the mid-to-late '80s)---the R800---and the more modern Emonda ALR, which represents the reversion to designing bikes to be easier to handle and more comfortable.