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Originally Posted by look 171
Also responsible for the sloping top tube on modern road bikes (I still think they are ugly to look at), started with the Giant TCR that supplied the ONCE team who dropped Look bikes. I had one of the first 180 alum Team TCR frames that came into the US from Giant. It was light, fast and twitchy down the long mt decent. YOu have to be on your game when flying down high speed, long curves
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Yeah, I tried the compact frame design on a titanium frame for a few years, sure it was lighter, but ride quality & handling just isn't what I was looking for.
It may be great for short criterium racing, but not so ideal for long rides that have high speed descents.
Sold that Merlin after 2 years and been riding my 58cm Litespeed Ultimate since 2004.
Just picked up a 04 Litespeed Tuscany few weeks ago for $850, couldn't pass it up for the price.
