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Originally Posted by einreb

The traditional shape of a frame is based on making the most out available steel construction.

so... enter AL and TI and Carbon Fiber... you can do weird stuff with the shape where its stiff in the right places (HELLOOOOOO) but gives a 'soft' ride.

Personally not a fan of the frame, but somebody must be. Cheap Czech labor FTW.

tour de france riders will take their alu or ti frame over their carbon frame for the mountains, they don't care about the extra weight, they need the rigidity of the traditional frame