GT Fanatic said:I haven't become defensive about anything. How are you going to tell me my opinion on a product is wrong? If you think my disagreeing with you is somehow a personal attack against you, grow a thicker skin. I disagree with you. Deal with it.
My opinion is that a Caad9 has a rough ride. Prove me wrong and "add credibility to your view," since you seem to think you know it all. It's no secret that aluminum bikes ride stiff. Some ride stiffer than others. Get over it.
Class dismissed. You have made it abundantly clear that you are not capable of holding any sort of intelligent conversation, or even adding any worth to a thread. Instead of providing information, you criticize everyone else who posts.
Now, off to find the "Ignore" feature...
Class dismissed? Really.
First reading correctly would help you. I didn't attack your opinion. I first offered reasons as to why you may have found a bike's ride rough, and I supplemented that with the observation that many find the Cannondale rides very nice, not at all like the harsh ride of Cannondale's early offerings. Note that experienced riders of Cannondale bikes likely have pedaled them much farther than you did on your test ride. And this brings up a second point: short test rides aren't indicative of much.
I viewed your disagreement as a personal attack? Really? Show me where you found that.
Now, you did say that your LBS was on their game. How do you know that? How do you determine such a thing? What is defined as being on their game?" You also said you knew the tires were properly inflated. I asked how you knew. You didn't respond. You still haven't. So, I guess I'm supposed to either take you at your word and that you successfully and accurately detected that the tires were at the right pressure. Of course, without measuring the inflation pressure, you have no way of knowing that. Does that mean that your opinion ruled your inflation pressure analysis?
t's no secret that aluminum bikes ride stiff.
That's funny, because that is one of the myths of the cycling world, one which has been shown to be false over and over. Here's a short lesson for you: riding quality is not defined by frame material. Full stop. Ride quality is defined by inflation pressure and tire size, frame design (length of wheelbase, length of chainstays, frame angles, fork offset, frame tube shape, size, and thickness), rider position, and the how a given person interprets what they're body tells them. Those are the facts of the matter.