purpletezza said:
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From a simple level the E5 feels faster than the Dolan and the Izalco feels faster than the E5. People want to ride bikes that feel fast. Pros want to ride bikes that feel fast. Sure you can get an alloy bike that feels fast but the material has limits for comfort as the stiffness is dialled up.
For me a good quality aluminium frame can get you 80-90% of what a top end carbon frame offers. I find this the case comparing the E5 to the Izalco.
I agree but I have a little objection.
Pros want a bike to feel fast.
But, speed in cycling is something that depends on the strength of each individual rider. I suppose that a really strong rider, is able to run fast even with your steel Dolan, while a not so strong rider will not be able to run that fast with any kind of bike, even the lighter and more technologically advanced one.
From this point of view, aluminum can get back in races, as it becomes obvious that the whole story is more a matter of marketing and not a matter of how much each bike frame material can improve each rider's performance, which in most cases is random and depends on other factors.
Bicycles are not like cars. Human power moves the bike not the opposite.