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by wiredfool 1278 days ago
In a way, it was, because they could go super large tubes without the weight penalty. Kleins and the Cannondale 3.0 and 2.8 were the first to really crank the dial on stiffness, when a lot of the other bikes were running normal or +1 oversized tubes.

They were super harsh because they were aiming for stiffness, and the material allowed them to do that.