Quote Originally Posted by Catriona View Post
... why I wanted a full carbon bike. I was telling him various reasons, and he just wanted me to bring my aluminum/carbon seat stay bike in so he could help fit it to me. I was telling him I wanted the stiffness,
It was my understanding, based on a big carbon verses aluminum lesson dh recently gave me, that aluminum is typically a stiffer ride than carbon (depending on other factors).

Anyways, yeah, I had an LBS guy try to sell me on less expensive tires than the one's my dh had told me to go in and get. He assumed my main goal was a tire that won't go flat easily, even though that was secondary to performance, plus I think maybe he thought the expense wasn't necessary for my level of riding or something. Not sure, but it kind of felt that way. I do know he's a good guy and was simply trying to save me some money.