First road bike - "relaxed" vs. "aggressive?"

[Owlie]

I think the relaxed or aggressive has to do with the angles of the bike like the seat tube and the head tube angles. The steeper the angle, the more aggressive it is.

Too bad there isn't a program that does an overlay of the bikes you want to look at to see the differences.

All the bikes look nice, but I like the look of the Cannondale.

Seat tube angles, head tube angle and length, chainstay length (and therefore wheelbase length)...I think. Any expert on frame geometry want to chime in?


Zoom, I think the biggest difference between C'dale's road bikes (men's vs. women's) are the paint jobs and choice. There are far fewer options in the women's bikes. Maybe it's because the world has moved on from 'race-quality' aluminum (and that's what my budget will allow), so the market's not there for either CAAD10 frame. I haven't looked at the SuperSix, but I don't think there's much choice in terms of componentry for women either.
ETA: Okay, maybe that isn't quite true. There are some differences: Wider spread of sizes, and the sizing is a little teeny bit different. The top tubes on the unisex frames are a little longer, at least this year.