Ventana is quite possibly the most deadly of the silent contenders, which is why you rarely see their frames and technology advertised or tested- silent but deadly. Sherwood Gibson is practically the Alpha and Omega of cycling engineering, the founder, owner and operator of Ventana. For some reason, before I had even really studied their frames in an intense, up-close and in-person environment I had already determined that this must be it; the end all. Then of course, I got them in my hands and surprisingly still hold to that notion.