I decided to throw a leg over my steel steed today after many weeks of it sitting in the wings. I don't know what it is about that bike but it just has so much more of a plush ride than my aluminum/cf bike. I've done this switch many times and it's the same always, the steel feels better. I wonder how it compares to an all carbon fiber bike? Sounds like a good reason to go buy one doesn't it? Time to go talk to the wife.