But the other thing is, the bike feels really stiff. I do not know how much this is due to the bars and wheels, too. Way stiffer than the 2015 BMC with 2015 35mm ENVE hoops, which is my reference point. Perhaps the LTK's stiffness would be jarring with skinny high-pressure tires, but because I'm making use of the 35C clearance, it all evens out, and makes the bike very responsive, but not twitchy or chattery at all.
I had this question today too, having done a workout on my Ti Road Bike and then taken this one out. It's hard to compare them since the Ti bike is lower than my 266SL iand has a different front-to-rear weight balance, but I think the Ti bike feels slightly smoother over bricks and cobbles. It did not feel like a clear notion, just a fleeting thought. I will say that the 266SL feels fantastic when accelerating, but I don't weigh very much, while my sprint packs a punch for a little guy, it's nothing to write home about.
I did swap the wheels, so I was running the same tires and pressures.
I also did a back-to-back mostly relaxed ride on this vs. a Pinarello F12, and I don't feel like this frame misses that much in terms of how it feels. The aero stuff I can't really compare, since my riding position is so much more aero than the more traditional position used by the F12's owner, that it completely drowns out any frame differences.
The more relevant question, though, is whether this bike feels better than a contemporary bike from Velobuild or the other lower-cost frames or something a little more expsnive like the Speeder SC55. I can't assess either.
