Those bikes are pretty dazzling. I'd love to see a pic of the Typhoon in it's entirety.

I'm wondering what people think of today's bikes ride-wise and technologically versus their oldies.

In addition to the 73 Holdsworth, I have a 93 Viner with tigged, oversized nivachrome tubing, and two 07 aluminum bikes with 10spd drivetrains. The ride of the English 73 and Italian 93 steel bikes is really pretty similar, a bit harsh but with quick handling, probably due to their shorter wheelbases. The Viner is tad less noodly.

One of my family's newer bikes has a Columbus aluminum-tubed frame with a Record carbon group and the other a generic aluminum frame with a Shimano 105 drivetrain and shifters. The two aluminum bikes ride similarly to each other despite a 2x+ difference in cost, with the ride being more compliant than the old steel, probably due in part to their considerably longer wheelbases, but design and materials must play a significant role. Relative to the oldie downtube friction shifting with 6 and 7 speeds in the back, I'm not terribly impressed for the kind of riding that I do (exercise and recreation) with the brifters and extra gears. One thing that for me is a big improvement is the clipless pedals with the float (egg beaters and SPD). I had mounted the original super leggera pedals w/ toe clips on the Holdsworth and was riding it with cycling shoes having the slotted cleats. The foot position was well inboard relative to the clipless and there was essentially zero float. I'd was getting a bit of knee pain with every ride so after a few weeks the old pedals went back in the box.