I own a Cooper and it simply is a great bike. .............. Regarding the Sportive, look at the headtube length which I think is pretty short. I sent Lynskey an email giving them a hard time about the short headtube but they said the Sportive crowd in Europe likes a more aggressive position thus the short headtube.

My Cooper XL has a 208 headtube and the Sportive in same size has a 180 headtube. Significant difference. I would like to see the Sportive with an option of at least a 208 headtube length.