I have a 10 year old Litespeed Classic. It handles very well. It has a nice ride. It has a low maintenance finish. It can take a fair level of abuse. It is a very nice and dependable bike. I have been a really high mileage cyclist and gone through a number of bikes (wore em out). This one is tied as my favorite. The other bike was a Cannondale Black Lightning with Suntour Sprint Components. It was a great bike: ultra fast handling, tremendous power transfer, extremely stiff resulting in a harsh but surprisingly liveable ride.
I have considered getting one of them fancy schmancy carbon fiber bikes. But I have put it off.
Pat