Well, I've only ridden it 7 miles so far, and I'm of the opinion that most things you can say about the ride of a bike are attributable to either the fit or the tires. That said, I'm very happy with it. I can tell, even from riding with this ridiculous stubby stem, that I'm going to be able to make the fit work very well. I didn't experience any of the sluggishness that some people report (probably the tires). It did a great job of absorbing the little bumps from road debris (again, probably the tires).

The bike's tendency to want to hold a line was frankly a bit disconcerting. I guess I'm used to bikes that are more twitchy/responsive. When I did things like swerving around junk in the road, I was caught off guard by just how much the bike wanted to straighten itself out. Generally, I think that's probably a good thing. At the same time, cornering felt very natural and I didn't get any sense that the bike was fighting me there.

It was horizontally stiff, but vertically compliant.

Ask me again in six months and I might have something useful and non-delusional to say.