It depends what kind of biker you are. My brother loves to ride, he likes the performance and convenience of modern equipment, he's not into working on bikes more than he has to, and he couldn't care less about "vintage" stuff. For him the Felt would be the logical choice. I love to ride too, but I like working on bikes, I'm really into old bikes, I happily put up with their inferior performance and the difficulty of finding parts, and I couldn't care less about modern bikes. So for me the Cooper would be a no-brainer if it fit.