I dusted off my 'fast' bike last night. In addition to the Schwinn, I also have a LeMond Poprad which hasn't been ridden in about 5 years. Both bikes have essentially the same tires, 700x28 vs 27x1.25 but, in addition to being a couple pounds lighter, the steering on the Poprad is a bit quicker and it doesn't have fenders so I suppose it does 'feel' a bit faster.