Yes!! yes!! These carbon bikes, or shall I say all the newer bikes feel fast as hell!!! Or maybe it's because I haven't been on a roadbike in a long time. But jeez, first test ride I went on with a carbon bike last week was nuts. I pedaled kind of hard taking off and the front wheel came right off the ground. Made me actually laugh at first. The speed is awesome. This was on a Kestrel Legend I test rode.