This will not be helpful, probably, since it's really subjective. There are two feelings for road bikes, the steamroller feeling like the bike will just keep going forever, and the efficient feeling like every erg is converted to forward progress. I've gotten the former from sport touring bikes that are very different, like a 531 Paramount and a heavy, straight-gauge Super Sport; and the latter from racing bikes like a 2000-ish Cannondale CAAD and from a steel Diamondback Expert TG. From my mountain bike, and my commuter cross bike, and my Priority, I get neither. I thought I'd get the steamroller feeling out of the cross bike and I'm not sure why I don't. I think it might be the tire quality. That does make a difference... the mountain bike now feels analogous to a climbing shoe since I've put a nicer fork and some race-level tires on it. I can have confidence it will go where it's aimed and stay upright.
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