Originally Posted by
guadzilla
It is quite easy to tell the difference. My carbon Ridley CX bike, my old Ridley Damocles sprint-focused bike, my Venge and my R5 all feel very different to ride in terms of responsiveness and snap - and this is across lots of tire and wheel combinations.
If you are going to argue that this difference doesnt make a huge difference in terms of speed, sure, i agree - but to say that different bikes dont have a different "feel"? Nope, not buying that.
I think he was talking about different bikes being from different manufacturers and the layups. Sure, even in the same brand family, a Trek Domane will feel different than a Emonda, different than Madone, different than a Boone. But will a Emonda SL feel much different than an SLR? , and how much different than eg. a Spesh Tarmac, etc?