i doubt the validity of his claims, not because i think he is a liar but because he often speaks half truths or misinformation... this is likely unbeknownst to him.
for example, his spiel on bike weights and the impact of bike weight when getting up to speed and or stopping.. it rings true but hardly worth a mentioning when comparing the Denali to his Puegot...
does he knowingly mislead here? i don't think so, i think his ride perception supports his preconception of how a lighter bike would handle. so i think his perception may be exaggerating the results.

another example, there is the description of how the bike is so responsive it could throw an unsuspecting rider off of it entirely?
i think he believes this because the bike handles differently from his other bike. i think he has read that aluminum bike frames are more responsive (though i don't think this is a physical certainty)... and i also think that the uneasy feeling could be the result of flimsy handlebars that he worries might bend... but then i am biased as a guy who spent more on his bike

so to those that find this review helpful, what do you get from this?
do you think the bike is this responsive? do you think frame weight makes such an impact? does the OPs claims of speeds obtained on the bike leave you with a different impression than you would have otherwise?
i ask these not as a smartass guy but as a guy that really wants to know what everyone else takes from this that i am missing.