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Originally Posted by tch
So here's an interesting question: what do you prefer? Would you rather feel like you are going faster than you really are? or would you rather be going faster than you feel?
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If I was riding for actual quantifiable results, I'd want the bike that I'm actually fastest on, whatever it felt like. But I pretty nearly never quantify my rides, so the feel is ultimately the most important thing. That said, for single day rides of up to 50 miles or so, I'll go for a bike that feels faster almost every time. Speed, whether real or an illusion, is so much fun that I'll take it any way I can find it. On a really long ride or a multi-day long distance tour, I'm more apt to want a bike that's more relaxing to ride, requires less attention, feels like it has an auto-pilot setting, etc, and these types of bikes usually feel slower than they actually are. The Rambouillet is a perfect example of one of these - I've used it on several multi-day tours and its been dead solid perfect for each.
-Ray