It's very hard to compare whole bikes against each other, it could easily just be the wheels. Different rims, spokes, spoke tension etc can affect how acceleration and road vibration feels quite a lot.
Yeah, people thinking their tyres at 120psi are faster because every fucking bump vibrates their eyeballs so it feels like it's faster.
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It's very hard to compare whole bikes against each other, it could easily just be the wheels. Different rims, spokes, spoke tension etc can affect how acceleration and road vibration feels quite a lot.