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Fair point. The SC was a custom built frameset with a GRX group and quite nice Mavic wheels, so probably quite light. I’m riding on a CFR696 based build these days, which feels sluggish compared to the SC, even though it can’t weigh that much more.
arekey-
In that case this might help to narrow down what you're looking for geo-wise:
Space Chicken vs. CFR696 geo comparisonWhen I first built up the space chicken, I had 3cm spacers under stem, and a 44cm handlebar on it. I hated how it handled. Slammed the stem, and put on a 40cm (at hoods) bar with a flight flare. It's like a completely different bike, loving it with the current setup.
Glad I could offer no help in making your choice, the pleasure is mine :) Looking forward to see what you land on, and how it works out!
kiskubai
If you had a Space Chicken & Sram Force build from Planet X, consider that a similarly priced steel bike can be about 20% heavier. Even if the geo matches, not guaranteed you'll feel it as "quick and numble".
If you go up a price bracket, and get a nice one with ~same spec, then you're looking at up to 1kg difference in frame. My Space Chicken frame in size 50 is 1133g, Standert is 1980g, the Ritte Satyr around 2200g.