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Interesting thread this. My road bike is built round a Master X-Light frame & my Winter training bike is a fixed Yates. This year I've also had a long term loan of a Cervelo S2 & rode a Condor Leggero in the Dolomites.
I'd definitely echo Ed's point about fit and comfort. It's taken me a month to get used to my Yates, tinkering with stem length and saddle set up; I found it very uncomfortable on the first few rides but it's like a magic carpet now I've got my position right.
I race my Colnago, rode the Raid Pyrenean & Hell of the North on it; it's a great versatile bike.
The S2 and Leggero both 'felt' a lot quicker but light, stiff wheels on both certainly contributed to this. Both were comfortable enough for 120 mile + rides.
I'll always be a sucker for the craft aspect I see in steel frame construction, I'd love a light carbon race bike but I've a feeling I'd still mainly ride the Colnago. I'm planning to buy a set of race wheels for it next year, rather incongruous but it'll be interesting to see if it has a major impact.