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Yes indeed, and I noticed that the overall stiffness of the frames was similar, although the steel frame is slightly heavier (not much).
The Accacio is made to modern riding standards, therefore made to be stiff. The rear triangle is very solid, making the bike accelerate quickly. Also take into account that the Dedacciai tubing is well thing, up to 0.4 mm in the top tube. Pegoretti used to use the same tubing.
At the end it will be down to the components that you put on it, good light wheels will make it a million times better. Cheap heavy wheels will make it slow. Also, I have another bike with oversize steel frame (731) and I loved it, so I wanted something that would offer similar feelings.