I have had 2 on ones since, I swapped to a Ti inbred (not 456) from the DJ, to be honest other than the Ti looking the buisness, if I was blindfolded I dont think I could have told the difference. Running a Scandal now dont notice much difference to that from the Ti frame as its the same geometry and weight anyhow, so what do I know…. I am of the opinion their is quite a lot of tosh talked about frame ride etc… I was faster on the Dirty Jo, I was fitter then, its the rider not the bike.
Bikes tend to have a huge old seatpost flexing about some great big soft rubberthings on the wheels, rekon its hard to tell toomuch through all that, yet I can tell if I got a puncture!
PS buy the one you like the look of, you have to live with it. 8)