Effortlessly - that's s great word for it. The way it just glides over everything with no fuss; the way it calmly descends and turns in to a corner. The disc brakes mean if you over cook it, hauling it back in can be done effortlessly to.
It's really thrown me, this bike. It was meant to be my "ride it hard, but it away wet" commuting bike, albeit one that encouraged me to ride more. In fact, I'd pick it over my 7.2kg Madone for almost anything.
The only thing I could accuse it of is that it has no pop or fizz. It's a perfect bike for endurance - spin away in z1-3 - all good. Tired? It's geometry will keep you tracking straight. However, if you are in a group and that guy on the front keeps surging and dropping people, this isn't the bike you want to keep giving a kick on.
What's throwing me is that it's so lovely for everything else, could light wheels (sub 1500) give it that pop and fizz? But then why throw money at a commuting bike?
I know I'll use there Domane for my 600. Whether I do for Mille Pennines depends whether my mate Tom is going to keep kicking.
My LBS is trying to arrange loan of some Aoelus 3 disc wheels- 1450g and fancy carbon with DT hubs. I'm already thinking I'll pull the carbon pedals and post from the Madone...
It's an amazing bike. I went top 4/>4000 on a strava segment nodescending Norwood Edge without trying too hard yesterday. It's so confidence inspiring.
It is a hell of a bike for long distance.