Smooth as silk and springy. When it fails it tends to fail slowly, with lots of noise and warning. Slender graceful tubing. Cheerful "ping" when you bump it. Sturdy and forgiving. (a dent isn't going to spontaneously collapse the tube under presssure) Repairable.
Not heavy. My lugged steel Waterford is only 21.5 lbs with all the components. My TIG-welded steel Kona Smoke feels the same weight as my aluminum Kona Dew when I carry it up and down my steps.
Edit: I was trying to find a particular article about frame materials, but I found this one instead: http://www.rivbike.com/bikes/our_app...rame_materials
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