I can't really speak for steel 'cause I've never really had one... my bf's got a titanium litespeed and he loves it because he says he can feel the road beneath him... if he rides over a pebble, he can feel it etc.

It's unfortunately too big for me to actually ride, but I did coast down a hill with it once - and it's buzzy. He says they're not annoying or painful vibrations and he likes them - they're not jarring or uncomfortable like aluminum.

He thinks my carbon or aluminum/carbon bikes feel dead... Which has been my goal. Whereas, with titanium or steel you get the road feel.

I need to test ride a titanium road bike in my size sometime to see if I'd like it.