Steel road bike Q's

[Savra]

I have a steel touring bike. It's heavy and does not hit the high speeds nearly as easily as my aluminum road bike. I love my steel bike - don't get me wrong. But I would jump at the chance for an all carbon bike. I think they have different functions. As people have already said - carbon is a nice smooth ride and so is steel. Steel bikes are often more all around type bikes rather than get out and ride with a group doing 23 mph. Those doing the high speed, high mileage rides tend to do those better with carbon because of how light they are.
So, if you want an all around get around type bike - I recommend a steel bike. If not and you want to go fast for a long time - I would jump at carbon.