my steel surly is way smoother and more comfortable than my aluminium trek with fat tubes and stays is with the same wheels and tyres
Perhaps, but with the same wheels and tires there is significantly less buzz from rough roads, and bigger bumps have less if a sting to them. Isn't the flex you mention part of the properties of each material though? In terms of tube diameter - the pencil thin seat stays on the surly are going to flex more than the AA battery diameter ones on the trek. Basic engineering innit?
proper road bike, proper mountain bike... no middle of the ground nonce bikes
Blah, blah, darkside, blah, steed, blah... the one thing I'd say is that fit does makes more of a difference on the road. The one thing I never got on with on my first road bike were the awful ergo drops, horrible thing, hated using them, felt really unsafe. Compact drops are so much nicer to use, I thought I hated drops, actually I just hated the ones on my bike because they didn't suit me.
Stop calling it the darkside.
I'd also suggest that you consider mudguard clearance. Yes 'proper' mudguards look spoddy but they do so much to stop you getting covered in 'belgian toothpaste' that they're worth going for in the winter months.
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