Quote Originally Posted by MrsB View Post
Friends of mine have told me that with the carbon fork/carbon seatstay that I will get a smoother ride. Is this really going to be noticable?
You are supposed to get a smoother ride, but with those road conditions you describe, you are more than likely to still feel all the little bumps with a newer Fuji, you'll just feel them a little less than with your current one. I remember certain paths I would ride on with BF, and it looked like he was smooth sailing, while I felt like I was hitting lots of bumps. And with my Fuji, when I hit bumps, it would actually hurt. With my new bike, I still feel those bumps, but it doesn't hurt, and the bike feels a lot stiffer going over those bumps. Also, it feels a lot smoother.

Although I must say...one of the paths I ride requires that I cross over two wooden bridges. And these are very bumpy and make a lot of noise when you cross over. It felt even bumpier when I crossed on my new bike...I actually got dizzy from my brain shaking around (at least if that is possible, that's how it felt like). I never felt this way on my Fuji. Weird.

See if you can test ride the bike on those roads you described.