Thanks for the info. I was only kind of kidding about the pothole danger. It's just I hear that it's smooth, but stiff. My engineering brain is trying to get around that. So the vibrations get absorbed by the individual fibers?

For me, now, fit is the ultimate concern, so I have 6 bikes on my list to try out this week. Two of them just happen to be carbon, and if there turns out to be a toss-up, I'm just wondering if the carbon is worth it.

The snow has finally melted...