Look at the Trek Silque series. That is what replaced the Madone WSD bikes. They come in at many price points. I rode a 2013 Madone on a tour in Europe last fall and came back to search for a new bike that had the same geometry. It was the Silque. I am extremely happy with my bike.
I don't know, I've had 3 carbon bikes and I am not particularly careful with them! I throw my Silque in the back of the station wagon with not much thought, except to make sure it's not on the side with the derailleur. My bike lives in a stand in a shed, and occasionally gets dinged when I take it out, but nothing bad has happened.
Like NY, I went from a triple to a compact double, with a 32 tooth cog on the back. That gave me gearing just about equal to my triple. The cassette with a 32 is available in a road derailleur version, as opposed to my 2011 custom ti Guru, which has a 34 on the back, but it's a mountain bike rear derailleur. My guess is, next year there will be a road derailleur with a 34.