Originally Posted by darkmother
It's mostly marketing. I think you will be better served spending your money on other things.
I've ridden a number of $$$ full carbon road bikes, and honestly, if there is a difference in vibration transfer compared to either of my metallic road bikes, I can't feel it. I even went so far as to try my wheels on a full carbon bike, just to make the test more significant, as I ride slightly larger tires.
That's what I was thinking. When I test rode some of the bikes, I couldn't tell a difference, at all, even the weights seemed to be similar. I just think I may be able to get something with better components by buying an aluminum bike...