Thanks guys, we recently had a major snowstorm out of nowhere so I haven't been able to check out the Fuji road bike. I did go to another bike shop and looked at a Giant Cypress. It's a little more than the Trek 7000 but it also has a front shock and a light aluminum frame. I'm not sure what kind of frame the trek has.
Is a front shock nice to have, or is it useless weight? There's a cheaper Giant model without the shock, but it has a heavier frame (according to the shop owner) and it isn't available anymore in XL, which I confirmed on the Giant site.