I was looking at this:

Race X Lite ACC (Aluminum Core Construction)
http://bontrager.com/model/04052

And I am thinking, besides the obvious bling factor of that carbon look, does that thin carbon layer actually provide a vibration dampening function? Sort of like when you wrap your hand around a vibrating tuning fork, your hand would quiet down the vibrations? I'm not a heavy rider (134 lbs), and am not a weight weenie, am just looking to take some vibration sting out of my aluminum frame road bike. I don't like the idea of a full carbon seatpost, don't want to worry about over-torquing the seat binder and crushing the seatpost. Forgive me for my paranoia, I try to avoid full carbon if I can. My other option would be to fork out twice the money and buy a titanium seatpost. But that's for another discussion thread.

I should add that it's a compact frame, and there's lots of exposed seatpost. Also, I've already improved the ride quality by upgrading to better wheels and using 25c tires. I'm now looking at the seatpost to incrementally better the ride quality. I'm a middle aged recreational rider riding between 50 to 100 miles a week, just so you know where I'm coming from. Much thanks in advance.