Hi Yall,

I'm a MTB'r wanting to get into road. My brother left me his S-Works Tarmac superbike as a gift when he left for the military. It's a beautiful ride, but I don't think I ride aggressively enough for it. It's pretty much 80-90% carbon, has a one-peice stem/bar combo (not very adjustable), carbon wheels, 25mm tires, and some fancy doo-dads like electronic shifting that is overkill for me.

On the riverbeds and bike paths, this bike is fine. On the climbs, the stiffness and lightweight is actually fun. But on city streets, I ABSOLUTELY HATE it. It's way stiff with no vibration dampening at all. Also it's not practical to commute in.

I want to sell it for something more comfortable for commute, yet capable of doing 50-75 miles on the local bike paths. But friends keep talking me out of it bc it's such a high end bike. Are there any adjustments or upgrades (or downgrades) I can do to make this bike more friendly? I'm not a crit racer, I just wanna keep my pedals up while not on the trail