Originally Posted by
canerods
When I was looking to purchase my first road bike I narrowed my must-have features to:
Shimano 105 gear set
Full carbon fiber fork
Weigh less than 20 lbs.
I found those things in a Fuji Roubaix 1.3…
I must admit from the perspective of a new road bike rider who assumed a full fiber carbon fork was a step-up, reading all of this conflict about CF is a bit disconcerting.
Don't stress. You are on the right track. In my experience the only real game changer I encountered was going to a full carbon fork. It made the bike feel so much more nimble and lively.
Going from that to a full carbon frame was kind of a letdown because there was no ahhh moment. It's a bike frame, it does its job.
Don't worry about all of the hand wringing about composite failing. Most of it comes from people who really don't understand the technology and unless your going to push your bike to its design limits you will never have an issue.