Originally Posted by rubiksoval

I'd recommend getting the bike you want and enjoy riding, not the bike you're worried about crashing. Aluminum can get damaged just as easily as carbon. For the same price as one of the aluminum frames, you can get a lighter and more aero carbon frame.

There's probably nothing wrong with the bike you already have, so using that money for better tires/wheels, a skinsuit, or a powermeter if you don't have one, would give you way more performance bang (potential with the pm) for the buck.