pgrice919

I have mostly done triathlons but now I am getting more into road. I have a older Lightspeed that i have been riding but i am now looking a new road bike. I am looking for something carbon and am getting a bit bogged down in stiffness, compliance, comfort, etc. I have put a lot of time on my 2010 Cervelo P2 carbon tri bike. So for those of you who have ridden current carbon road bikes maybe you can help.

I am leaning toward a more aero road frame in the hopes of using it for the road and tris but i keep seeing that aero road bikes are relatively (relative to standard road bikes) uncomfortable, not as stiff under higher watts, etc. Would anyone be able to elaborate on how new aero road bikes might compare to a 5 year old tri bike? Has there been much of a leap forward in the technology of carbon frame building? If i can comfortably ride my older P2 for hours should i really be too concerned about being beaten up by an aero road bike? Am i loosing much in terms of lateral stiffness relative to a standard road frame? Maybe you guys with more road bike experience could educate me a bit

Thanks