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@danwentskiing
Yeah, I agree, but the GP should have used a heart-rate monitor to make sure he was putting in at least a similar effort across the two bikes. Traffic would be the main thing, mind.
I think you've had decent advice here, and ultimately it differs person-to-person. There's definitely a performance advantage to carbon, whether or not you consider it worthwhile for commuting is up to you.
I have carbon forks on my road bike, which I occasionally commute on, but steel on my commuter bike.