It's the new thin walled, monocoque style CF frames that might "kill" you! So crispy fragile they are when confromted with forces perpendicular to their fiber grain, that frames can literally crack/shatter open when dropped against anything solid (specially at the seat stays). CF frames and other structural components are designed to have their fiber's weave run the direction of the forces going through it to make best use of the material's structural properties. So on these thin walled monocoque type CF frames, they tend to be most fragile when you apply forces to the sides of the frame members. Older CF frames are more robust and have thicker walls, so they do not have the same fragility at the sides of the tube walls as the new bikes do. Biggest problems that early CF/AL bonded frames had was separation at the tube junctions when the bonding glue fails for some reason or another. Even then, it's not like it was that common an occurance. Many early CF bonded frames are still on the road rolling up miles even after 25+ years, like my 1985 Vitus Plus Carbone 7.

As long as it was not abused or left wet too many times after a ride (as it will cause damaging electrolysis between the AL lugs and CF tubes, weakening the glue bond in between)
So don't be too afraid to enjoy riding the classic Look frame from the basement!......

Chombi