I've abused the hell out of my carbon road bike (w/ a carbon fork) for years. It's so durable that it is my bike of choice when I am going some place that I have never been before. I've used it to ride down stairs, hop hundreds of curbs, etc and never felt unsafe on it.
In short, you're fine. Just don't jump stair cases with it (though I have seen people do this carbon rigid mtb forks and they were fine).
Originally Posted by
fuji86
I'm concerned like the OP as well, probably never why I'll buy a carbon frame/bike. On freshly paved asphalt, I'm certain it'll last virtually forever. An imperfect world and road surface and it's why I buy steel bikes. I don't ever intend to replace frames/forks, and carbon makes me feel uneasy for that reason.
Poorly paved roads are one of the reasons I really like my carbon frame/fork.