Originally Posted by
h. bicycletus
. .. .The carbon fork is nice (but fragile, scratches can render them unsafe. . . .
Oh pleeze, enough with the 'carbon is fragile and scary' silliness. I've yet to see a scratched carbon frame or fork that was unsafe merely due to a scratch. In our shop we see plenty of old carbon bikes that are well worn and still plenty safe and ridden regularly.
So carbon can handle impact and abrasive damage as well as steel or aluminium?
Not that any little knick is the end of that part, but comparatively, carbon copes with damage much less.