I think people are more fearful than they should be about carbon stuff. I raced on a Zipp wheel that was cracked and had a hole in it for a while, so I tend to be more trusting. My first set of carbon wheels has been abused. Currently there are sticks/debris stuck in all 3 slits of all 4 swisstop yellow pads. That's gotta be worse than having a couple aluminum shards. And the brake track looks fine.