That's a frightening story 79pmooney. I would probably feel the same if I went through that.

In a somewhat related but non-violent story, my gf just bought herself a specialized sequoia. It's steel with a carbon fork. I have never seen such a robust fork on a drop bar bike. The legs at the top are wider than the top tube of my mountain bike and it appears to be tapered (based on the head tube... haven't pulled it out of the frame yet to confirm). I think it's one of the only carbon forks rated to load a front rack. Maybe on my shortlist of carbon forks that I would trust on really rough gravel or single track. But that kind of leads to the question: what's the point? I doubt there is a lot of weight savings compared to a quality steel fork that wouldn't explode. Probably it's there to sell units. Looks pretty!