Originally Posted by PedalingWalrus

my current road ride is Ti. I also have steel ride for Touring bike and CF ride for Fat Bike. I used to have CF ride as my road bike/commuter but ended up replacing it for my Titanium ride. Why? Curiosity was the main factor, then the resistance to rust was the next factor. Observation of my CF frame made me slightly nervous. I have a hockey background and when CF hockey sticks replaced wooden sticks I saw CF sticks explode almost every time I was at a hockey game. All it takes is a little ding during scuffles along the boards and next time you wind up for a shot, the extreme flex of the stick and the ding combine in a shattering display of breakage.

How does it relate to biking? I noticed a few chips on my front fork that were probably from rocks that ricocheted from passing cars and I thought all it would take is some extreme event when the fork is under extreme flex and then perhaps it will too explode just like the hockey stick ...