I'm of mixed feelings, I ride and love both carbon and steel. My worst crash was on a carbon Roubaix. The bike was fine, I was toast. While restoring a '73 Super Course, I found cracks at the seat post/seat stay junction. $40 rebraze fixed it. 2500 miles with no further issue. My score is steel 1, carbon 0 as far as possible failures. I have one bike where the only non carbon parts are drivetrain, chain, saddle, brakes, pedals and screws. So far so good. Raleigh and Salsa are two modern makers that I know still makes some nice steel frames, if you are of that persuasion. I split my miles pretty much 50/50 between carbon and steel rides.