I don't have any experience with Carbon Forks, but I wonder and hope this is not the standard. I say this as over the past years I have had to return tires bought from Brand Name reputable suppliers/manufacturers after finding defects. At least I was able to identify the defects and return the items before use or failure. I don't know if there is an economical way to test Carbon Fiber components. Non-destructive methods would be costly involving ultrasound, thermal imaging, even X-rays.

We probably should cut up some trashed brand name forks and see if they too have hidden defects or manufacturing short cuts. And I would not be surprised if there were.

Not that I am in the market for a carbon fork on any of my Franken bikes, but still, "I gots ta know"...