Originally Posted by vomitron
It's funny how anti-carbon people are, without realizing there's a reason why everyone uses it: strength.
The steerer is a different story. Everyone agrees that carbon doesn't really like things being clamped onto it. If you overtighten, it can and will crack the carbon. I guess its surface is not as hard as metal anyway, so the edge ot the clamp could damage the carbon if it has burrs, or you crash etc.