cheap metal is trash no mater what it is.
same goes for cheap carbon.

back in my motorcycle days i have seen cheap carbon fiber bodywork that was worth less than fiber glass.


I think most peoples predispositions are based on what they read. and it is a weight-vs-strength vs what is does at a certain shape. the really cool thing about carbon is it can be mold into a lot of interesting shapes more cost effectively than alot of other materials and my doing different layups in different directions it allows more precise control of your results. my main gripe with carbon. is i crash a fair amount. on the other hand I am against oversize tubing and find smaller tubes more pleasing to the eye. Hence I prefer steel bikes. Both of my bikes are steel and ride nicely. but my road bike has more padding than a couch. (a heavily padded seat and gel bars) and lots of carbon bits. my fixed gear had stupid tight geos a aluminum fork( you can hear it hum sometimes) aluminum bars and a very very harsh ride. both steel. different worlds.

so in the end lots of variables.