How much abuse can a carbon fork take?
I just built up my first road bike (after a few years of riding a hybrid), and it has a carbon fork. A Kestrel EMS Pro OS with an aluminum steerer.
I'm wondering how I can treat this fork. On my hybrid, with a steel fork, I would just ride off curbs and over speed bumps without thinking twice. I always make an effort to "ride light" when I do that sort of thing, but I'm wondering if a carbon fork can take that kind of riding.
The other day I rode off a curb with it by accident (after my headlight died...) and everything was fine, but I half expected it to snap like a twig.
I'm probably nervous for no reason, if carbon is good enough for cross, it is probably tough enough for the occasional curb or speed bump.
So how much can these forks actually take?