I just got a full carbon fork (fork and steerer) and was a little worried about it. But from what I have seen most carbon fork failures are carbon forks bonded to aluminum steerers. It seems the weak point is usually the bond between the carbon and the aluminium. I hear of carbon failures but I think the vast majority are from crash damage, I think it is very rare they fail just riding along.
I wasn't aware of the aluminum steerer/carbon detachment issue. I do embrace carbon fiber and believe in it although there have been some notable carbon steerer failures in pro racing where their bikes are scrutinized pretty closely. No doubt Hincapie puts a lot more torque on his handlebars than I do even though I outweigh him a bit. If those with a CF fork with aluminum steerer can recommend a good road bike fork...please let me know.
Thanks again.