potholes have f*cked a lot of wheels, carbon or metal, the only thing that sucks worse there is his whole wheel is shot and not just the rim. besides, we are talking about frames, not wheels

i've ridden a carbon road frame on the street and it was awesome, absorbs bumps quite well and really really stiff... i agree with what others have said, if you are just riding and not doing tricks, it'll be fine (other than maybe higher theft risk if it's flashy enough like those two...)