Carbon Forks Durability

Hi,
My Trek 1.2 has carbon forks and it is the first time I have had a bike with carbon parts. It is also my first bike since I was very young!
I've heard that carbon can fail very suddenly if it suffers from any large impacts such as a crash. I mainly use my bike to commute and there are areas where the road is so unsmooth that I have to stand up off the seat it shakes the bike so much. Also there area the odd large cracks going right the way across the road that I can't avoid and can cause a noticeable jolt.
How strong are carbon forks? I'm just concerned that they might not be able to handle the shocks from the road.
Thanks
My Trek 1.2 has carbon forks and it is the first time I have had a bike with carbon parts. It is also my first bike since I was very young!
I've heard that carbon can fail very suddenly if it suffers from any large impacts such as a crash. I mainly use my bike to commute and there are areas where the road is so unsmooth that I have to stand up off the seat it shakes the bike so much. Also there area the odd large cracks going right the way across the road that I can't avoid and can cause a noticeable jolt.
How strong are carbon forks? I'm just concerned that they might not be able to handle the shocks from the road.
Thanks
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watch this, it will put your fears to rest...
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Same goes for the carbon bars and seat post on my 10 year old mountain bike
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They are very strong, in fact when my son was in collision with a van that turned across his path and he hit the front wheel of the van it was the headtube that gave way on his Trek OCLV frame.
Any material can fail from a large impact
I broke first bike forks I got that cost me real $$$ by riding it into a wall. The steel forks bent. We bent them back and I rode another 20 miles on the bike. But the handling was awful and the bike was dangerous. I replaced the forks and the bike went on to do a lot of miles.
Carbon fibre is probably stronger than steel or aluminum in a head on crash as it has "directional" strength
If that first bike had had carbon forks then what might well have happened is that the steel frame of the bike would have bent and the forks survived
Carbon does have some disadvantages but suddenly failing due to an impact isn't one of them. It is not like glass
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How many hammer weilding loonies have you seen on the High St
If you want some shock absorption reduce tyre pressures and/or fit fatter tyres. Fatter tyres exist for a reason.