But here's what I'll say about that, my carbon fibre alpine ski poles have held up well and they get cut and gouged by steel edges and they are the diameter of a large pencil. My Blur LTC has numerous scratches and chunks gone from rock hits. Seems fine to me. I wouldn't be concerned at all but hey if it makes you nervous, stay away. But it's not like aluminum or steel never fails either.
That's the most reasonable answer I've heard on the subject of carbon.
Question to the testers: You repeatedly mentioned the effects of having 2-3" negative travel in the rear, but doesn't an 8" travel bike with 25% sag have 2" negative travel? I've always heard that the V10 compensated for it's extra travel by making it entirely negative (2" extra travel = 2" extra sag, = 4" negative travel). I've always wondered about that, as this would give the bike a 10.6" bb height at sag, as compared to 11.5" on a '10 Demo 8 @ 25%. Does this mean the V10 has never been intended to have 4" negative travel, or was this only the case in earlier versions?