J.,
I'd avoid carbon fiber like the plague. A good friend of mine worked in a carbon fiber components manufacturing plant for a couple of years. Two of the big problems with it include:
1.) Slivers -- If small bits of material penetrate the skin they can cause serious infection, even tiny bits can do this.
2.) Dust -- Not good for the lungs because of the same kind of result, but deep inside you. REQUIRES an N95 dust mask.
He had to quit the job so as get away in order to heal up from the infections caused by the slivers. Localized reactions kept appearing on his hands and arms until he did.
M.H.M.
