One of my bikes is a '96 Trek 5200 OCLV and it's been great. It has thousands of miles and is a lifetime frame per a Seven dealer that also reps Trek. It's been in one wreck but since I went over the top of the heap, the frame was unscathed.

They can weave carbon to get different dampening. They've been doing this for years with bikes, tennis rackets, and anything else where vibration would be a problem. I'd bet there are some materials experts here that can elaborate much better than moi.

I trashed a steel frame in a wreck. Sheared the top tube at the weld where it joined the headset tube. Crumped the down tube beyond repair.

No frame can survive some stuff but most will give a lifetime of good, reliable service.