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  • Drilling a hole into carbon fibre, then applying the forces of a brake to an area which is not designed to take the strain is a bad idea*. A really bad idea.
    Making a hole causes a weak point in the weave, then the compression of the brake bolt apply force to this weak area, and the force of braking will almost certainly be more stress than the fork can handle, resulting in failure/probably serious injury. Forks designed to take a brake are reinforced in the necessary areas, and designed to take the loads applied under braking.
    I work with composite materials on a daily basis, and as a professional, strongly advise against it.

    *If the fork is reinforced to take a brake, but then left un-drilled, this does not apply. What forks are they?

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