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Well yeah, there's a chance they could break and both carbon and alu would be harder to repair than steel. I think it depends on where you plan to go touring and how far from civilisation you imagine you'll be at any time. Our tour took us through or near a lot of european cities and towns, so it'd be a ball ache and probably spoil our day if something did break, but it wouldn't be the end of the world or indeed the tour (except in rural France, where we only spotted two bike shops in about a week and both were shut, seemingly permanently). It'd likely be a case of replacing whatever broke as well, rather than repairing.
I think I'd be much more likely to insist on riding steel if I were touring in Mongolia or something.