Lots of salient points in this thread - particularly about finite cycles to failure of aluminum.
I'll only add a couple thoughts that I keep in my head: - Aluminum bends well - once. Maybe twice. - Consider where your teeth sit in relation to your handlebar and stem. - There is no price for piece of mind. A few years ago, when I decided to stop my quickbeam by placing my index finger between the handlebar and a suddenly-opened car door, my Nitto bar actually didn't bend all that much. http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclofiend/3675517009/in/photostream/ I actually had to force myself to cut it so I would not reuse it down the road. But, I do expect my rigs to ramble over a variety of terrain, and there is cyclical load involved. I use a bright light and magnifying lens every few months when I clean things. But, I've had worse luck with cranksets than I ever have had with bars. Which is where I think I'd like to see some steel. http://ramblings.cyclofiend.com/?p=399 http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclofiend/2089364757/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclofiend/3950425015/ - Jim / cyclofiend.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
