Exactly!
And if handlebar manufacturers don't want to give good usable answers to these kinds of usage and safety questions that information exists in other fields and in my opinion would make for an interesting article about alloy and carbon lifespans and when they need tk be retired.
I just don't like the reflexive, non data-driven concepts that sneak in and either produce needless material waste, or cost $$$ that is wasted.
To be fair, I have never seen or personally experienced bar breakage, so I can sit here and discuss it as an academic issue and without personal feelings. And I get how that isn't as true if you've put your chin through a stem because of a bar failing.
March 4, 2022, 9:41 a.m. - BarryW
Exactly! And if handlebar manufacturers don't want to give good usable answers to these kinds of usage and safety questions that information exists in other fields and in my opinion would make for an interesting article about alloy and carbon lifespans and when they need tk be retired. I just don't like the reflexive, non data-driven concepts that sneak in and either produce needless material waste, or cost $$$ that is wasted. To be fair, I have never seen or personally experienced bar breakage, so I can sit here and discuss it as an academic issue and without personal feelings. And I get how that isn't as true if you've put your chin through a stem because of a bar failing.