Originally Posted by shecky
Yikes!
That happened to me a long time ago. I took a tumble when it happened, but luckily wasn't seriously hurt. After that incident, I made my peace with steel bars. I've never been that particular about weight savings. Eventually, the alloy bars get replaced with steel. The only real problem is the lack of choice among steel, especially for road bars.
Good suggestion, I think I'll look into steel. I don't care about the weight difference, I'm 230 pounds already, it's not going to make a bit of difference for me.