Hi Speaker Guy,

(are you a woofer, or a tweeter?) I've had a number of bike-related goodies fail on me, in and out of racing, but the ONLY time I've had a brake arm do exactly that (i.e. break) was when I was zooming along (equipped with a Zzipper fairing) and a Seattle Metro bus cut me off at high speed. I ended up slamming on the brakes, and I lost one Shimano 600 arm. The Al just failed.

Never seen it happen since, either with my or others gear.

Unless you really hauled on your brakes, they're not likely to...break.

good luck,
tt

P.S. my crack team of legal experts tells me that you should immediately stop cycling, buy a new bike, and purchase body armor. (but they're like that...)