It is aluminum. I don't have pics yet but I can grab some when I get home. The handlebars are usable as is, the OCD in me will be driven nuts by the fact that they are bent though. LOL The bend is more rounded, not squished, not like steel which would have just bent. Apparently there was a bar end on the end of the bar and when the bike went down, it landed hard on the bar end which rounded the end of the handlebar about 1/2 inch in and then the bar end fell off. I acquired the parts after the fact so i'm just trying to see what I can salvage before I give up. I didn't pay anything for the frame or related parts so if I break/crack the handlebars in trying to straighten it, I won't be out any money. Heck, I might be able to use my die grinder with a cut off wheel and just trim it back (equally on both sides though).