Originally Posted by
Pars
Had both been installed/removed the same number of times? Yes, the Campy ones will fail after 6-8 remove/install cycles, particularly if you don't take it easy with them. They still look the best, and I have a couple of spares, so will continue using them. I might start just loosening but not removing for cleaning.
I couldn't say for sure in my case, but neither of them had been removed in 33 years (that is how long I have owned the bike). I could tell the Campy was ready to fail before I put it back on. I bought a used one to replace it on eBay and that one was also showing some fatigue in the same location. I am not sure why, but I took a picture of it after it broke. You can see it failed where the band becomes narrower.
