hi!

I just got a (nice...) sakae criterium(?) bars from a friend. He used it for a half year without any bar tape, but it was in the same condition when he got it. It can be seen, the corrosion started when it was wrapped, and got levers on it. He didnt care, and I didnt know it is not only dust, there is some corrosion on the bar. after i tried to polish, corroded areas are much more noticeable.

I have no problem with appearence, I wanted to use it in a commuter bike, at least it wont look very valuable, but there are some spots where the corrosion is a little bit too much.
I tried it bend or snap, but it seems pretty strong. I checked and it can hold my whole bodyweight at the drop.
I made a pic about the wall thickness of the bar, at the worst 1-2 spots goes about half or 2/3 of the bar. most of corroded areas are not so bad, just look ugly.

Is it still safe or scrap it?

I use a cinelli criterium at the moment, but i want to try this bar's + 15mm drop if its more comfortabe. (Now I'm afraid of removing the bar tape from that bar, i didnt checked it a long time ago...)