Originally Posted by randyjawa

Perhaps but keep in mind that there are a LOT of people who do not now, nor never will, understand the full, or even partial, range of the mechanics involved. My warning was for all of us, newbies and oldbies alike.

I have seen a host of crushed chain stays. I have seen handlebars damaged, badly, by those front bag hangers that sit on the bar. But this is the first time I have seen the damage caused by the poorly mounted, or designed, elbow bar and though that others might want to check their similar set-ups, just in case.