Cracked and finished.
Originally Posted by
BlazingPedals
I've had aluminum bars snap on me. So that's as unreliable as carbon.
Carbon breaks, splinters, but does not snap. Some examples cracked frame, cracked wheels both able to finish the ride. Alloy likely would have snapped.
I don't have pictures of carbon bars breaking as if it is not a crash, or they are cheap eBay specials, they just don't.