Guys, he said his handlebars were
5mm thick heated treated aluminum and his stem is 4mm
CHROMOLY.
First of all, those are massively robust pieces so I don't doubt they could withstand a few holes. However, couldn't you find some much, much lighter parts that are still strong enough? Seriously, I can see an adult male gorilla doing a 40 foot drop with these and not putting a scratch on them. lol