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Old 07-28-22 | 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by kap 7
Alum handle bars break? Are we talking hardcore riding and/or crashing?
They're prone to corrosion under bar tape, if you sweat heavily, like if you use your bike on a trainer a lot, and don't use a towel on the bars. You can, of course, replace bar tape periodically and inspect them.

But also, aluminum bars, like aluminum frames, have finite fatigue strength (I think that's the term) and may eventually fail, and the lighter they're built, the more likely that is.
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