Originally Posted by Mchaz
Since the bars are aluminum, isn't the risk of a catastrophic failure pretty low? I mean I would be worried with carbon, but wouldn't aluminum start to bend instead of just shearing off? You could run them, and
just keep a close eye to make sure there are no stress marks, small cracks, bending, etc. Take my thoughts with a grain o' salt though. I don't want to be responsible for your face.
I intend to keep my face far away from my bars, but now I am having visions of my steerer crashing into my face as the stress marks give way to gigantic cracks and total failure while riding my bike down a hill.
I think my parents are responsible for my face, by the way.