Thread: Have you ever heated and bent drop bar levers to use on straight bars?
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Old 08-18-25 | 10:06 AM
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Originally Posted by BikePower
why would they snap? Is this just theory or can/has anyone actually duplicated this in real life by heating and bending aluminum brake levers. When I bent them i did not bend them back and forth at any time, just one direction. I also did not heat them excessively, only 300 deg. I did not quench them either I just allowed them to cool naturally. What is the real life basis for your strong warning to me? (Which i appreciate)
Aluminum especially that that has been treated does not like being bent. It typically will create stress risers that can cause failure. I am not a metallurgist but there are some people on the forum who are way more knowledgeable on that front.
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