Originally Posted by
veganbikes
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.
in theory but has it ever happened in tests or in the wild? How much force is even being exerted? No where near its limit. I realize in theory yes it could conceivably bring down an airplane but realistically it should be easy to do a test and see how much force it takes compared to an unbent/heated lever. I do have an extra.