Originally Posted by cyclintom
but aluminum levers seldom had catastrophic failures. .
You are aware that Chorus shifters are CF right? In '04 I tanked it pretty hard on my Cinelli, hard enough to write off the frame, hit my Record rear dr pretty hard, scared the CF face plate up pretty bad. Bolted on the new bike and it worked fine, I still have it as a spare. Record stuff holds up just fine.