hey guys - i didn't have an accident - the bars started flexing a little more than usual and throughout the ride got slowly worse until, before I knew it, it came off. i had flipped my stem, but I don't think this really should cause any problems. The bar snapped on the left side, approx 10cm from the stem. How strong should bars be? I have already spoken to various people about this and bars should NOT flex at all. So, if I were to use the handle bars to do pull ups, it should take my weight right? I am not a big guy - 72kgs on a 56cm racer. OK - give me more of your thoughts on this and I will think about what I am going to do with this issue.