Originally Posted by
lambo_vt
Handlebars are non-structural? Ah well, either way... at least aluminum is fracture tolerant, right?!
If the bar is bent into a pretzel, obviously you are not going to bend it back.
But if it is bent a few degrees in, it is, as far as I can tell, fine to bend it back. I can't see an aluminum tube like a handle bar fracturing, cracking, or any other assorted nastiness, from a small, light bend.