Ray: Bummer about the crash. As to your concerns, I'd err on the side of caution & replace the bars. I've had 2 friends have their h'bars snap off, one suffering a separated shoulder in the process. For $50, it's cheap insurance.
Aren't cranks & stems forged? That would make them much tougher to damage, plus they are solid, beefy parts compared to the tubing used for h'bars. Those I wouldn't worry about. dougP On Feb 12, 10:01 am, Ray <r.sh...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > My avid cycling neighbor was commiserating with me over my recent bike > crash (I broke a collar bone and cracked four ribs) and told me about > the time he hit a rough spot too hard on his recumbent and his > aluminum downtube snapped completely in half. That got me to start > fretting over the condition of my aluminum handlebars. > > I crashed while riding my canti-Romulus. The bike actually faired very > well, all things considered. Like me, it suffered some substantial > road rash, but unlike me, nothing else was bent or broken. Now, I'm > thinking I should scrap the Nitto noodles just to be on the safe side. > The handlebars are not bent, but they did get jammed into a tight spot > between the asphalt and the bottom of a steel guard rail and both bar- > end pods are torn up and the taping is scrappy and cut. I'm thinking > maybe some hairline crack that as-of-now I can't see will > catastrophically fail on me. Should I replace, or just re-wrap? Am I > under-estimating the Nitto heat-treating process? > > While I'm on the subject, should I have the same concern for the right- > side Sugino crank arm? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
