check this handlebar
01-15-24, 02:36 PM
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check this handlebar
a friend came up today with this handlebar, the grooves tells that has been tightned a bit too much but still i have no idea if is safe or not. the groves you can feel on the touch but there are not any signs of crack.
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a friend came up today with this handlebar, the grooves tells that has been tightned a bit too much but still i have no idea if is safe or not. the groves you can feel on the touch but there are not any signs of crack.
https://i.postimg.cc/nhCkdyCk/Whats-...t-19-09-41.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/FH8xwTSQ/Whats-...19-09-41-1.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/9f9B2yPw/Whats-...19-09-41-2.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/nhCkdyCk/Whats-...t-19-09-41.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/FH8xwTSQ/Whats-...19-09-41-1.jpg
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a friend came up today with this handlebar, the grooves tells that has been tightned a bit too much but still i have no idea if is safe or not. the groves you can feel on the touch but there are not any signs of crack.
https://i.postimg.cc/nhCkdyCk/Whats-...t-19-09-41.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/FH8xwTSQ/Whats-...19-09-41-1.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/9f9B2yPw/Whats-...19-09-41-2.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/nhCkdyCk/Whats-...t-19-09-41.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/FH8xwTSQ/Whats-...19-09-41-1.jpg
https://i.postimg.cc/9f9B2yPw/Whats-...19-09-41-2.jpg
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01-15-24, 05:17 PM
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Not sure the dents are a potential failure point, I'm guessing they are not. What bothers me is the ham-fisted clod who did this. If it were mine, I'd use it, but I recommend that you do not, and send them to me.
01-15-24, 06:41 PM
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I probably wouldn't ride them if they had indents and would suggest others do it unless they are mechanically inclined and willing to keep a very close eye on it in this case I wouldn't trust your friend with them.
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Not easy to tell from the photos, I'd err on the side of caution and recommend that they should not be used. Maybe your friend doesn't weigh so much, and doesn't ride so hard, in which case they might be fine, but broken handlebar is one of the mechanical failures I prefer to avoid if at all possible.
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I'm also with the other posters that it may be fine but you won't know for sure and since it's for a friend who may or may not recognize a developing crack it's something I would worry about. A handlebar breaking is one of the most dangerous failures you can have on a bike.
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Thanks for the tip.
If necessary i can make some mold of the indent to show how they are.
If necessary i can make some mold of the indent to show how they are.
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It's what happens IF it does fail.
Like, a very bad wipeout and likely injury.
replace them
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Likelihood is low but the impact is high. What's your risk tolerance?
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