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Handebar broke off - nasty cash
Folks,
Had a nasty crash about three months ago. Long story short my handlebar broke without any warning. There was no cause such as a speed bump or pothole. http://analogconsultants.com/ng/bike/Handlebar1.jpg The handlebar was not cheap, an ITM Mondial. It seems they botched the design in that they used a non-coated steel stiffener tube in the center. This corroded the aluminum from the inside out, interestingly in riding direction. Possibly because that's where the headwinds are hitting it and maybe cause condensation: http://analogconsultants.com/ng/bike/Handlebar1.jpg Luckily it didn't happen 1/2h earlier where I was coming down a steep hill at more than 40mph, with a rocky drainage ditch. It happened at a leisurely travel speed of 15-17mph. Thanks to the fact that it was a very wide bike lane I had space to roll and at the end I skidded to avoid traffic. In the lane I'd have crashed into the path of vehicles. About the only body part that wasn't hurt was my head, thanks to the helmet. http://analogconsultants.com/ng/bike/Helmet1.jpg I am back in the saddle. I no longer trust aluminum and certainly not any kind of plastic stuff so the road bike now has a flat steel MTB handlebar. Put MeetLocks ergo handles on it, rides nicely. As a side note I cycled by the crash site a week ago. I still saw the scrape marks on the asphalt and debris from my bike which I cleaned up. Interestingly all the blood was gone. Maybe a wild animal has licked it clean. -- Regards, Joerg http://www.analogconsultants.com/ |
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