>>1029084Holy shit, I know this is a very rare occurrence, but I don't think I'm every upgrading to garbon on any of my components.
I currently ride an aluminium frame with a newer "2016" Tiagra groupset. I inspect my frame, fork and handlebars regularly for cracks or any signs of fatigue.
Still, I was very close to meet my demise back in June 2015 much like that poor Australian dude did, except it was my handlebars and not the fork that failed out of the fucking blue.
It was a rather old, second (third? fourth, probably?) Cinelli alloy drop bar which decided to snap once day when I was riding to work. I wasn't going very fast, a little over 30 km/h if I recall correctly from my Strava ride log. To this day I have no idea how I managed to keep the rubber side up and keep myself from eating shit and probably being carried away for a ride to the coroner's office. I remember feeling a snap on my right hand and reaching for the stem after I noticed what just happened, I managed to brake with my left hand and reaching the curb. Then I stared at my broken handlebars (and right Campy Veloce brifter) for a couple minutes before calling a cab that would take me and my dead bike home so I could change and run back to the bus stop.
I still have the very same frame (it's pretty much intact since I didn't crash that time) paired with a brand new Easton drop bar.
TL;DR, somehow related to the OP's topic: my allow drop bar broke once and somehow I'm still here, how can I avoid this from happening again? Pic related, it's that Cinelli piece of shit.
