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Anonymous Sun 02 Feb 2025 08:17:43 No.2032741 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>2032742 >>2032743 >>2032751 >>2032760 >>2032812 >>2032852

*whistles tune* *SNAP* ACK!

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 02 Feb 2025 08:43:29 No.2032742 Report

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>>2032741
Aluminum has a fatigue life.
Crashing can break things.
not my problem(right now)

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 02 Feb 2025 08:45:05 No.2032743 Report

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>>2032741
dumb fuck clearly overtightened it
there's a reason you're supposed to use torque wrenches

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Anonymous Sun 02 Feb 2025 09:48:42 No.2032751 Report

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>>2032741
You looked at it wrong, didn't you? Should have shown deference.

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 02 Feb 2025 11:16:32 No.2032760 Report

Quoted By: >>2032762 >>2032808

>>2032741
damn, so this happens to aluminium too? i put my stem bolts on pretty tight, should i get a torque wrench and redo my bolts or is it too late? or get a titanium bar?

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 02 Feb 2025 11:31:52 No.2032762 Report

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>>2032760
every 2-3 years of regular use swap alu bars or risk it. I'm convinced to get steel bars next year

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 02 Feb 2025 12:36:56 No.2032764 Report

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yes, yes, you should buy new bars every 2 years and new frame every 36 months!!

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 02 Feb 2025 12:49:29 No.2032765 Report

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>>2032764
not if it's steel but hey I would rather keep my teeth
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0SwNvdv198

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 02 Feb 2025 19:51:48 No.2032808 Report

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>>2032760
I've never had any failure from aluminum bars, or any aluminum part

Anonymous

Anonymous Sun 02 Feb 2025 20:07:35 No.2032812 Report

Quoted By: >>2032856 >>2033203

>>2032741
https://vocaroo.com/1aAH0WB8JEAU

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 03 Feb 2025 02:04:20 No.2032852 Report

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>>2032741
>front wheel gone
>big scrapes on the *top* of the front light and hood
Yes, definitely a fatigue issue here.

Anonymous

Anonymous Mon 03 Feb 2025 02:10:18 No.2032854 Report

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https://old.reddit.com/r/bikewrench/comments/1idulsi/handlebar_snap_causes/
>ten years old
>been creaking for two months
>iT JuST suDDenLy SnAPPeD WiThouT WaRNinG!!!1

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Anonymous Mon 03 Feb 2025 02:24:17 No.2032856 Report

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>>2032812
accurate

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 06 Feb 2025 02:51:42 No.2033203 Report

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>>2032812
kek, I love it

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 08 Feb 2025 19:24:59 No.2033434 Report

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"carbon" isn't actually carbon. It's mostly plastic

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Anonymous Sat 08 Feb 2025 20:23:01 No.2033442 Report

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