*famous* Lou,
I too read that and scratched my head.
And one can only imagine that a super-conservative company like nitto would make bars that last longer than many others.
Recently, our shop has seen a rash of modern cinelli bars opening like a can-o-beans (at the stem) after only a few months! (yikes)
Grant McLean Toronto.Ca
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In the latest Rivendell Reader, #30 (I'm sure you are all subscribers, right?), Page 14, in an interview with the President of Nitto, the question is asked about whether aluminum handlebars should be replaced every five years, even if they have not been crashed. The answer says that if you have an aluminum handlebar that is ten years old and never used, that it will be "significantly" (quotation marks added by me) weaker than when it was new. Anybody know why this would be? It doesn't make sense to me, but then, I'm no metallurgist, just a rocket scientist.......Lou Deeter, Orlando FL